sustainable space technologies

New project to apply sustainable space technologies on Earth

International Space Station National Laboratory has collaborated with the World Design Organisation and experts from the University of Greenwich, UK, to apply sustainable space...
spaghettification

Astrophysicists observe the spaghettification of a star

Astrophysicists at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) have observed the death of a star as it was sucked into a supermassive black hole in...
technologies for hydrogen production

New research consortia to develop technologies for hydrogen production

Two new research consortia, led by the US Department of Energy, are charged with exploring new methods and technologies for hydrogen production. Hydrogen can effectively...
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons can be used to monitor pollution

Ecologists at RUDN University have discovered that polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons can be used as pollution indicators and help monitor the movement of pollutants in...
salmon hatchery

$30m allocated to a new salmon hatchery and nursery in Canada

The Canadian Government has announced the first allocation of a $30m assistance commitment to aid the construction of a salmon hatchery and nursery in...
Cleaning rivers

Cleaning rivers to clean the seas

A new innovative system developed in Italy prevents plastic waste from entering the sea by cleaning rivers before the pollutant enters the ocean, whilst...
temperature sensor

Researchers develop precise temperature sensor using MXene

A layered material developed by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia, acts as a precise temperature sensor by utilising the...
Carina Nebula

High-definition images of the Carina Nebula reveal where stars are born

The Gemini South telescope in Chile has captured near-infrared images of the Carina Nebula with the same resolution that is expected of NASA’s Webb...
tissue regrowth

Researchers use silk to improve 3D printed hydrogels for tissue regrowth

A research team from Osaka University, Japan, has reprocessed silk into a biologically compatible component of bioinks, improving the structural fidelity of 3D printed...
strong digital Europe

EIT Digital: Celebrating ten years of building a strong digital Europe

Ahead of EIT Digital’s ten-year anniversary, Innovation News Network’s international editor, Clifford Holt, speaks with the organisation’s CEO, Willem Jonker, about how they are...