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NSF awards $17.5m in funding for the Giant Magellan Telescope
National Science Foundation (NSF) has granted the GMTO Corporation $17.5m to accelerate the prototyping and testing of powerful optical and infrared technologies for the...
COVID-19 waste: plastic pollution worsens in the wake of the pandemic
According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) the Earth has been hit by a ‘tidal wave of COVID-19 waste’, including...
Developing sustainable graphene technologies
Vincenzo Palermo, Vice Director of the Graphene Flagship, discusses how graphene technologies will contribute to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
The 17 sustainable development goals...
Understanding neutrino activity at SNOLAB
The Executive Director of SNOLAB, Dr Nigel Smith, spoke to The Innovation Platform about the facility’s science programme, most notably its neutrino activities.
A world-class...
CTAO and the high energy Universe
CTAO Project Scientist, Dr Roberta Zanin, spoke to The Innovation Platform about the Cherenkov Telescope Array’s role in areas such as dark matter detection,...
BATTERY 2030+: innovation in battery materials and sensor technology
The European research initiative BATTERY 2030+ aims to make Europe a world-leader in the development and production of the batteries.
Technology developed under BATTERY 2030+...
New electronic artificial skin instantly reacts to pain
A research team at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, has developed electronic artificial skin that reacts to pain. This new technology could lead to more...
3D printed hydrogel to grow T-cells for cancer immunotherapy
Researchers led by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) has designed new hydrogels that facilitate the growth of T-lymphocytes (T-cells), which are used to...
Leading the way in crop innovation
The Chief Executive of the UK’s National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB), Tina Barsby OBE, spoke to The Innovation Platform about the history of...
Ebola telehealth tool adapted to treat COVID-19 patients
Telehealth tools developed at the University of Virginia’s UVA Health to provide remote treatment and guidance to Ebola patients could help care providers reduce...