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Tactile Score: the science of touch

The Innovation Platform speaks to Yasuhiro Suzuki of Nagoya University about their proposed method of converting the Tactile Score to measure vibrotactile sensations. Humans have five senses (visual, auditory, tactile, gustatory, and olfactory). The tactile (touch) sensation is not only...
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An innovator’s guide to European funding programmes

Innovation News Network brings you an easy to use guide to help you understand the inner workings of Europe's most talked about funding programmes. The European Commission has developed funding programmes in a wide range of sectors, some of which...
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New catalyst can perform three reactions needed for hydrogen fuel

A team of researchers, based in Japan, have developed a new catalyst that can assist three chemical reactions used in the hydrogen fuel industry. Hydrogen offers great promise as a clean energy source, the use of which could allow nations...
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Using innovative conservation methods to preserve historic mural paintings

Mural paintings have existed since the pre-historical age, but they are now vulnerable heritage that require conservation innovation. Mural paintings and their architectural heritage are among cultural treasures that define regions’ and countries’ identities and also contribute to the social,...
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Spider silk-based biomaterials: fostering innovation in countless industries

The development of the large-scale biotechnological production of spider silk proteins in the last two decades has enabled new applications biomaterials. Spiders have evolved silks which uniquely combine tensile strength and extensibility, making it the toughest natural fibre material on...
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Bringing graphene to the European market with Graphene Flagship

Kari Hjelt, Head of Innovation of the Graphene Flagship explains how graphene holds the potential to shift entire industries and spur on a new era of material sciences. The European Commission launched the Graphene Flagship in 2013 with the sole...
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Scientists reprogramme ancient enzyme for sustainable biotechnology

A team of researchers led by Uppsala University, Sweden, have resurrected and reprogrammed an ancient enzyme that can be used to develop sustainable biotechnologies. The team suggest that the billion-year-old enzyme can be reprogrammed to help scientists develop a variety...
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Particle detectors: the next generation of large particle physics experiments

AIDA-2020, a project co-funded by the European Commission, has made great progress in improving particle detectors’ performance. Particle detectors and accelerators are used in particle physics research to probe big existential questions related to the origin of the Universe and...
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New solar-powered nanodevice can sustainably produce hydrogen

Researchers have successfully designed a new solar-powered nanodevice that can sustainably split water atoms to produce hydrogen. In their recent paper, published in Biomedical Spectroscopy and Imaging, Nagoya University researchers outline their plans to develop a solar-powered nanodevice that generates...
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Researchers successfully create sodium-ion batteries

A team of scientists from Washington State University (WSU) and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have successfully created a sodium-ion battery. The newly developed sodium-ion battery stores as much energy as some commercially available lithium-ion batteries. This development could be...
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