Natalie Jones, Author at Innovation News Network /author/nataliejones/ Science, Research & Innovation News Wed, 26 Jun 2024 16:02:43 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 The Dutch Electrolyser: Using bubbles to produce green hydrogen /the-dutch-electrolyser-using-bubbles-to-produce-green-hydrogen/31195/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-dutch-electrolyser-using-bubbles-to-produce-green-hydrogen /the-dutch-electrolyser-using-bubbles-to-produce-green-hydrogen/31195/#respond Fri, 24 Mar 2023 15:33:45 +0000 /?p=31195 With its state-of-the-art Dutch Electrolyser, EIRES is producing green hydrogen to accelerate the energy transition. Bert Vreman, a research professional at Nobian and part-time professor at Eindhoven University’s (TU/e) Power & Flow group, explains the mechanical engineering challenges associated with realising cost-effective, industrial-scale electrolysis for green hydrogen production. With the Dutch Electrolyser as an iconic […]

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]]> /the-dutch-electrolyser-using-bubbles-to-produce-green-hydrogen/31195/feed/ 0 Enhancing and strengthening the excellence in interdisciplinary biomedical research at TRANSCEND (ESEI-BioMed) /enhancing-and-strengthening-interdisciplinary-nanomedicine-research/30914/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=enhancing-and-strengthening-interdisciplinary-nanomedicine-research /enhancing-and-strengthening-interdisciplinary-nanomedicine-research/30914/#respond Tue, 14 Mar 2023 13:04:14 +0000 /?p=30914 The ESEI-BioMed project advances tumour diagnostics and nanomedicine in the frame of the new translational research centre, TRANSCEND. TRANSCEND is a translational research centre in the early stage of development at the Regional Institute of Oncology, Romania. The centre is dedicated to advancing tumour diagnostics and personalised medicine while exploring the opportunities of nanomedicine to […]

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]]> /enhancing-and-strengthening-interdisciplinary-nanomedicine-research/30914/feed/ 0 IceCube: Paving the way for next-generation neutrino discovery /paving-the-way-for-next-generation-neutrino-discovery/30370/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=paving-the-way-for-next-generation-neutrino-discovery /paving-the-way-for-next-generation-neutrino-discovery/30370/#respond Wed, 01 Mar 2023 09:23:18 +0000 /?p=30370 The IceCube Observatory could unlock the mysteries of the Universe through its advanced neutrino discoveries. Neutrinos are tiny, nearly massless particles that rarely interact with their surroundings, passing through us unnoticed. These ‘ghost-like’ particles hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of the Universe. Very large detectors, such as the IceCube Neutrino Observatory located at […]

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]]> /paving-the-way-for-next-generation-neutrino-discovery/30370/feed/ 0 The Standard Model: How can we identify its strengths and weaknesses? /the-standard-model-how-can-we-identify-its-strengths-and-weaknesses/30150/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-standard-model-how-can-we-identify-its-strengths-and-weaknesses /the-standard-model-how-can-we-identify-its-strengths-and-weaknesses/30150/#respond Tue, 21 Feb 2023 10:44:59 +0000 /?p=30150 Theoretical particle physicists are providing exact predictions to compare LHC measurements to reveal the strengths and shortcomings of the Standard Model. Discoveries behind the decimal point A quantum theory called the Standard Model describes the world of known elementary particles and their interactions. However, the nature of Dark Matter and why matter is abundant over […]

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]]> /the-standard-model-how-can-we-identify-its-strengths-and-weaknesses/30150/feed/ 0 Advanced nanoplatforms for diagnosis and treatment of osteosarcoma /advanced-nanoplatforms-for-diagnosis-and-treatment-of-osteosarcoma/29950/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=advanced-nanoplatforms-for-diagnosis-and-treatment-of-osteosarcoma /advanced-nanoplatforms-for-diagnosis-and-treatment-of-osteosarcoma/29950/#respond Fri, 17 Feb 2023 15:20:55 +0000 /?p=29950 Consortium Nano4Tarmed is developing 2D nanoplatforms for active drug delivery and diagnosis of osteosarcoma. Population growth is shrinking, mainly due to the overall fertility rate that dropped from 1.59 in 2016 to 1.53 in 2019 in the European Union.1 An expected decrease in the following years means that the European population is constantly decreasing. The […]

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]]> /advanced-nanoplatforms-for-diagnosis-and-treatment-of-osteosarcoma/29950/feed/ 0 Predicting reactor pressure vessel behaviour for light-water reactors /predicting-reactor-pressure-vessel-behaviour-light-water-reactors-2/29892/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=predicting-reactor-pressure-vessel-behaviour-light-water-reactors-2 /predicting-reactor-pressure-vessel-behaviour-light-water-reactors-2/29892/#respond Wed, 15 Feb 2023 10:46:15 +0000 /?p=29892 Researchers at the Universities of Wisconsin and California are integrating physics and Machine Learning to predict materials degradation in nuclear reactors. The reactor pressure vessel (RPV) is an essential component of the modern light-water reactor (LWR). The RPV encloses the reactor core, with a primary function of pressurising the coolant-moderator for more efficient operation, and a secondary […]

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]]> /predicting-reactor-pressure-vessel-behaviour-light-water-reactors-2/29892/feed/ 0 NUCOBAM: Increasing nuclear industry profitability and improving safety /nucobam-increasing-nuclear-industry-profitability-improving-safety-2/29824/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nucobam-increasing-nuclear-industry-profitability-improving-safety-2 /nucobam-increasing-nuclear-industry-profitability-improving-safety-2/29824/#respond Mon, 13 Feb 2023 15:08:31 +0000 /?p=29824 Dr Myriam Bourgeois, NUCOBAM Coordinator at Université Paris-Saclay CEA, explains how the European project aims for future AM Standard in the nuclear energy industry. The main aim of NUclear COmponent Based on Additive Manufacturing (NUCOBAM) is to develop the qualification process allowing the use of such a metal Additively Manufactured (AM) components in a nuclear […]

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]]> /nucobam-increasing-nuclear-industry-profitability-improving-safety-2/29824/feed/ 0 How Ionic Rare Earths is advancing the rare earth circular economy /ionic-rare-earths-advancing-rare-earth-circular-economy/29351/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ionic-rare-earths-advancing-rare-earth-circular-economy /ionic-rare-earths-advancing-rare-earth-circular-economy/29351/#respond Wed, 01 Feb 2023 08:16:56 +0000 /?p=29351 Ionic Rare Earths are expediting the global transition to clean energy through magnet and heavy rare earth production via mining, refining and magnet recycling. Australian-listed company, Ionic Rare Earths Limited (ASX:IXR), is setting itself apart from the growing list of rare earth hopeful miners by looking to solve the complex global problems of demand outstripping sustainable supply […]

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]]> /ionic-rare-earths-advancing-rare-earth-circular-economy/29351/feed/ 0 Producing advanced materials through surface analysis /producing-advanced-materials-through-surface-analysis/29149/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=producing-advanced-materials-through-surface-analysis /producing-advanced-materials-through-surface-analysis/29149/#respond Wed, 25 Jan 2023 08:35:17 +0000 /?p=29149 Hiden Analytical details its production of several manufacturing systems and tools that are required to study surface analysis. Surface analysis is an increasingly important aspect of manufacturing. The surface is where chemical reactions happen, catalysis and corrosion take place, adhesives bond – and can catastrophically debond. Additionally, the exposed surface is where light is reflected, […]

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]]> /producing-advanced-materials-through-surface-analysis/29149/feed/ 0 Pioneering the energy transition with revolutionary heat storage systems /pioneering-energy-transition-with-revolutionary-heat-storage-systems/28874/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pioneering-energy-transition-with-revolutionary-heat-storage-systems /pioneering-energy-transition-with-revolutionary-heat-storage-systems/28874/#respond Mon, 16 Jan 2023 13:07:45 +0000 /?p=28874 EIRES researchers have developed a way to utilise heat storage in a safe, sustainable, and loss-free way. Efficient storage and transport of heat is one of the major challenges in the energy transition. EIRES researchers have developed a way to do this in a safe, sustainable, and loss-free way. Research leaders Olaf Adan and Henk […]

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]]> /pioneering-energy-transition-with-revolutionary-heat-storage-systems/28874/feed/ 0 System Integration: Toward informed decision making for the energy transition /toward-informed-decision-making-energy-transition/28248/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=toward-informed-decision-making-energy-transition /toward-informed-decision-making-energy-transition/28248/#respond Wed, 21 Dec 2022 10:20:48 +0000 /?p=28248 The Eindhoven Institute for Renewable Energy Systems is using a System Integration approach, which aims to model future energy systems to facilitate the green energy transition. To make the transition toward a carbon-neutral energy system, novel renewable energy technologies are developed around the world. But how are these individual technologies going to influence each other? […]

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]]> /toward-informed-decision-making-energy-transition/28248/feed/ 0 Avalon makes significant progress toward production from its Separation Rapids Lithium Project /avalon-makes-significant-progress-toward-production-from-its-separation-rapids-lithium-project/28441/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=avalon-makes-significant-progress-toward-production-from-its-separation-rapids-lithium-project /avalon-makes-significant-progress-toward-production-from-its-separation-rapids-lithium-project/28441/#respond Tue, 20 Dec 2022 15:11:09 +0000 /?p=28441 The potential of the rare lithium mineral petalite in Ontario will enable Avalon to serve both the battery materials and glass-ceramics industries. Avalon’s aspirations to kickstart a new lithium battery materials supply chain in Northwestern Ontario, Canada, continues to make steady progress. The Separation Rapids Lithium Project will take advantage of the abundance of the […]

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]]> /avalon-makes-significant-progress-toward-production-from-its-separation-rapids-lithium-project/28441/feed/ 0 ChemX’s high-purity alumina technology advances the green energy transition /chemxs-high-purity-alumina-technology-advances-green-energy-transition-2/27994/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chemxs-high-purity-alumina-technology-advances-green-energy-transition-2 /chemxs-high-purity-alumina-technology-advances-green-energy-transition-2/27994/#respond Wed, 07 Dec 2022 09:32:39 +0000 /?p=27994 Stephen Strubel, the Managing Director of industry-leading advanced materials technology company ChemX Materials Ltd, details how their HiPurA® technology can drive global decarbonisation efforts by producing high-purity alumina to power the battery supply chain. ChemX Materials Ltd is leading the development of advanced materials technology for the decarbonisation and energy transition markets. The company has […]

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]]> /chemxs-high-purity-alumina-technology-advances-green-energy-transition-2/27994/feed/ 0 US commits to global lithium battery revolution /us-commits-to-global-lithium-battery-revolution/27610/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=us-commits-to-global-lithium-battery-revolution /us-commits-to-global-lithium-battery-revolution/27610/#respond Fri, 02 Dec 2022 08:19:45 +0000 /?p=27610 Lithium Power International highlights the global impact of the US’s recent investment into the lithium battery revolution. The US Government’s commitment to the lithium battery revolution had its doubters until late in October. That was when the Biden Administration committed to supporting the rapid development of domestic mining, processing and manufacturing industries required to catch […]

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]]> /us-commits-to-global-lithium-battery-revolution/27610/feed/ 0 Pioneering universal early warning systems for reducing natural disaster impacts /the-need-for-early-warning-systems-that-can-cover-everyone/27864/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-need-for-early-warning-systems-that-can-cover-everyone /the-need-for-early-warning-systems-that-can-cover-everyone/27864/#respond Wed, 30 Nov 2022 15:52:20 +0000 /?p=27864 To ensure early warning systems for all can become a reality, countries must invest more into state-of-the-art data and technology. The concept of early warning is extremely relevant today and will be an important subject for the future. The 2022 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on 13 October was focused on raising awareness about […]

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]]> /the-need-for-early-warning-systems-that-can-cover-everyone/27864/feed/ 0 Eclipse achieves early success in Greenland drilling programme /greenland-drilling-programme-has-been-success-for-eclipse/27499/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=greenland-drilling-programme-has-been-success-for-eclipse /greenland-drilling-programme-has-been-success-for-eclipse/27499/#respond Wed, 30 Nov 2022 09:08:17 +0000 /?p=27499 Eclipse Metals (ASX: EPM) has made encouraging progress in its Greenland drill programme to test and confirm the potential for polymetallic rare earth and lithium mineralisation at the Ivigtût and Grønnedal targets. Advancing from the planning and preparation stage, Eclipse has completed a maiden drilling programme at its flagship Greenland project, with initial objectives of […]

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]]> /greenland-drilling-programme-has-been-success-for-eclipse/27499/feed/ 0 Current and advanced nuclear reactors: How safe is safe enough? /advanced-nuclear-reactors-safety/27199/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=advanced-nuclear-reactors-safety /advanced-nuclear-reactors-safety/27199/#respond Wed, 16 Nov 2022 08:34:43 +0000 /?p=27199 Researchers at North Carolina State University are embracing risk technologies to enable and ensure safe, secure, and cost-competitive operations for the current and advanced nuclear reactors. A research group led by Assistant Professor Mihai A. Diaconeasa at the North Carolina State University is developing and reimagining the use of probabilistic risk assessment technology to support […]

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]]> /advanced-nuclear-reactors-safety/27199/feed/ 0 My inner dinosaur – what can palaeontology teach us about human anatomy? /what-palaeontology-teach-about-human-anatomy/26620/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-palaeontology-teach-about-human-anatomy /what-palaeontology-teach-about-human-anatomy/26620/#respond Fri, 28 Oct 2022 07:40:24 +0000 /?p=26620 Professor Dr P Martin Sander of the University Bonn’s Paleontology Department takes us on the fascinating journey that forged human evolution and explains how studying dinosaurs can not only enhance our understanding of human anatomy but also inform modern medical science. How did we come to be? The age-old question that all of humanity has, […]

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]]> /what-palaeontology-teach-about-human-anatomy/26620/feed/ 0 Rapidly developing battery minerals by connecting electric vehicle end users upstream /accelerating-battery-mineral-development-for-high-quality-ev-batteries/26545/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=accelerating-battery-mineral-development-for-high-quality-ev-batteries /accelerating-battery-mineral-development-for-high-quality-ev-batteries/26545/#respond Tue, 25 Oct 2022 10:22:16 +0000 /?p=26545 To accelerate access by the electric vehicle (EV) industry to desperately needed battery minerals, QX Resources is directly linking the end users to multiple ‘upstream’ high-quality exploration and development projects across Australia. Numerous well informed lithium battery and EV industry forecasters have constantly highlighted the rapidly increasing demand for the battery minerals, to feed the demand […]

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]]> /accelerating-battery-mineral-development-for-high-quality-ev-batteries/26545/feed/ 0 Mass spectrometers for environmental applications /mass-spectrometers-for-environmental-applications/26278/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mass-spectrometers-for-environmental-applications /mass-spectrometers-for-environmental-applications/26278/#respond Tue, 18 Oct 2022 14:22:14 +0000 /?p=26278 In the midst of a climate crisis, Hiden Analytical are using sustainable mass spectrometers in order to create sustainable technology for energy production. With the ongoing global energy crisis, as well as the onset of climate change, it is now more important than ever to develop sustainable technology for energy production, storage, and utilisation, as […]

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