Michelle Gordon, Author at Innovation News Network /author/michellegordon/ Science, Research & Innovation News Wed, 26 Jun 2024 16:04:48 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Stroke Action Plan for Europe rolls out /stroke-action-plan-for-europe/10010/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stroke-action-plan-for-europe /stroke-action-plan-for-europe/10010/#respond Tue, 16 Mar 2021 09:00:25 +0000 /?p=10010 The European Stroke Organisation's Stroke Action Plan for Europe aims to provide better patient care and implement strategies to reduce risk.

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]]> /stroke-action-plan-for-europe/10010/feed/ 0 Scaffold-guided breast reconstruction /scaffold-guided-breast-reconstruction/8946/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=scaffold-guided-breast-reconstruction /scaffold-guided-breast-reconstruction/8946/#respond Fri, 22 Jan 2021 10:42:33 +0000 /?p=8946 Professor Dietmar W Hutmacher, Director of the ARC Centre in Additive Biomanufacturing at the Queensland University of Technology, discusses how scaffold-guided tissue engineering can potentially improve outcomes of breast reconstruction following mastectomy. Breast reconstruction following mastectomy has long been approached in two main ways: implantation; and autologous reconstruction. Both of these methods present different challenges […]

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]]> /scaffold-guided-breast-reconstruction/8946/feed/ 0 Study reveals positive role of androgens in breast cancer treatment /study-reveals-positive-role-of-androgens-in-breast-cancer-treatment/8884/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=study-reveals-positive-role-of-androgens-in-breast-cancer-treatment /study-reveals-positive-role-of-androgens-in-breast-cancer-treatment/8884/#respond Tue, 19 Jan 2021 16:49:45 +0000 /?p=8884 New evidence about the positive role of androgens in breast cancer treatment has been discovered by researchers at the University of Adelaide.

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]]> /study-reveals-positive-role-of-androgens-in-breast-cancer-treatment/8884/feed/ 0 Why smart tickets are the smart way to travel /why-smart-tickets-are-the-smart-way-to-travel/8515/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-smart-tickets-are-the-smart-way-to-travel /why-smart-tickets-are-the-smart-way-to-travel/8515/#respond Fri, 18 Dec 2020 16:55:52 +0000 /?p=8515 As smart tickets are increasingly being used by travellers across Europe the Smart Ticketing Alliance is working to ensure co-operation between the various schemes across the continent

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]]> /why-smart-tickets-are-the-smart-way-to-travel/8515/feed/ 0 Advanced biomedical materials research /advanced-biomedical-materials-research/8341/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=advanced-biomedical-materials-research /advanced-biomedical-materials-research/8341/#respond Fri, 11 Dec 2020 08:11:00 +0000 /?p=8341 Biomedical materials have advanced dramatically over the last 50 years and continue to evolve today. The goal at the Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Advanced Biomedical Materials is to train an interdisciplinary cohort of students to compete in this global field.

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]]> /advanced-biomedical-materials-research/8341/feed/ 0 Transforming ocean plastic waste into a sustainable material /transforming-ocean-plastic-waste-into-a-sustainable-material/8330/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=transforming-ocean-plastic-waste-into-a-sustainable-material /transforming-ocean-plastic-waste-into-a-sustainable-material/8330/#respond Thu, 10 Dec 2020 16:21:30 +0000 /?p=8330 Tide Ocean transforms ocean plastic waste into an award-winning, sustainable raw material, providing a circular solution to the plastic world that has a significant social and ecological impact. If you are familiar with the watch industry, then you might have heard of the Braloba Group. The Swiss company is one of the world’s leading manufacturers […]

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]]> /transforming-ocean-plastic-waste-into-a-sustainable-material/8330/feed/ 0 Meeting global nutrition needs through responsible aquaculture /meeting-global-nutrition-needs-through-responsible-aquaculture/8294/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=meeting-global-nutrition-needs-through-responsible-aquaculture /meeting-global-nutrition-needs-through-responsible-aquaculture/8294/#respond Thu, 10 Dec 2020 12:14:49 +0000 /?p=8294 Aquaculture has a huge role to play in feeding the ever-increasing global population and technology is key to improving productivity while maintaining high welfare standards, explains the Global Aquaculture Alliance. Aquaculture is the fastest growing food production sector and by 2030 62% of the fish that we eat will be from fish farms. The Global […]

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]]> /meeting-global-nutrition-needs-through-responsible-aquaculture/8294/feed/ 0 Cornish Lithium uses innovation to extract vital battery metals /cornish-lithium-uses-innovation-to-extract-vital-battery-metals/8262/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cornish-lithium-uses-innovation-to-extract-vital-battery-metals /cornish-lithium-uses-innovation-to-extract-vital-battery-metals/8262/#respond Wed, 09 Dec 2020 16:06:12 +0000 /?p=8262 Cornish Lithium is using modern technology to evaluate the potential to responsibly extract vital battery metals in Cornwall, UK, from both geothermal waters and the rocks which underlie the county.

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]]> /cornish-lithium-uses-innovation-to-extract-vital-battery-metals/8262/feed/ 0 Smart pipe to deliver low-carbon solutions to buried infrastructure industries /smart-pipe-to-deliver-low-carbon-solutions-to-buried-infrastructure-industries/7757/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=smart-pipe-to-deliver-low-carbon-solutions-to-buried-infrastructure-industries /smart-pipe-to-deliver-low-carbon-solutions-to-buried-infrastructure-industries/7757/#respond Wed, 11 Nov 2020 11:02:30 +0000 /?p=7757 Smart pipe developed by a UK-based collaboration could offer a low-carbon solution to drainage and storm water pipe industries.

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]]> /smart-pipe-to-deliver-low-carbon-solutions-to-buried-infrastructure-industries/7757/feed/ 0 Utilising ALMA to search for planet formation in disks orbiting young stars /utilising-alma-to-search-for-planet-formation-in-disks-orbiting-young-stars/7164/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=utilising-alma-to-search-for-planet-formation-in-disks-orbiting-young-stars /utilising-alma-to-search-for-planet-formation-in-disks-orbiting-young-stars/7164/#respond Thu, 24 Sep 2020 12:49:25 +0000 /?p=7164 Anne Dutrey, from the Laboratory of Astrophysics of Bordeaux at Université de Bordeaux – CNRS, outlines new research utilising ALMA to search for planet formation in disks orbiting young stars Understanding planet formation is a major challenge of modern astrophysics. Planets form in molecular clouds from the disk rotating around the newly born star, a […]

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]]> /utilising-alma-to-search-for-planet-formation-in-disks-orbiting-young-stars/7164/feed/ 0 Investment in renewables will help cut EU greenhouse gas emissions by 55% /investment-in-renewables-will-help-cut-eu-greenhouse-gas-emissions/7058/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=investment-in-renewables-will-help-cut-eu-greenhouse-gas-emissions /investment-in-renewables-will-help-cut-eu-greenhouse-gas-emissions/7058/#respond Tue, 22 Sep 2020 07:52:36 +0000 /?p=7058 The European Commission aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% over the next decade, with €750bn available through the NextGenerationEU recovery fund to invest in Europe’s green transition. The target, which will position the EU to become climate neutral by 2050, is based on a comprehensive Impact Assessment thoroughly examining the effects of […]

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]]> /investment-in-renewables-will-help-cut-eu-greenhouse-gas-emissions/7058/feed/ 0 How Europe can achieve digital sovereignty /how-europe-can-achieve-digital-sovereignty/6899/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-europe-can-achieve-digital-sovereignty /how-europe-can-achieve-digital-sovereignty/6899/#respond Fri, 11 Sep 2020 07:51:58 +0000 /?p=6899 CEO of EIT Digital, Willem Jonker, spoke to Innovation News Network about a recent policy perspective report which has outlined how Europe can achieve digital sovereignty. EIT Digital aims at global impact through European innovation fuelled by entrepreneurial talent and digital technology. It strengthens Europe’s position in the digital world by delivering breakthrough digital innovations […]

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]]> /how-europe-can-achieve-digital-sovereignty/6899/feed/ 0 Investigating emerging pathogens in amphibians and reptiles /investigating-emerging-pathogens-in-amphibians-and-reptiles/6782/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=investigating-emerging-pathogens-in-amphibians-and-reptiles /investigating-emerging-pathogens-in-amphibians-and-reptiles/6782/#respond Fri, 04 Sep 2020 13:56:19 +0000 /?p=6782 Investigating emerging pathogens in amphibians and reptiles at the Centre for Fish and Wildlife Health of the University of Bern in collaboration with info fauna – karch: an example of a successful interdisciplinary collaboration. Among vertebrates, amphibians and reptiles are neglected species which are facing unprecedented decline all around the world. These taxa are considered […]

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