ERC 2020

ERC 2020 shows how to persevere in a post-pandemic world

Participants in the 2020 European Rover Challenge (ERC) Martian rover competition are embracing curiosity and seizing opportunity. The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc across all...
Amphibians and reptiles

Investigating emerging pathogens in amphibians and reptiles

Investigating emerging pathogens in amphibians and reptiles at the Centre for Fish and Wildlife Health of the University of Bern in collaboration with info...
computational auditory model

Developing a computational auditory model

Professor Masashi Unoki, from the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, discusses his work on developing a computational model of the auditory system. The...

Water in space and the formation of new planets

Professor Edwin Bergin from the University of Michigan’s Department of Astronomy explains why a better understanding of water in space is crucial in understanding...
ai age-related disease

Combining science and AI for breakthroughs in age-related disease

Undiscovered European AI biotech company Aladdin Healthcare Technologies continues to build novel technologies and achieve new milestones to combat age-related disease. Aladdin Healthcare Technologies is...
prostate cancer secondary tumours

New insight into how prostate cancer causes secondary tumours

An increased awareness on a molecular level of the mechanisms prostate cancer cells use to become mobile and start spreading could provide new opportunities...

Wave energy innovation: Waves4Power is ready to grow

Swedish firm Waves4Power aims to ‘generate a better future’ by driving innovation in the burgeoning field of wave energy. Electricity production traditionally relies on burning...
Ghost particle

Probing the Universe’s ‘ghost particle’

Yale University’s Professor Karsten Heeger and Temple University’s Professor Jim Napolitano outline the study of neutrino oscillations with Daya Bay and PROSPECT: a collaboration...
blockchain technologies

PharmaLedger – innovative blockchain technologies for healthcare

The PharmaLedger Project’s leaders explain why blockchain technologies are needed to meet some of the challenges faced by the healthcare sector and how the...
Rice production

Rice production under climate change

Members of the National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Japan, have been conducting ‘Free-Air CO2 Enrichment’ experiments to ascertain the impact that climate change...