Solving the mystery behind dark energy and the cosmological constant

A team of Columbian researchers suggest that an early model could solve the mystery behind the relationship between dark energy and the cosmological constant. The cosmological constant is the energy density of space or vacuum energy. It is closely associated...

Researchers create the first-ever 3D printed biomimetic tongue

Researchers led by the University of Leeds, UK, have used 3D printing technology to produce a synthetic material with a tongue-like texture, creating the first-ever biomimetic tongue. In collaboration with the University of Edinburgh, UK, the team’s biomimetic tongue has...

Scientists synthesise graphene nanoribbons for quantum technology

An international team of researchers has synthesised graphene nanoribbons on a titanium dioxide surface to further innovation in quantum technologies. Graphene is composed of single-atom-thick layers of carbon taking on ultralight, conductive, and extremely strong mechanical characteristics. When fashioned into...

Scientists use AI to help identify new cell types and cell functions

Researchers at Uppsala University, Sweden, have used Artificial Intelligence (AI) in a new method of image analysis to help researchers find new cell types and cell functions. Organ tissue consists of trillions of cells with various functions, all of which...

How oxygen affects the synthesis of metal-organic frameworks

Researchers from South Korea have collaborated to identify the effects of oxygen on the synthesis of novel metal-organic frameworks. Metal-organic frameworks are composed of metal ions surrounded by organic bridging molecules. These hybrid crystalline frameworks feature a cage-like hollow structure...

New tools for nuclear astrophysics experiments

Professor Arthur Champagne, from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill and the Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, describes a new accelerator facility for nuclear astrophysics. Nuclear reactions and decays generate the energy that makes the stars shine. At the...

Researchers develop new 3D photodetector modelled on a spider’s web

Innovators at Purdue University, USA, have modelled a 3D photodetector on the structure of a spider’s web for biomedical imaging. Purdue researchers used the structural architecture of a spider’s web to integrate a fractal web design with system-level hemispherical 3D...

New technology to improve the extraction of thorium

A Russian research consortium has improved the technology used in the alkaline extraction of thorium, increasing the sustainability and safety of nuclear power. The consortium from the Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU), Ozersk Technological Institute, and the Russian Academy of...

Research engineers create a sustainable, organic redox flow battery

Researchers at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Linköping University, have created an organic redox flow battery, with a large capacity to store energy from wind turbines and solar cells. Redox flow batteries are stationary batteries which store energy in the...

High energy physics in China

Professor Yifang Wang spoke to The Innovation Platform about high energy physics in China and the multifaceted work taking place at the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. China’s biggest laboratory for the study of...

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