Rosemary Lobley, Author at Innovation News Network /author/rosemarylobley/ Science, Research & Innovation News Tue, 08 Oct 2024 13:15:31 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 AVZ on track to develop world’s largest hard-rock lithium project /avz-worlds-largest-hard-rock-lithium-project/11779/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=avz-worlds-largest-hard-rock-lithium-project /avz-worlds-largest-hard-rock-lithium-project/11779/#respond Thu, 20 May 2021 12:31:26 +0000 /?p=11779 Manono is the largest and highest grade undeveloped hard-rock lithium project in the world, and AVZ aims to ensure it is 100% ‘green’. Australian-listed AVZ Minerals (ASX:AVZ) is surging towards deciding to go into production after signing four long-term offtake agreements for its world-class Manono hard-rock lithium and tin project during the last four months. […]

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]]> /avz-worlds-largest-hard-rock-lithium-project/11779/feed/ 0 The Valjevo Project and the sustainable mining of lithium and borates /the-valjevo-project-and-the-sustainable-mining-of-lithium-and-borates/11751/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-valjevo-project-and-the-sustainable-mining-of-lithium-and-borates /the-valjevo-project-and-the-sustainable-mining-of-lithium-and-borates/11751/#respond Thu, 20 May 2021 10:17:44 +0000 /?p=11751 Euro Lithium speaks to Innovation News Network about its long-term vision for sustainable mining with the Valjevo Project. Lithium and borates will play an essential role as the world endeavours to reach its carbon-neutral goals. Classified as ‘Critical Raw Materials’ by the EU Commission, finding sustainable methods to extract these materials with minimum impact on […]

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]]> /the-valjevo-project-and-the-sustainable-mining-of-lithium-and-borates/11751/feed/ 0 Vanadium: a key component in the clean energy future /vanadium-clean-energy-future/10279/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vanadium-clean-energy-future /vanadium-clean-energy-future/10279/#respond Tue, 23 Mar 2021 15:18:00 +0000 /?p=10279 Australia’s only vanadium production facility is poised to be a strategic partner for the long-term clean energy storage market. As governments around the world set ambitious targets for carbon emission reductions in the coming decades, attention is starting to focus on the enormous investment opportunities emerging in the quest for clean energy. With the cost […]

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]]> /vanadium-clean-energy-future/10279/feed/ 0 European MMIC project aims to improve space technology /european-mmic-project/10206/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=european-mmic-project /european-mmic-project/10206/#respond Mon, 22 Mar 2021 13:05:34 +0000 /?p=10206 A consortium project led by Germany’s Ferdinand-Braun-Institut and funded by the European Space Agency (ESA) is working to develop Ka-band gallium nitride (GaN) monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs), with potential applications in satellite and radar technology. The Kassiopeia project, which launched this month, aims to deliver a fully independent value-added supply chain using technology which […]

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]]> /european-mmic-project/10206/feed/ 0 RNO-G: the next-generation ultra-high energy neutrino observatory /rno-g-ultra-high-energy-neutrino-observatory/9997/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rno-g-ultra-high-energy-neutrino-observatory /rno-g-ultra-high-energy-neutrino-observatory/9997/#respond Thu, 11 Mar 2021 11:20:12 +0000 /?p=9997 Professor Nick van Eijndhoven from Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB-ELEM) speaks to The Innovation Platform’s International Editor, Clifford Holt, about the Radio Neutrino Observatory, a proposed next-generation ultra-high energy neutrino observatory to be built in Greenland. Neutrinos are unique messengers. They point back to their sources and can reach us from the most distant corners of […]

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]]> /rno-g-ultra-high-energy-neutrino-observatory/9997/feed/ 0 Renewing urban water quality /renewing-urban-water-quality/9550/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=renewing-urban-water-quality /renewing-urban-water-quality/9550/#respond Fri, 19 Feb 2021 15:26:04 +0000 /?p=9550 Dr Thomas Shahady from the University of Lynchburg outlines how challenges facing urban water quality can be addressed through a more holistic approach. The water quality of rivers flowing through urban and neighbourhood landscapes deserves our utmost concern. The people residing within these built communities are intricately linked to the water resources, regardless of whether […]

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]]> /renewing-urban-water-quality/9550/feed/ 0 Wood protection technology draws inspiration from Nature /wood-protection-technology-draws-inspiration-from-nature/8158/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wood-protection-technology-draws-inspiration-from-nature /wood-protection-technology-draws-inspiration-from-nature/8158/#respond Fri, 04 Dec 2020 09:47:39 +0000 /?p=8158 Herje Boström, Founder of Sioo Wood Protection AB, outlines his Nature-inspired wood protection technology and some of its varied applications, from decks and docks to artwork and furniture. Founded in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1998 by Herje Boström, Sioo Wood Protection is the creator of the ground-breaking patented Sioo:x Impregnation system, using silicate technology. Sioo Wood […]

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]]> /wood-protection-technology-draws-inspiration-from-nature/8158/feed/ 0 Wastewater-based epidemiology could help in the fight against COVID-19 /wastewater-based-epidemiology-covid-19/8133/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wastewater-based-epidemiology-covid-19 /wastewater-based-epidemiology-covid-19/8133/#respond Thu, 03 Dec 2020 13:30:36 +0000 /?p=8133 Hokkaido University Assistant Professor Masaaki Kitajima and Ryo Iwamoto from Shionogi & Co Ltd are developing an innovative early warning and mass diagnosis system to fight against COVID-19 and future viral disease pandemics based on wastewater. The ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, which is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has been declared […]

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]]> /wastewater-based-epidemiology-covid-19/8133/feed/ 0 Exploring matter 10 microseconds after the Big Bang /exploring-matter-after-the-big-bang/8120/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=exploring-matter-after-the-big-bang /exploring-matter-after-the-big-bang/8120/#respond Thu, 03 Dec 2020 10:16:17 +0000 /?p=8120 Professor John W Harris, from Yale University’s Department of Physics, discusses how a better understanding of what happened immediately after the Big Bang could enable breakthroughs in our understanding of quantum chromodynamics. Within just 10 microseconds after the Big Bang, the Universe had expanded and cooled from its conception at the Planck temperature1 (~1032 Kelvin) […]

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]]> /exploring-matter-after-the-big-bang/8120/feed/ 0 Physical activity and health in older people /physical-activity-and-health-in-older-people/8109/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=physical-activity-and-health-in-older-people /physical-activity-and-health-in-older-people/8109/#respond Wed, 02 Dec 2020 12:50:27 +0000 /?p=8109 A cohort study in Hong Kong has examined the ways in which physical activity interacts with health and fitness. Physical activity (PA) is a very important and potentially modifiable factor of health – especially in modern living, which has been greatly affected by automation. PA is likely to be equally important in older people, who […]

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]]> /physical-activity-and-health-in-older-people/8109/feed/ 0 Nanocellulose: a bio-based solution for capturing microplastics /capture-microplastics/8093/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=capture-microplastics /capture-microplastics/8093/#respond Tue, 01 Dec 2020 11:57:58 +0000 /?p=8093 VTT Senior Scientist Suvi Arola and Research Professor Tekla Tammelin discuss their research into how nanocellulose can be used to capture microplastics and nanoplastics from water. Cellulose, the main component of plants, is hygroscopic, meaning that cellulose binds and retains water efficiently. This is one of the main reasons why cellulose is now being explored […]

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]]> /capture-microplastics/8093/feed/ 0 Understanding the aggressive spread of prostate cancer cells /understanding-the-aggressive-spread-of-prostate-cancer-cells/8085/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=understanding-the-aggressive-spread-of-prostate-cancer-cells /understanding-the-aggressive-spread-of-prostate-cancer-cells/8085/#respond Tue, 01 Dec 2020 10:11:21 +0000 /?p=8085 A five-year study into the mechanisms by which cancer cells become mobile and start spreading has implications for the way in which aggressive prostate cancer is treated in the future. Previous studies into the aggressive spread of cancers, including prostate cancer, have shown an overproduction of TGF-β, which regulates how cells grow and specialise in […]

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]]> /understanding-the-aggressive-spread-of-prostate-cancer-cells/8085/feed/ 0 Nanoparticle-based 2D thermal bioimaging technologies /2d-thermal-bioimaging-technologies/8064/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2d-thermal-bioimaging-technologies /2d-thermal-bioimaging-technologies/8064/#respond Mon, 30 Nov 2020 14:24:07 +0000 /?p=8064 The Horizon 2020 FET-OPEN-funded project NanoTBTech is leading the way to new thermal bioimaging technologies. Temperature measurements for biomedical technology have a two-pronged promise to fulfil, namely the detection and spatial mapping of temperature gradients for the better and earlier detection of diseases, and the real-time monitoring of hyperthermia treatments with the aim of making […]

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]]> /2d-thermal-bioimaging-technologies/8064/feed/ 0 Making the Sustainable Development Goals a reality /making-the-sustainable-development-goals-a-reality/8054/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=making-the-sustainable-development-goals-a-reality /making-the-sustainable-development-goals-a-reality/8054/#respond Mon, 30 Nov 2020 13:36:42 +0000 /?p=8054 Dr Guy Schumann, CEO and Principal Scientist at RSS-Hydro Sarl-S, argues that more businesses need to include the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals in their mission and activities. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by all Member States of the United Nations (UN) in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect […]

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]]> /making-the-sustainable-development-goals-a-reality/8054/feed/ 0 Extended durability for high strength aluminium alloys /high-strength-aluminium-alloys/8041/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=high-strength-aluminium-alloys /high-strength-aluminium-alloys/8041/#respond Mon, 30 Nov 2020 12:05:11 +0000 /?p=8041 Professor Aude Simar’s team at the Université catholique de Louvain are using friction stir processing to enhance the durability of high strength aluminium alloys. Materials impact the environment, society, and economy. It is thus no coincidence that ‘advanced materials’ and ‘advanced manufacturing’ are considered to be two of the six broad Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) […]

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]]> /high-strength-aluminium-alloys/8041/feed/ 0 From insect neuroanatomy to nanophotonic computers /from-insect-neuroanatomy-to-nanophotonic-computers/8036/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-insect-neuroanatomy-to-nanophotonic-computers /from-insect-neuroanatomy-to-nanophotonic-computers/8036/#respond Mon, 30 Nov 2020 11:29:12 +0000 /?p=8036 Lund University’s Stanley Heinze describes how his study of neuroanatomy in insects is leading to the development of nanophotonic computers. When I began to study biology about two decades ago, I thought that neuroanatomy was not only boring but a thing of the distant past. It was much more exciting to ask how brains work, […]

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]]> /from-insect-neuroanatomy-to-nanophotonic-computers/8036/feed/ 0 Heteroepitaxial two-dimensional crystals: from growth to applications /heteroepitaxial-two-dimensional-crystals/8033/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=heteroepitaxial-two-dimensional-crystals /heteroepitaxial-two-dimensional-crystals/8033/#respond Mon, 30 Nov 2020 10:20:07 +0000 /?p=8033 The quantum device physics laboratory leads the creation of new two-dimensional crystals inspired by graphene, targeting applications in sensing, catalysis, and nanoelectronics. The precise control of material structure at the atomic level is at the core of modern technology. The surface of silicon carbide (SiC) provides such an opportunity: carbon atoms can be deterministically ordered, […]

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]]> /heteroepitaxial-two-dimensional-crystals/8033/feed/ 0 Sustainable fuel production using sunlight /sustainable-fuel-production-using-sunlight/7881/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sustainable-fuel-production-using-sunlight /sustainable-fuel-production-using-sunlight/7881/#respond Fri, 20 Nov 2020 15:10:00 +0000 /?p=7881 A new study at Uppsala University in Sweden has developed a coating material for semiconductors which enables fuel production to become more sustainable. The ‘Enhancing photovoltages at p-type semiconductors through a redox-active metal-organic framework surface coating’ study, published in the Nature Communications journal, investigated the potential for sustainable production of hydrogen and methanol, to be […]

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]]> /sustainable-fuel-production-using-sunlight/7881/feed/ 0 Interstellar travel: reaching out to other worlds /interstellar-travel-reaching-out-to-other-worlds/7878/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=interstellar-travel-reaching-out-to-other-worlds /interstellar-travel-reaching-out-to-other-worlds/7878/#respond Fri, 20 Nov 2020 13:00:35 +0000 /?p=7878 Innovation News Network International Editor Clifford Holt spoke to Breakthrough Starshot Executive Director Dr Pete Worden about his vision for interstellar travel and the ambitions of the Breakthrough Starshot initiative. Interstellar travel has been the dream of many for perhaps as long as humans have looked up at the night sky. This dream became even […]

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]]> /interstellar-travel-reaching-out-to-other-worlds/7878/feed/ 0 Ultra-capacitors and the future of sustainable mobility /ultra-capacitors-sustainable-mobility/7867/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ultra-capacitors-sustainable-mobility /ultra-capacitors-sustainable-mobility/7867/#respond Thu, 19 Nov 2020 09:33:19 +0000 /?p=7867 Johan Söderbom, Thematic Leader for Smart Grids and Energy Storage at EIT InnoEnergy, explains why ultra-capacitors will be critical for the transition towards electrification and automation of vehicles. Ultra-capacitors have been used in the automotive sector since the turn of the century, with Japanese companies like Honda and Toyota being early innovators, but the technology […]

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