storage ring

Meet the new ESRF Extremely Brilliant Source storage ring

Frank Sette speaks to The Innovation Platform (TIP) about the capabilities of this new generation of high-energy synchrotron source. On December 2 2019, the first electrons were...
smal satellite

Using award winning technology to innovate small satellites

Two German research teams are collaborating to develop small satellite innovation with the help of award winning technologies. The research teams of Professors Sergio Montenegro,...
neurological disease

Targeted therapy for neurological disease

A study from the University of Cincinnati has shown that a targeted therapy, often used to treat cancers, may be beneficial in treating neurological...
innovation in plastic

Australasian countries join pact for innovation in plastics

Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Island nations have formed the ANZPAC Plastic Pact to further innovation in plastics and promote the circular economy. Australia,...
reprogrammed bacteria

Scientists genetically reprogramme bacteria for better nanomaterials

Scientists have genetically reprogrammed bacteria, turning the organisms into cell factories for multifunctional magnetic nanoparticles. Led by Professor Dr Dirk Schüler, a team of microbiologists...

Discovering the quantum wave nature of complex antibiotic polypeptides

Scientists have successfully demonstrated the quantum wave nature of complex antibiotic polypeptides, a previously unproven principle of quantum physics. Wave-particle duality, one of the central...
Dark matter

The connection between galaxy size and dark matter

Based on satellite galaxy simulations, scientist have made a stronger connection between the size of galaxies and the dark matter halos that surround them. Large...
Microreactors

Developing microreactors that transform water into hydrogen fuel

Scientists from the University of Southampton have used solar energy to convert optical fibres into photocatalytic microreactors that transform water into hydrogen fuel. In a...
Lead batteries

Lead batteries: a role model of safe, sustainable recycling

With a remarkable 99% recycling rate and successful circular economy, lead batteries surpass the sustainability of newer battery chemistries. Can they respond? The reliability of...
Endocannabinoid

Endocannabinoid signalling in olfactory neural circuits

Thomas Heinbockel presents groundbreaking evidence that the endocannabinoid system plays a role in regulating neuronal activity in the main olfactory bulb. The cannabis plant Cannabis...