Innovation News Network brings you the latest research and innovation news from the fields of science, environment, energy, critical raw materials, technology, and electric vehicles.
The worrying impact of sea ice decline on polar bear movement patterns
Due to ever-increasing climate change impacts causing sea ice to melt, polar bears are being forced to travel longer and more hazardous distances to...
Four Earth science missions to be undertaken by NASA
In 2022, four separate Earth science missions will be launched by NASA. They intend to investigate fundamental climate systems and processes. This means examining extreme storms, surface water, oceans and atmospheric...
Detecting active black holes with novel method
Astronomers have determined a new way of identifying active black holes and measuring how much matter they are drawing in.
This innovative technique for detecting...
Electric vehicle distribution made more efficient
Professor Balázs Kulcsár from the Department of Electrical Engineering at Chalmers University of Technology investigated how electric vehicles can be used strategically for distribution...
E-waste Plastics repurposed for stem cell research
Professor Dalton Tay of Nanyang Technological University (NTU) from the School of Materials Science and Engineering and School of Biological Sciences, led research investigating...
UK government reveals massive renewable energy support scheme
The UK government has announced the largest renewable energy support scheme to date, which opens with £285m funding available for low-carbon technology each year.
Today...
Repurposing used electric vehicle batteries for renewable energy storage
Researchers at Cornell University have developed a method of reusing old electric vehicle batteries for renewable energy storage.
Cornell University researchers, partially funded by the...
Clean hydrogen production catalysts made possible by researchers at OSU
Zhenxing Feng, Oregon State University’s chemical engineering professor, led the research into the design of catalysts and has shown how clean hydrogen production can...
Avalanches are occurring at higher altitudes due to climate change
Research highlights that due to continual climate change effects, avalanches are occurring at higher altitudes due to less snow fall further downslope.
Avalanches pose a...
Constructing a quantum computer in Europe
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research has donated €29m to build a novel quantum computer in Europe.
The potential advantages of quantum computers are...