The Innovation Platform Issue 08 | Innovation News Network Science, Research & Innovation News Thu, 18 Jan 2024 14:28:24 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Mitigating water-related natural disasters with new technology /mitigating-water-related-natural-disasters-with-new-technology/15619/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mitigating-water-related-natural-disasters-with-new-technology /mitigating-water-related-natural-disasters-with-new-technology/15619/#respond Tue, 12 Jul 2022 14:30:30 +0000 /?p=15619 Dr Hamid Mehmood, Senior Researcher at the UNU Institute for Water, Environment and Health, spoke to Innovation News Network about the development of a new flood mapping tool to mitigate water-related natural disasters. The frequency and intensity of water-related natural disasters is continually increasing as a result of global warming. According to the World Meteorological […]

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]]> /mitigating-water-related-natural-disasters-with-new-technology/15619/feed/ 0 SAFELiMOVE, safer solid-state batteries for electric vehicles /safelimove-safer-solid-state-batteries-electric-vehicles/15529/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=safelimove-safer-solid-state-batteries-electric-vehicles /safelimove-safer-solid-state-batteries-electric-vehicles/15529/#respond Tue, 12 Jul 2022 09:45:13 +0000 /?p=15529 The SAFELiMOVE battery project is leading the way to develop safer solid-state batteries for electric vehicles. Led by CIC energiGUNE, here they explain their latest achievements. The solid-state battery of the electric vehicle of the future is currently at a decisive stage. The different technologies competing to lead the electric mobility market are involved in […]

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]]> /safelimove-safer-solid-state-batteries-electric-vehicles/15529/feed/ 0 Addressing cybersecurity challenges in Europe /addressing-cybersecurity-challenges-europe/16078/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=addressing-cybersecurity-challenges-europe /addressing-cybersecurity-challenges-europe/16078/#respond Wed, 06 Jul 2022 10:30:53 +0000 /?p=16078 Willem Jonker, CEO of EIT Digital, discusses the increasing threat of cybersecurity breaches in Europe and what businesses can do to protect their systems and reputation. In a world of constant digital innovation, where everything from our coffee machines to the central heating can be linked to the internet, the looming threat of cybersecurity breaches […]

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]]> /addressing-cybersecurity-challenges-europe/16078/feed/ 0 EPSRC outline what is needed to build a sustainable future for the UK /epsrc-outline-what-needed-build-sustainable-future-uk/16323/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=epsrc-outline-what-needed-build-sustainable-future-uk /epsrc-outline-what-needed-build-sustainable-future-uk/16323/#respond Tue, 05 Jul 2022 14:30:37 +0000 /?p=16323 Professor Dame Lynn Gladden, Executive chair of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) outlines their efforts to achieve the UK’s net zero ambitions. The solutions developed by scientists, engineers, and innovators will play a critical role in delivering the UK’s net zero ambitions, by addressing the challenges posed by climate change, developing resilient […]

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]]> /epsrc-outline-what-needed-build-sustainable-future-uk/16323/feed/ 0 Developing EV charging infrastructure to decarbonise transport /developing-ev-charging-infrastructure-decarbonise-transport/15557/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=developing-ev-charging-infrastructure-decarbonise-transport /developing-ev-charging-infrastructure-decarbonise-transport/15557/#respond Mon, 04 Jul 2022 10:20:33 +0000 /?p=15557 Phillippe Vangeel, Secretary General at AVERE, argues that we must develop EV charging infrastructure to decarbonise transport by 2050 and to phase out internal combustion engines. Europe is on the cusp of an electric revolution: zero-emission road vehicles, meaning those vehicles powered by an electric battery, are set to become the mainstream form of transportation […]

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]]> /developing-ev-charging-infrastructure-decarbonise-transport/15557/feed/ 0 Cleaner lithium – the Lake solution /cleaner-lithium-lake-solution/16215/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cleaner-lithium-lake-solution /cleaner-lithium-lake-solution/16215/#respond Mon, 18 Apr 2022 08:00:44 +0000 /?p=16215 Steve Promnitz, Managing Director at Lake Resources, highlights the challenges facing the lithium sector for batteries and EVs and how the company’s flagship Kachi Lithium Brine Project can provide solutions. Growth has been exponential in electric vehicles and new gigafactory battery plants. But there are three burgeoning issues: 1)   Battery performance – demand for consistent, […]

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]]> /cleaner-lithium-lake-solution/16215/feed/ 0 Groundbreaking advances in Earth Observation technology /groundbreaking-advances-earth-observation-technology/14996/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=groundbreaking-advances-earth-observation-technology /groundbreaking-advances-earth-observation-technology/14996/#respond Fri, 15 Apr 2022 08:00:36 +0000 /?p=14996 Margherita Bruscolini, Geospatial Scientist and Drone Pilot at RSS-Hydro, discusses advances in Earth observation technology and introduces WASDI – an interoperable platform facilitating a variety of applications, including disaster response tools.

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]]> /groundbreaking-advances-earth-observation-technology/14996/feed/ 0 The EIC: tremendous potential for particle accelerator technology /the-eic-tremendous-potential-for-particle-accelerator-technology/16267/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-eic-tremendous-potential-for-particle-accelerator-technology /the-eic-tremendous-potential-for-particle-accelerator-technology/16267/#respond Tue, 12 Apr 2022 09:30:14 +0000 /?p=16267 Physicist Dr Daria Sokhan discusses how the UK will be at the forefront of development for the EIC particle accelerator in the US. Physicists from around the world are collaborating on the build of a new particle collider set to address many of the yet unanswered questions surrounding the nature of matter. The powerful particle […]

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]]> /the-eic-tremendous-potential-for-particle-accelerator-technology/16267/feed/ 0 Bird strike prevention: Reducing the number of collisions between birds and aircraft /bird-strike-prevention-reducing-collisions-birds-aircraft/15027/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bird-strike-prevention-reducing-collisions-birds-aircraft /bird-strike-prevention-reducing-collisions-birds-aircraft/15027/#respond Mon, 07 Mar 2022 14:30:06 +0000 /?p=15027 AscendXYZ is disrupting the bird strike prevention market with the world’s first airline-centric solution – Ascend Avian Radar Network (AARN).

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]]> /bird-strike-prevention-reducing-collisions-birds-aircraft/15027/feed/ 0 Ecohydrology approach to climate change mitigation /ecohydrology-approach-climate-change-mitigation/16288/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ecohydrology-approach-climate-change-mitigation /ecohydrology-approach-climate-change-mitigation/16288/#respond Mon, 07 Mar 2022 13:00:39 +0000 /?p=16288 Professor Maciej Zalewski, Director of the European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, spoke to Innovation News Network about how the ecohydrological approach is used to mitigate the impacts of climate change. Ecohydrology examines the interrelations between hydrology and ecological systems. It uses the relationship between hydrological and biological processes at […]

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]]> /ecohydrology-approach-climate-change-mitigation/16288/feed/ 0 125 years of synthetic graphite in batteries /125-years-synthetic-graphite-batteries/16303/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=125-years-synthetic-graphite-batteries /125-years-synthetic-graphite-batteries/16303/#respond Mon, 07 Mar 2022 11:30:36 +0000 /?p=16303 Dr Ryan M Paul, Graffin Lecturer for 2021 for the American Carbon Society, details the development of graphite in batteries during the last 125 years. Carbon materials have been a crucial component of battery technology for over 125 years. One of the first commercially successful batteries, the 1.5 Volt Columbia dry cell, used a moulded […]

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]]> /125-years-synthetic-graphite-batteries/16303/feed/ 0 Enhancing knowledge with innovative physics experiments /enhancing-knowledge-innovative-physics-experiments/15334/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=enhancing-knowledge-innovative-physics-experiments /enhancing-knowledge-innovative-physics-experiments/15334/#respond Fri, 31 Dec 2021 12:00:14 +0000 /?p=15334 IN2P3 (CNRS)’s Arnaud Lucotte outlines the role of the Laboratory for Subatomic Physics & Cosmology in numerous physics experiments around the world.

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]]> /enhancing-knowledge-innovative-physics-experiments/15334/feed/ 0 EIT InnoEnergy: supporting battery recycling in Europe /eit-innoenergy-supporting-battery-recycling-europe/15514/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eit-innoenergy-supporting-battery-recycling-europe /eit-innoenergy-supporting-battery-recycling-europe/15514/#respond Wed, 29 Dec 2021 12:00:41 +0000 /?p=15514 Johan Söderbom, Thematic Leader for Smart Grid and Energy Storage at EIT InnoEnergy, discusses the investment into French battery recycling start-up, MECAWARE, and the broader implications for battery recycling in Europe. EIT InnoEnergy, established in 2010, is supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), and to date, has invested in nearly 500 […]

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]]> /eit-innoenergy-supporting-battery-recycling-europe/15514/feed/ 0 A net zero future dependent on the correct rare earth supply /net-zero-future-dependent-correct-rare-earth-supply/15610/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=net-zero-future-dependent-correct-rare-earth-supply /net-zero-future-dependent-correct-rare-earth-supply/15610/#respond Mon, 27 Dec 2021 14:00:16 +0000 /?p=15610 From its critical and heavy rare earths dominant Makuutu Project, Ionic Rare Earths is intent on being a significant player with a long-life, low-cost supply. Around the world, governments are setting bold targets to cut emissions and increase renewable energy installations. To achieve such ambitious targets, the supply of critical raw materials crucial for technologies […]

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]]> /net-zero-future-dependent-correct-rare-earth-supply/15610/feed/ 0 Giving waste value: Utilising biotechnology to convert food waste /giving-waste-value-utilising-biotechnology-convert-food-waste/14976/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=giving-waste-value-utilising-biotechnology-convert-food-waste /giving-waste-value-utilising-biotechnology-convert-food-waste/14976/#respond Mon, 27 Dec 2021 12:00:38 +0000 /?p=14976 Ingmar Høgøy, CEO of Greentech Innovators, explains how the company is using biotechnology to convert food waste into single cell protein and organic fertiliser.

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]]> /giving-waste-value-utilising-biotechnology-convert-food-waste/14976/feed/ 0 Photographing the M87 galaxy black hole /photographing-m87-galaxy-black-hole/15444/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=photographing-m87-galaxy-black-hole /photographing-m87-galaxy-black-hole/15444/#respond Thu, 23 Dec 2021 12:00:33 +0000 /?p=15444 Professor Heino Falcke, Radboud University, Nijmegen, spoke to Innovation News Network about the first ever photograph of a black hole – which is situated in the M87 galaxy – the challenges involved in obtaining it, as well as other issues such as the use of outer space. IN April 2019, a team of astronomers released […]

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]]> /photographing-m87-galaxy-black-hole/15444/feed/ 0 The UK’s road to zero transport emissions /uks-road-zero-transport-emissions/16313/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uks-road-zero-transport-emissions /uks-road-zero-transport-emissions/16313/#respond Wed, 22 Dec 2021 12:00:23 +0000 /?p=16313 Neil Wallis, Head of Communications at the Zemo Partnership, details the UK’s challenges on its journey to zero transport emissions. In July 2021, the Department for Transport set out its commitments and actions to decarbonise the whole transport system in the UK. ‘Decarbonising transport: a better, greener Britain’ set out an action plan for aviation, […]

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]]> /uks-road-zero-transport-emissions/16313/feed/ 0 Electric vehicles – transforming the European transport industry /electric-vehicles-transforming-european-transport-industry/15466/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=electric-vehicles-transforming-european-transport-industry /electric-vehicles-transforming-european-transport-industry/15466/#respond Wed, 22 Dec 2021 11:00:53 +0000 /?p=15466 Swamini Kulkarni, Content Writer for Allied Market Research, analyses how electric vehicles are transforming the European transport industry.

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]]> /electric-vehicles-transforming-european-transport-industry/15466/feed/ 0 The changing face of the Norwegian aquaculture industry /changing-face-norwegian-aquaculture-industry/16282/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=changing-face-norwegian-aquaculture-industry /changing-face-norwegian-aquaculture-industry/16282/#respond Thu, 02 Dec 2021 13:25:27 +0000 /?p=16282 Kristin Langeland, Director of Communications at The Norwegian Seafood Federation, discusses the evolution of the commercial aquaculture industry in Norway and its goals for a sustainable future. First developed in the early 1970s, commercial Norwegian aquaculture has drastically evolved in recent decades. A report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) revealed that […]

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]]> /changing-face-norwegian-aquaculture-industry/16282/feed/ 0 The demands on Israel’s EV charging infrastructure /demands-israels-ev-charging-infrastructure/16276/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=demands-israels-ev-charging-infrastructure /demands-israels-ev-charging-infrastructure/16276/#respond Thu, 02 Dec 2021 11:36:04 +0000 /?p=16276 Idan Liebes, Energy and Smart Mobility Policy Researcher at The Samuel Neaman Institute for National Policy Research discusses Israel’s EV charging infrastructure and the challenges in meeting the exponential growth in EV charging demands. Against the backdrop of COP26 and the demands for countries to adopt more robust climate action policies, the Israeli Climate Bill […]

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