Particle detector

Particle detectors: the next generation of large particle physics experiments

AIDA-2020, a project co-funded by the European Commission, has made great progress in improving particle detectors’ performance. Particle detectors and accelerators are used in particle...
water management

New app to promote sustainable water management in agriculture

A new start-up from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology analyses satellite images using Artificial Intelligence to transmits precise data on water management to farmers' smartphones. As...
maritime navigation

Integrating quantum technology into maritime navigation

The UK Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and Timing has awarded funding to a new project which aims to integrate quantum technology into maritime navigation. The...
solar-powered nanodevice

New solar-powered nanodevice can sustainably produce hydrogen

Researchers have successfully designed a new solar-powered nanodevice that can sustainably split water atoms to produce hydrogen. In their recent paper, published in Biomedical Spectroscopy...
brain tumours

Targeting the genes responsible for the development of brain tumours

A research team from Uppsala University have successfully developed a new method of identifying cell mutations and their effect on the genes responsible for...
COVID-19 recovery

European Union offers innovators €314m to support COVID-19 recovery

Drawing from the European Innovation Council (EIC) and Horizon 2020, The European Union has awarded €314m to innovators that intend to aid Europe’s recovery...
spacesuit technology

NASA invites students to design new innovative spacesuit technologies

On Thursday, 11 June, NASA will hold virtual student presentations for the results of their new spacesuit technology challenge. As part of NASA’s Artemis Student...
neural networks

Artificial neural networks can become unstable if they do not ‘sleep’

According to new research from Los Alamos National Laboratory, artificial neural networks can become unstable if they do not ‘sleep’. Los Alamos National Laboratory computer...
sustainable plastics

Why manufacturers should embrace sustainable plastics

As the negative impact of plastic pollution continues, manufacturers have the responsibility to switch to sustainable plastics to protect both their consumers and the...
fast radio bursts

Astronomers unlock the cosmic mystery of repeating fast radio bursts

A team of scientist from the Jodrell Bank Observatory have investigated one of the greatest mysteries known to astronomers, an object known as a...