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Solid state physics: solving the structure of materials with X-ray absorption spectroscopy

The Institute of Solid State Physics is using X-ray absorption spectroscopy for materials science. Dr Alexei Kuzmin, Head of the Laboratory of Materials and Structure Investigations, discusses...
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Muscular Dystrophy UK: The first treatment for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)

Rob Burley, Director of Campaigns, Care and Support for Muscular Dystrophy UK, explains the first treatment for the genetic condition Spinal Muscular Atrophy. In the...
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Strategising for Alzheimer’s disease: a mixed picture

Alzheimer Europe’s Policy Officer, Owen Miller, speaks with Innovation News Network about Alzheimer's disease and what has changed since we spoke with them. Back in...
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Why calorimeters are essential to improve battery safety

Safety testing in battery calorimeters paves the way for improved understanding and prevention of thermal runaway. Established in 2011, the Calorimeter Center at the Karlsruhe...
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Ensuring targeted cancer drugs reach the right patients

Cancer specialist Professor Fabrice André tells Innovation News Network why a new ESMO scale for DNA mutations in cancer cells should be included in...
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Directing the Graphene Flagship: Professor Jari Kinaret

Professor Jari Kinaret, the Director of the Graphene Flagship project, spoke to Innovation News Network at MWC, where he outlined how he works with...
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Research training in Ireland: a cohort approach

Professor Mark Ferguson, Director General of Science Foundation Ireland and Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government of Ireland, spoke to Innovation News Network about six...
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The challenges of feeding protein to high producing dairy cows

Environmental conditions in the ruminant stomach, such as in dairy cows, support a complex microbial population that alters protein before it reaches the ‘true...
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Synchrotron Techniques for African Research Technology (START)

Diamond Light Source’s Dr Gwyndaf Evans and Professor Chris Nicklin and African researchers Drs Thandeka Moyo and Carmien Tolmie spoke with Innovation News Network...
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ERUDITE & smart villages: co-creating the digital transformation of rural Europe

Clive Peckham and Emilija Stojmenova Duh explain how the ERUDITE project is working to ensure that the networks necessary for the digital transformation of...