biochar

Could biochar be an effective fertiliser for the paper industry?

A research group from Karlstad University have found that biochar, one of the bioproducts from the paper industry, can be used as an effective...
deep-learning

New deep-learning technology to classify all galaxies and stars

Astronomers have developed a deep-learning computer programme to help researchers analyse astronomical image data pixel by pixel to identify all galaxies and stars. A research...
precision medicine

Assessing decades of research to further integrate precision medicine

Evolutionary biologists from McMaster University have reviewed decades of research in the hopes of understanding why precision medicine has not been fully integrated into...
Decarbonisation of transport

Supporting the decarbonisation of transport in Scotland

The Innovation Platform speaks to EVA Scotland about their ambition to be the voice of the electric vehicle movement and to promote the decarbonisation...
characteristics of graphene

Altering the electrochemical characteristics of graphene

By introducing various defects, a team of Russian researchers can change the electrochemical characteristics of graphene. A team of researchers at the Moscow Institute of...
regenerative medicine

Regenerative medicine: repairing fundamental issues

Recent European analysis has demonstrated that the European clinical trial landscape for regenerative medicine is falling behind. The Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM) is an...
Wetlands

A world without wetlands is a world without water

The Innovation Platform speaks to Wetlands International Europe about how healthy and restored wetlands can contribute as nature-based solutions to the European Green Deal. Wetlands...
autism spectrum disorder

Vasopressin: a potential biomarker for autism spectrum disorder

Using a rare archive of cerebrospinal fluid samples, researchers have identified vasopressin as a potential biomarker for autism spectrum disorder. Research conducted at Stanford University...
crystalline

Scientists create crystalline materials out of silver-gold intermetallic clusters

A team of researchers have developed a novel method of producing macroscopic crystalline materials out of 34 atom silver-gold intermetallic clusters. The crystalline material, created...
biochemical processes

Bluetooth enabled device to measure biochemical processes

A newly developed Bluetooth enabled miniaturised potentionstat shows 98% accuracy in testing biochemical processes, with the capability to independently transmit data in real time. Electrochemical...