The GlueX Experiment: Investigating the gluonic excitations of mesons

Professor Curtis A Meyer, from Carnegie Mellon University’s Department of Physics, provides fascinating insights into the cutting-edge research conducted at the GlueX Experiment. Over the last fifteen years, our understanding of the structure of building blocks of matter in our...

Revealing the formation site of planetary systems at a solar system scale

Takayuki Muto of Kogakuin University discusses how ALMA has delivered images of the formation site of planetary systems similar to our Solar System. Planets are thought to be formed in a disk orbiting around a young star, called a protoplanetary...

Transforming food production with VTT’s cellular agriculture solutions

VTT is transforming the future of food production with novel cellular agriculture solutions that are more local, ethical, and sustainable. What if coffee could be produced in Finland? This is not science fiction but already a reality in VTT's laboratory....

Helping SMEs mitigate the growing threat of cybercrime

Terry Mayer, Senior Research Specialist and Geo-Political Analyst at Cyjax Ltd, discusses how SMEs can alleviate the threat of cybercrime. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are at ever-increasing risk of being targeted by cyber criminals. In this short article, we offer...

Exploring the impacts of nutrient legacies on cultural eutrophication

Professor Phillippe Van Cappellen and Stephanie Slowinski from the Ecohydrology Research Group, University of Waterloo, discuss how nutrient legacies affect cultural eutrophication, a process that threatens aquatic ecosystems and water quality worldwide. The nutrient elements nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P)...

Cornish Lithium: enhancing sustainable exploration for lithium

Cornish Lithium’s Alistair Salisbury discusses the utilisation of hyperspectral and drone data to enhance sustainable exploration for lithium in Cornwall. The World Bank predicts a dramatic rise in the demand for technology and battery metals, including lithium. It is forecasting...

The benefits of dynamic charging of electric vehicles

Petri Korhonen, Chief Engineer, and Mikko Veikkolainen, CTO of Kempower discuss the benefits of dynamic charging of electric vehicles. Kempower is a leading e-mobility charging technology provider in the Nordics, specialising in dynamic and scalable DC charging for electric vehicles...

Sustainability is at the forefront of lithium extraction thanks to new technologies

Determining the most optimal method of lithium extraction is hotly contested; in this report, industry experts Lithium Power International address the sustainability of currently used extraction techniques. Lithium extraction has traditionally been conducted in two main ways: crystallised in large...

New facility for battery venting analysis at KIT

Dr Carlos Ziebert, leader of the group Batteries – Calorimetry and Safety and head of IAM-AWP’s Calorimeter Center, KIT, describes benefits of its new facility for battery venting analysis. Recently a new accelerating rate calorimeter (ARC), the EV+ from Thermal...

Making Healthcare Sustainable – A Holistic Approach

Gemserv Health discusses the necessity of making healthcare sustainable and how the industry can play a key role in tackling climate change. In an early autumn doomed by news of rising gas prices, there is certainly a lesson to be...


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