The Innovation Platform Issue 03 | Innovation News Network Science, Research & Innovation News Wed, 26 Jun 2024 15:59:00 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Leading the US nuclear physics community /leading-the-us-nuclear-physics-community/6417/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=leading-the-us-nuclear-physics-community /leading-the-us-nuclear-physics-community/6417/#respond Mon, 28 Dec 2020 09:00:08 +0000 /?p=6417 Berkeley Lab discusses leading the US nuclear physics community and the diverse research activities taking place at the lab.

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]]> /leading-the-us-nuclear-physics-community/6417/feed/ 0 European chemical industry: Increasing sustainability and digitisation /european-chemical-industry-increasing-sustainability-and-digitisation/7195/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=european-chemical-industry-increasing-sustainability-and-digitisation /european-chemical-industry-increasing-sustainability-and-digitisation/7195/#respond Fri, 25 Sep 2020 08:56:32 +0000 /?p=7195 Cefic’s Executive Director for Innovation, Pierre Barthelemy, spoke to The Innovation Platform about the clear role of the chemical industry in enabling Europe to meet its climate goals, as well as other areas ranging from green chemistry to the importance of digitalisation. Founded in 1972, Cefic, the European Chemical Industry Council, is the voice of […]

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]]> /european-chemical-industry-increasing-sustainability-and-digitisation/7195/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 Climate change and biodiversity: The state of the world’s forests /climate-change-and-biodiversity-the-state-of-the-worlds-forests/7043/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=climate-change-and-biodiversity-the-state-of-the-worlds-forests /climate-change-and-biodiversity-the-state-of-the-worlds-forests/7043/#respond Mon, 21 Sep 2020 13:00:27 +0000 /?p=7043 Will Simonson, Senior Programme Officer for Climate Change and Biodiversity at the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), discusses some of the main points made in The State of the World’s Forests 2020 report. Published at the close of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity 2011-2020 and as countries prepare to adopt a […]

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]]> /climate-change-and-biodiversity-the-state-of-the-worlds-forests/7043/feed/ 0 Planck-HFI – a window onto the history of the Universe /planck-hfi-a-window-onto-the-history-of-the-universe/7012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=planck-hfi-a-window-onto-the-history-of-the-universe /planck-hfi-a-window-onto-the-history-of-the-universe/7012/#respond Mon, 21 Sep 2020 11:00:30 +0000 /?p=7012 Dr François Bouchet, Research Director at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), was one of the pioneers of the European Space Agency’s Planck project and the scientific co-ordinator of the ‘Planck-HFI’ consortium. Here, he outlines the history and outstanding success of the Planck project, Europe’s first mission to study the Cosmic Microwave Background […]

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]]> /planck-hfi-a-window-onto-the-history-of-the-universe/7012/feed/ 0 Early Universe cosmology: theoretical models and observational data /early-universe-cosmology-theoretical-models-and-observational-data/6998/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=early-universe-cosmology-theoretical-models-and-observational-data /early-universe-cosmology-theoretical-models-and-observational-data/6998/#respond Mon, 21 Sep 2020 08:00:30 +0000 /?p=6998 Mairi Sakellariadou, Professor of Theoretical Physics at King’s College London, discusses her research into early Universe cosmology. Professor Mairi Sakellariadou’s research into theoretical physics and early Universe cosmology places an emphasis on the physics of the early Universe with her research activities including quantum gravity (string cosmology, loop quantum cosmology, group field theory, noncommutative geometry), […]

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]]> /early-universe-cosmology-theoretical-models-and-observational-data/6998/feed/ 0 Developing sustainable graphene technologies /developing-sustainable-graphene-technologies/7004/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=developing-sustainable-graphene-technologies /developing-sustainable-graphene-technologies/7004/#respond Fri, 18 Sep 2020 08:33:44 +0000 /?p=7004 Vincenzo Palermo, Vice Director of the Graphene Flagship, discusses how graphene technologies will contribute to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. The 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) form the core of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all UN member states in 2015. They are a call to action for organisations and […]

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]]> /developing-sustainable-graphene-technologies/7004/feed/ 0 Understanding neutrino activity at SNOLAB /understanding-neutrino-activity-at-snolab/6984/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=understanding-neutrino-activity-at-snolab /understanding-neutrino-activity-at-snolab/6984/#respond Thu, 17 Sep 2020 13:48:36 +0000 /?p=6984 The Executive Director of SNOLAB, Dr Nigel Smith, spoke to The Innovation Platform about the facility’s science programme, most notably its neutrino activities. A world-class science facility located deep underground, SNOLAB (the deepest clean room facility in the world) allows extremely rare interactions and weak processes to be studied. The science programme at SNOLAB is […]

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]]> /understanding-neutrino-activity-at-snolab/6984/feed/ 0 CTAO and the high energy Universe /ctao-and-the-high-energy-universe/6980/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ctao-and-the-high-energy-universe /ctao-and-the-high-energy-universe/6980/#respond Thu, 17 Sep 2020 12:32:50 +0000 /?p=6980 CTAO Project Scientist, Dr Roberta Zanin, spoke to The Innovation Platform about the Cherenkov Telescope Array’s role in areas such as dark matter detection, gravitational wave observation, and multi-messenger astronomy. Once operational, the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) will be ten times more sensitive than current-generation ground-based gamma-ray detectors. It will also have unprecedented accuracy in […]

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]]> /ctao-and-the-high-energy-universe/6980/feed/ 0 Leading the way in crop innovation /leading-the-way-in-crop-innovation/6963/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=leading-the-way-in-crop-innovation /leading-the-way-in-crop-innovation/6963/#respond Wed, 16 Sep 2020 14:42:08 +0000 /?p=6963 The Chief Executive of the UK’s National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB), Tina Barsby OBE, spoke to The Innovation Platform about the history of the institute and crop innovation. There are many challenges facing crop innovation in the agriculture sector – from food security, to climate change, to sustainable development and arguments around land use. […]

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]]> /leading-the-way-in-crop-innovation/6963/feed/ 0 The role of citizens in achieving a low-carbon future /the-role-of-citizens-in-achieving-a-low-carbon-future/6945/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-role-of-citizens-in-achieving-a-low-carbon-future /the-role-of-citizens-in-achieving-a-low-carbon-future/6945/#respond Tue, 15 Sep 2020 13:00:25 +0000 /?p=6945 Cittadinanzattiva’s Mariano Votta and Tiziana Toto discuss the SI(e)NERGIA and NUDGE projects in the context of how the behaviour of citizens can play a crucial role in energy efficiency and thus a low-carbon, climate resilient future. It is not only energy sources which need to become more ‘renewable’, but consumers’ behaviours and choices, too, if […]

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]]> /the-role-of-citizens-in-achieving-a-low-carbon-future/6945/feed/ 0 Advances of software in space missions /advances-of-software-in-space-missions/6929/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=advances-of-software-in-space-missions /advances-of-software-in-space-missions/6929/#respond Tue, 15 Sep 2020 08:00:27 +0000 /?p=6929 Marina Ruggieri, IEEE Fellow and Professor of Telecommunications Engineering at the University of Roma ‘Tor Vergata’, discusses the transformative nature of the increasing use of software in space missions. The sophistication of software onboard space shuttles has increased exponentially in recent years. Spacecrafts are now being equipped with touch screens running software that is designed […]

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]]> /advances-of-software-in-space-missions/6929/feed/ 0 Funding gaps and the clinical need for innovation in biomaterials /funding-gaps-and-the-clinical-need-for-innovation-in-biomaterials/6917/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=funding-gaps-and-the-clinical-need-for-innovation-in-biomaterials /funding-gaps-and-the-clinical-need-for-innovation-in-biomaterials/6917/#respond Fri, 11 Sep 2020 12:35:18 +0000 /?p=6917 The Innovation Platform spoke with the President of the United Kingdom Society for Biomaterials (UKSB), Dr Paul Roach, about the continuing role of the Society, as well as issues such as funding gaps and the clinical need for innovation in biomaterials. Launched in 2000 with the support of a joint Working Party between the Institute […]

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]]> /funding-gaps-and-the-clinical-need-for-innovation-in-biomaterials/6917/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 The age of digitised biology /the-age-of-digitised-biology/6863/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-age-of-digitised-biology /the-age-of-digitised-biology/6863/#respond Wed, 09 Sep 2020 13:36:30 +0000 /?p=6863 Digitised biology, an integrated Pre-Pilot Plant facility, and a Biofoundry are some of the key drivers in The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability’s vision of developing efficient bio-manufacturing methods for chemical compounds and protein-based products. Over the next five years, Denmark’s largest foundation, The Novo Nordisk Foundation, will allocate a total of €100m to […]

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]]> /the-age-of-digitised-biology/6863/feed/ 0 Perovskite solar cells: research towards a greener future of renewables /perovskite-solar-cells-the-koleilat-research-group/6824/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=perovskite-solar-cells-the-koleilat-research-group /perovskite-solar-cells-the-koleilat-research-group/6824/#respond Mon, 07 Sep 2020 12:35:20 +0000 /?p=6824 The Koleilat Research Group is working to make perovskite solar cells greener so that they can be deployed around the world to provide safe and renewable energy. When Ghada Koleilat transferred from the American University of Beirut in Lebanon to Concordia University in Montreal in 2004, she quickly rediscovered her passion for engineering and science. […]

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]]> /perovskite-solar-cells-the-koleilat-research-group/6824/feed/ 0 High-precision astrophysics and multi-messenger studies /high-precision-astrophysics-and-multi-messenger-studies/6804/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=high-precision-astrophysics-and-multi-messenger-studies /high-precision-astrophysics-and-multi-messenger-studies/6804/#respond Mon, 07 Sep 2020 09:22:08 +0000 /?p=6804 Professor Kinwah Wu from University College London’s Mullard Space Science Laboratory discusses high-precision astrophysics in the context of multi-messenger studies of gravitational radiation sources consisting of a spinning pulsar inspiralling into a massive black hole. The detection of gravitational waves from the coalescence of black holes by the LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory) and the […]

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]]> /high-precision-astrophysics-and-multi-messenger-studies/6804/feed/ 0 Neutrinos, antineutrinos and fundamental interactions /neutrinos-and-antineutrinos/6799/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=neutrinos-and-antineutrinos /neutrinos-and-antineutrinos/6799/#respond Mon, 07 Sep 2020 08:09:16 +0000 /?p=6799 Professor Roberto Petti from the University of South Carolina discusses current and future neutrino experiments (including a dedicated LBNF beamline at Fermilab) designed to explore fundamental interactions and the structure of nucleons and nuclei with neutrinos and antineutrinos. Neutrinos are among the most abundant of known particles in the Universe; and are characterised by rather […]

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]]> /neutrinos-and-antineutrinos/6799/feed/ 0 Connecting neutron star diversity to that of supernovae explosions /neutron-star-diversity/6791/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=neutron-star-diversity /neutron-star-diversity/6791/#respond Fri, 04 Sep 2020 14:34:05 +0000 /?p=6791 Professor Samar Safi-Harb’s research addresses the physics of such objects as supernovae and neutron stars, and answers questions around their diversity, formation, and evolution, as well as their impact on their surroundings. Supernovae (SN) are among the most fascinating, energetic events in the Universe that are relevant to a wide range of research areas, ranging […]

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]]> /neutron-star-diversity/6791/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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