Innovation in the space sector

Discussing innovation in the space sector with the European Commission

The Innovation Platform met with the Director General of the European Commission’s DG CONNECT in Brussels to discuss innovation in the space sector. The 12th...
molecular biology

Capturing complex and emergent properties in molecular biology

Meet NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering – a paradigm shift focusing on molecular factories, cellular systems and the improvement of health. The National Centres of Competence...
Chronic pain

The challenge of chronic pain in Europe

Mariano Votta, Director of Active Citizenship Network, speaks to The Innovation Platform about good practices to better address the societal impact of pain. Chronic pain...
US Aquaculture

Aquaculture in America: extensive and diverse

U.S. Aquaculture Society speaks to The Innovation Platform about why the US aquaculture industry is growing in several areas and adjusting in others. Aquaculture: the...
producing Cu2O

Researchers have developed a new method of producing Cu2O

Researchers from KTH Royal Institute of Technology report that they have developed a scalable production method for cuprous oxide (Cu2O) micrometre-sized crystals. The compound Cu2O,...
microbial electrochemical technologies

Optimising microbial electrochemical technologies in the real world

The International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology aims to find solutions to overcome the challenges that have been preventing the implementation of METs...
stability of batteries

Using salmon DNA to increase the stability of batteries

A research consortium has made the next-generation of high-capacity cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries using the DNA of salmon and over-lithiated layered oxides. The Korea...
solar wind

New lab-based method of studying solar wind

University of Wisconsin-Madison physicists have created a new method of lab-based solar wind phenomena research to learn about their properties in other star systems. Gases...
Solution to climate change

Could agriculture offer a solution to climate change?

Commissioner for Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski, stresses how agriculture is not in the past, it is in fact a future solution to climate change. Launched in...
Pandemic lifecycle

Searching for a data-driven digital solution to pandemic management

On 1-3 May 2020, EIT Digital will be leading ‘hackers’ to develop data-driven digital solutions for epidemic and pandemic lifecycle management. The DATA against COVID-19...