The Innovation Platform Issue 02 | Innovation News Network Science, Research & Innovation News Wed, 04 Sep 2024 20:10:55 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Technology in relativistic heavy ion collider physics research /technology-in-relativistic-heavy-ion-collider-physics-research/6466/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-in-relativistic-heavy-ion-collider-physics-research /technology-in-relativistic-heavy-ion-collider-physics-research/6466/#respond Tue, 11 Aug 2020 09:24:16 +0000 /?p=6466 Professor John W Harris, from Yale University’s Wright Laboratory, outlines the development of accelerator technologies and the evolution in relativistic heavy ion collider physics research we have seen along with it. The field of relativistic heavy ion physics seeks to create and investigate matter that existed around 10 microseconds after the Big Bang. At that […]

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]]> /technology-in-relativistic-heavy-ion-collider-physics-research/6466/feed/ 0 Exploiting high energy physics technology at IARC /exploiting-high-energy-physics-technology-at-iarc/6104/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=exploiting-high-energy-physics-technology-at-iarc /exploiting-high-energy-physics-technology-at-iarc/6104/#respond Fri, 10 Jul 2020 10:40:24 +0000 /?p=6104 The head of IARC and deputy head of technology development and industry engagements at Fermilab, Mauricio Suarez, discusses amongst other things, the miniaturisation of accelerators and the commercialisation of technologies developed for the high energy physics research arena. FERMI is the USA’s particle physics and accelerator laboratory. Its 1,750 employees, which includes scientists and engineers […]

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]]> /exploiting-high-energy-physics-technology-at-iarc/6104/feed/ 0 The evolution of meteorological research /the-evolution-of-meteorological-research/6097/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-evolution-of-meteorological-research /the-evolution-of-meteorological-research/6097/#respond Fri, 10 Jul 2020 10:02:31 +0000 /?p=6097 Dr Stoyka Netcheva, Scientific Officer at World Meteorological Organization’s Global Atmosphere Watch Programme (GAW), explains how meteorological research has evolved and illustrates how GAW provides reliable scientific information for policymakers and supports international conventions. The roots of the ozone observations of the Global Atmosphere Watch Programme (GAW) of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) precede the […]

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]]> /the-evolution-of-meteorological-research/6097/feed/ 0 Prostate cancer diagnosis, treatment, and research /prostate-cancer-diagnosis-treatment-and-research/6093/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=prostate-cancer-diagnosis-treatment-and-research /prostate-cancer-diagnosis-treatment-and-research/6093/#respond Fri, 10 Jul 2020 09:17:33 +0000 /?p=6093 Becky Campbell and Jason Musni from the Prostate Cancer Foundation discuss prostate cancer – from the basics to cutting-edge research. Cancer is a condition in which a normal cell starts to grow uncontrollably without having the signals or ‘brakes’ that stop cell growth. Prostate cancer starts in the prostate, a small gland located below the […]

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]]> /prostate-cancer-diagnosis-treatment-and-research/6093/feed/ 0 COVID-19 cyber-attacks: cybersecurity in the healthcare sector /covid-19-cyber-attacks-cybersecurity-in-the-healthcare-sector/6088/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=covid-19-cyber-attacks-cybersecurity-in-the-healthcare-sector /covid-19-cyber-attacks-cybersecurity-in-the-healthcare-sector/6088/#respond Fri, 10 Jul 2020 08:38:50 +0000 /?p=6088 The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) works to promote cybersecurity in the healthcare sector and protect citizens against malicious COVID-19 cyber-attacks. COVID-19 has changed the world since touching ground on European soil earlier this year. With hospitals overwhelmed in managing this extraordinary pandemic, businesses shifting gears to teleworking and ecommerce platforms, and the general […]

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]]> /covid-19-cyber-attacks-cybersecurity-in-the-healthcare-sector/6088/feed/ 0 Could post-COVID-19 societal changes influence new digital technologies? /could-post-covid-19-societal-changes-influence-new-digital-technologies/6083/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=could-post-covid-19-societal-changes-influence-new-digital-technologies /could-post-covid-19-societal-changes-influence-new-digital-technologies/6083/#respond Fri, 10 Jul 2020 07:53:24 +0000 /?p=6083 EIT Digital’s CEO Willem Jonker spoke to The Innovation Platform about how post-COVID-19 societal changes can influence new digital technologies. EIT Digital is a leading European digital innovation and entrepreneurial education organisation driving Europe’s digital transformation. It aims at global impact through European innovation fuelled by entrepreneurial talent and digital technology. EIT Digital strengthens Europe’s […]

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]]> /could-post-covid-19-societal-changes-influence-new-digital-technologies/6083/feed/ 0 Innovation is at the heart of building a sustainable ocean economy /innovation-is-at-the-heart-of-building-a-sustainable-ocean-economy/6076/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=innovation-is-at-the-heart-of-building-a-sustainable-ocean-economy /innovation-is-at-the-heart-of-building-a-sustainable-ocean-economy/6076/#respond Fri, 10 Jul 2020 07:24:01 +0000 /?p=6076 Martin Koehring, Head of the World Ocean Initiative at The Economist Group provides insight into the potential of the sustainable ocean economy, from energy to aquaculture. The ocean makes a significant and growing contribution to the world economy. According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the size of the ocean economy was […]

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]]> /innovation-is-at-the-heart-of-building-a-sustainable-ocean-economy/6076/feed/ 0 Why healthy soil is crucial to nature friendly farming /why-healthy-soil-is-crucial-to-nature-friendly-farming/6064/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-healthy-soil-is-crucial-to-nature-friendly-farming /why-healthy-soil-is-crucial-to-nature-friendly-farming/6064/#respond Thu, 09 Jul 2020 08:15:38 +0000 /?p=6064 Liz Bowles, Associate Director of Farming and Land Use at Soil Association, discusses the importance of healthy soil in ensuring the sustainability of farming. Soils hold three times as much carbon as the atmosphere and five times as much as forests, making them the largest land-based store of carbon on Earth. Healthy soils are essential […]

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]]> /why-healthy-soil-is-crucial-to-nature-friendly-farming/6064/feed/ 0 European industrial hemp: misconceptions of hemp in agriculture /european-industrial-hemp-misconceptions-of-hemp-in-agriculture/6059/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=european-industrial-hemp-misconceptions-of-hemp-in-agriculture /european-industrial-hemp-misconceptions-of-hemp-in-agriculture/6059/#respond Thu, 09 Jul 2020 07:44:54 +0000 /?p=6059 Francesco Mirizzi, Senior Policy Adviser at European Industrial Hemp Association, discusses common misconceptions of hemp in agriculture and the role of hemp in the EU market. The European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) equally represents farmers, transformers and traders. They strongly believe in a sustainable approach to agriculture that considers social, economic and environmental aspects. Agriculture […]

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]]> /european-industrial-hemp-misconceptions-of-hemp-in-agriculture/6059/feed/ 0 The evolution of agricultural technology /the-evolution-of-agricultural-technology/6039/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-evolution-of-agricultural-technology /the-evolution-of-agricultural-technology/6039/#respond Wed, 08 Jul 2020 13:00:31 +0000 /?p=6039 Eldert J van Henten, a Professor of Biosystems Engineering at Wageningen University and Research’s Farm Technology Group, speaks to The Innovation Platform about the evolution of agricultural technology – from the hand tools to AI. The evolution of agricultural technology began some 10,000 years ago. Simple hand tools providing relief at the beginning gradually evolved […]

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]]> /the-evolution-of-agricultural-technology/6039/feed/ 0 EORTC driving clinical research in prostate cancer /eortc-driving-clinical-research-in-prostate-cancer/6036/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eortc-driving-clinical-research-in-prostate-cancer /eortc-driving-clinical-research-in-prostate-cancer/6036/#respond Wed, 08 Jul 2020 08:00:23 +0000 /?p=6036 Bertrand Tombal from Service d’Urologie, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc and EORTC’s Davi Kaur, Beatrice Fournier, and Laurence Collette, discuss current clinical research into prostate cancer. The purpose of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) is to co-ordinate and conduct international translational and clinical research to improve the standard of cancer treatment […]

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]]> /eortc-driving-clinical-research-in-prostate-cancer/6036/feed/ 0 Fostering the application of vibrational spectroscopy /fostering-the-application-of-vibrational-spectroscopy/6029/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fostering-the-application-of-vibrational-spectroscopy /fostering-the-application-of-vibrational-spectroscopy/6029/#respond Tue, 07 Jul 2020 10:14:12 +0000 /?p=6029 The Coblentz Society aims to promote and foster the understanding and application of vibrational spectroscopy. Vibrational spectroscopy is the study of the motion of specific chemical bonds in a molecule. Each bond in a molecule will interact with a specific wavelength of light and because each molecule is unique, the wavelength of light that interacts […]

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]]> /fostering-the-application-of-vibrational-spectroscopy/6029/feed/ 0 Why hemp should be used as a sustainable building material /why-hemp-should-be-used-as-a-sustainable-building-material/6022/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-hemp-should-be-used-as-a-sustainable-building-material /why-hemp-should-be-used-as-a-sustainable-building-material/6022/#respond Tue, 07 Jul 2020 09:39:18 +0000 /?p=6022 Graham Durrant provides an overview of the burgeoning hempcrete industry, explaining why hemp should be viewed as a sustainable building material as well as some of the reasons why it is not as widely used as it could be. Hemp can grow up to four metres high in three months without the use of pesticides […]

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]]> /why-hemp-should-be-used-as-a-sustainable-building-material/6022/feed/ 0 Working toward a more sustainable dairy sector in Europe /working-toward-a-more-sustainable-dairy-sector-in-europe/6016/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=working-toward-a-more-sustainable-dairy-sector-in-europe /working-toward-a-more-sustainable-dairy-sector-in-europe/6016/#respond Tue, 07 Jul 2020 09:08:41 +0000 /?p=6016 Meet the European Dairy Association, where today’s dairy expertise meets with the vision of tomorrow’s opportunities and challenges for Europe’s sustainable dairy sector. The European Dairy Association (EDA) is proud to present the recently increasing scientific evidence for the essential role sustainable dairy plays in achieving both a healthy and sustainable diet, as well as […]

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]]> /working-toward-a-more-sustainable-dairy-sector-in-europe/6016/feed/ 0 The Floods Directive: adapting to the future risk of flooding /the-floods-directive-adapting-to-the-future-risk-of-flooding/6011/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-floods-directive-adapting-to-the-future-risk-of-flooding /the-floods-directive-adapting-to-the-future-risk-of-flooding/6011/#respond Tue, 07 Jul 2020 07:38:14 +0000 /?p=6011 European Commission’s Directorate-General for the Environment, discusses how flood risk management helps us understand the future risk of flooding and how to adapt to it. Floods endanger lives as well as cause heavy economic losses. They may also have severe environmental consequences. Although floods for the most part occur naturally, through the right measures we […]

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]]> /the-floods-directive-adapting-to-the-future-risk-of-flooding/6011/feed/ 0 EURAMET – driving excellence in spintronics research /euramet-driving-excellence-in-spintronics-research/6005/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=euramet-driving-excellence-in-spintronics-research /euramet-driving-excellence-in-spintronics-research/6005/#respond Mon, 06 Jul 2020 14:16:32 +0000 /?p=6005 EURAMET explains how European collaborative spintronics research is supporting future developments in electronics. EURAMET European research projects are addressing the needs of industry through important developments in measurement science. These technical projects are accelerating the uptake of research results in many diverse areas, including the field of spintronics research. Spintronics is the science behind the […]

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]]> /euramet-driving-excellence-in-spintronics-research/6005/feed/ 0 Virginijus Sinkevičius: How to deliver a sustainable blue economy /virginijus-sinkevicius-how-to-deliver-a-sustainable-blue-economy/6000/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=virginijus-sinkevicius-how-to-deliver-a-sustainable-blue-economy /virginijus-sinkevicius-how-to-deliver-a-sustainable-blue-economy/6000/#respond Mon, 06 Jul 2020 13:28:54 +0000 /?p=6000 European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevičius, speaks to The Innovation Platform about EU efforts to achieve a sustainable blue economy. The European Commission is continuing its work to boost the sustainable blue economy whilst simultaneously protecting the marine environment. This is evident not only in the new Circular Economy Action Plan […]

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]]> /virginijus-sinkevicius-how-to-deliver-a-sustainable-blue-economy/6000/feed/ 0 Building with sustainable hemp for a resilient future /building-with-sustainable-hemp-for-a-resilient-future/5992/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=building-with-sustainable-hemp-for-a-resilient-future /building-with-sustainable-hemp-for-a-resilient-future/5992/#respond Mon, 06 Jul 2020 12:55:17 +0000 /?p=5992 Steve Allin, Founder of the International Hemp Building Association (IHBA), speaks to The Innovation Platform about the challenges of establishing a sustainable hemp building industry, as well as some of the benefits of using hemp as a building material. The International Hemp Building Association (IHBA) aims to develop, promote, and support the production and use […]

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]]> /building-with-sustainable-hemp-for-a-resilient-future/5992/feed/ 0 Funding the future of Finnish bioscience /funding-the-future-of-finnish-bioscience/5985/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=funding-the-future-of-finnish-bioscience /funding-the-future-of-finnish-bioscience/5985/#respond Mon, 06 Jul 2020 09:40:07 +0000 /?p=5985 Professor Ursula Schwab, Chair of the Research Council for Biosciences, Health and the Environment at the Academy of Finland, speaks to The Innovation Platform about the future of Finnish bioscience and the decision to fund 24 new Academy Research Fellow (ARF) posts. The Academy of Finland’s Research Council for Biosciences, Health and the Environment recently […]

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]]> /funding-the-future-of-finnish-bioscience/5985/feed/ 0 How hybrid nanocapsules can reduce carbon emissions /how-hybrid-nanocapsules-can-reduce-carbon-emissions/5968/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-hybrid-nanocapsules-can-reduce-carbon-emissions /how-hybrid-nanocapsules-can-reduce-carbon-emissions/5968/#respond Fri, 03 Jul 2020 09:28:04 +0000 /?p=5968 The 9,000th publication to come from the Diamond Light Source, the UK’s national synchrotron, has been published, describing how hybrid nanocapsules from renewable materials can help cut carbon emissions. A recently published paper in Chemical Engineering Journal by a team of researchers from Aalto University in Finland is the 9,000th to be published, as a result […]

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