The Innovation Platform Issue 04 | Innovation News Network Science, Research & Innovation News Wed, 26 Jun 2024 16:04:41 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Clinical evidence essential in medical innovation /the-importance-of-clinical-evidence-in-medical-innovation/9298/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-importance-of-clinical-evidence-in-medical-innovation /the-importance-of-clinical-evidence-in-medical-innovation/9298/#respond Wed, 10 Feb 2021 13:08:43 +0000 /?p=9298 Professor Rob G.H.H. Nelissen, Chairman of the Orthopaedics Department at Leiden University Medical Center, explains why clinical evidence is both an asset for patients and an ally for surgeons.

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]]> /the-importance-of-clinical-evidence-in-medical-innovation/9298/feed/ 0 Identification of O2 formation: enabling O-redox technology in Li-ion batteries /identification-of-o2-formation-enabling-o-redox-technology-in-li-ion-batteries/9132/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=identification-of-o2-formation-enabling-o-redox-technology-in-li-ion-batteries /identification-of-o2-formation-enabling-o-redox-technology-in-li-ion-batteries/9132/#respond Mon, 01 Feb 2021 10:30:48 +0000 /?p=9132 Dr Robert House from the University of Oxford discusses how the identification of O2 formation and its role in voltage hysteresis will inform and direct future material design efforts towards enabling O-redox technology in the next generation of Li-ion batteries

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]]> /identification-of-o2-formation-enabling-o-redox-technology-in-li-ion-batteries/9132/feed/ 0 ERC 2020: the challenge of remotely navigating mobile robots /the-erc-2020-competition/9098/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-erc-2020-competition /the-erc-2020-competition/9098/#respond Fri, 29 Jan 2021 09:53:42 +0000 /?p=9098 Agnieszka Mrozowska discusses the highlights of the ERC 2020 competition, which involved Innovation News Network as a media partner, holding it up as an example of how the space sector can adapt to the new reality

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]]> /the-erc-2020-competition/9098/feed/ 0 INTEGRAL: unravelling the mysteries of the X- and gamma-ray sky /integral-unravelling-the-mysteries-of-the-x-and-gamma-ray-sky/9050/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=integral-unravelling-the-mysteries-of-the-x-and-gamma-ray-sky /integral-unravelling-the-mysteries-of-the-x-and-gamma-ray-sky/9050/#respond Wed, 27 Jan 2021 12:45:47 +0000 /?p=9050 Dr Erik Kuulkers discusses some of the current and future INTEGRAL mission's activities, including studying flashes of powerful radiation that suddenly appear in the gamma-ray sky

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]]> /integral-unravelling-the-mysteries-of-the-x-and-gamma-ray-sky/9050/feed/ 0 Heavy ion physics and its applications /heavy-ion-physics-and-its-applications/8996/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=heavy-ion-physics-and-its-applications /heavy-ion-physics-and-its-applications/8996/#respond Fri, 22 Jan 2021 15:15:53 +0000 /?p=8996 Dr Ivan Kisel uses the analogy of throwing pebbles into a pond and observing their ripples to explain how heavy ion physics is approached.

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]]> /heavy-ion-physics-and-its-applications/8996/feed/ 0 Plant sciences to tackle the challenges of climate change and food security /plant-sciences-to-tackle-the-challenges-of-climate-change-and-food-security/8989/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=plant-sciences-to-tackle-the-challenges-of-climate-change-and-food-security /plant-sciences-to-tackle-the-challenges-of-climate-change-and-food-security/8989/#respond Fri, 22 Jan 2021 14:56:11 +0000 /?p=8989 Professor Kazuo Watanabe explains how the centre is working to tackle the challenges of climate change and food security.

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]]> /plant-sciences-to-tackle-the-challenges-of-climate-change-and-food-security/8989/feed/ 0 Evolutionary theory in applied problem-solving /evolutionary-theory/8985/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=evolutionary-theory /evolutionary-theory/8985/#respond Fri, 22 Jan 2021 14:39:33 +0000 /?p=8985 Professor Lawrence C Scharmann explains how the Darwinian evolutionary theory and common ancestry can be used as problem solving tools.

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]]> /evolutionary-theory/8985/feed/ 0 Osteoclasts and their role in musculoskeletal disease /osteoclasts-and-their-role-in-musculoskeletal-disease/8972/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=osteoclasts-and-their-role-in-musculoskeletal-disease /osteoclasts-and-their-role-in-musculoskeletal-disease/8972/#respond Fri, 22 Jan 2021 14:21:44 +0000 /?p=8972 Dr Salber of Hospital of the RUHR-University Bochum discussess how osteoclasts have a role as cells responsible for the resorption of bone.

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]]> /osteoclasts-and-their-role-in-musculoskeletal-disease/8972/feed/ 0 Transforming agriculture through synthetic photorespiration /photorespiration/8979/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=photorespiration /photorespiration/8979/#respond Fri, 22 Jan 2021 14:04:33 +0000 /?p=8979 The FutureAgriculture Project explains how a new approach to synthetic photorespiration could help boost agricultural productivity.

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]]> /photorespiration/8979/feed/ 0 Improving urban mobility with big data analysis /urban-mobility/8967/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=urban-mobility /urban-mobility/8967/#respond Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:58:41 +0000 /?p=8967 Creating a more liveable environment is a priority for many cities worldwide. In terms of urban mobility, this presents numerous challenges.

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]]> /urban-mobility/8967/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 Observing gravitational waves from space /observing-gravitational-waves-from-space/8876/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=observing-gravitational-waves-from-space /observing-gravitational-waves-from-space/8876/#respond Tue, 19 Jan 2021 15:57:54 +0000 /?p=8876 International Editor Clifford Holt spoke to Dr Oliver Jennrich, the Project Scientist for ESA’s Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission, which will be the first gravitational wave observatory based in space

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]]> /observing-gravitational-waves-from-space/8876/feed/ 0 The economic importance of space /the-economic-importance-of-space/8725/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-economic-importance-of-space /the-economic-importance-of-space/8725/#respond Mon, 11 Jan 2021 11:33:50 +0000 /?p=8725 Dr Pete Worden, Breakthrough Starshot Executive Director, discusses his vision for interstellar travel, utilising space based resources and the future economic importance of space

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]]> /the-economic-importance-of-space/8725/feed/ 0 Regenerative medicine in the era of COVID-19 /regenerative-medicine-in-the-era-of-covid-19/8696/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=regenerative-medicine-in-the-era-of-covid-19 /regenerative-medicine-in-the-era-of-covid-19/8696/#respond Fri, 08 Jan 2021 11:19:44 +0000 /?p=8696 Mike Lehmicke, Director of Science and Industry Affairs at the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine, discusses the alliance’s key focus areas, as well as topics such as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

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]]> /regenerative-medicine-in-the-era-of-covid-19/8696/feed/ 0 World Congress on Public Health 2020: striving for solidarity in health /world-congress-on-public-health-2020/8687/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=world-congress-on-public-health-2020 /world-congress-on-public-health-2020/8687/#respond Thu, 07 Jan 2021 15:54:05 +0000 /?p=8687 The WFPHA’s Walter Ricciardi, and EUPHA’s Iveta Nagyova and Dineke Zeegers Paget discuss the major achievements of the recent virtual World Congress on Public Health 2020

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]]> /world-congress-on-public-health-2020/8687/feed/ 0 Using technology to improve the performance of timber /using-technology-to-improve-the-performance-of-timber/8683/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=using-technology-to-improve-the-performance-of-timber /using-technology-to-improve-the-performance-of-timber/8683/#respond Thu, 07 Jan 2021 15:47:34 +0000 /?p=8683 Gordon Ewbank discusses the benefits of building with timber and how technology is being used to improve the material’s performance.

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]]> /using-technology-to-improve-the-performance-of-timber/8683/feed/ 0 Innovation in the construction industry /innovation-in-the-construction-industry/8644/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=innovation-in-the-construction-industry /innovation-in-the-construction-industry/8644/#respond Wed, 06 Jan 2021 13:40:50 +0000 /?p=8644 The Construction Scotland Innovation Centre is driving transformational change across the construction industry

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]]> /innovation-in-the-construction-industry/8644/feed/ 0 The role of innovation in achieving the sustainable energy transition /the-role-of-innovation-in-achieving-the-sustainable-energy-transition/8576/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-role-of-innovation-in-achieving-the-sustainable-energy-transition /the-role-of-innovation-in-achieving-the-sustainable-energy-transition/8576/#respond Thu, 31 Dec 2020 14:00:25 +0000 /?p=8576 Elena Bou, Innovation Director at EIT InnoEnergy, discusses the role of innovation in achieving the sustainable energy transition.

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]]> /the-role-of-innovation-in-achieving-the-sustainable-energy-transition/8576/feed/ 0 Water Europe on achieving a water-smart society /water-europe-on-achieving-a-water-smart-society/8546/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=water-europe-on-achieving-a-water-smart-society /water-europe-on-achieving-a-water-smart-society/8546/#respond Thu, 31 Dec 2020 09:00:00 +0000 /?p=8546 Durk Krol of Water Europe discusses the barriers to achieving a water-smart society and how Water Europe is developing the solutions.

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]]> /water-europe-on-achieving-a-water-smart-society/8546/feed/ 0 Shining a light on Childhood Cancer Awareness Month /shining-a-light-on-childhood-cancer-awareness-month/8573/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shining-a-light-on-childhood-cancer-awareness-month /shining-a-light-on-childhood-cancer-awareness-month/8573/#respond Wed, 30 Dec 2020 14:00:50 +0000 /?p=8573 SIOP Europe speaks about Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, urging Europe to recognise that paediatric cancer remains an urgent health issue.

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