Breast cancer

Developing an AI enabled breast cancer detection method

A new study, published in Lancet Digital Health, shows the added value of AI-aided breast cancer detection from mammography images. The study, conducted by Korean...
Silk worm

EU project adapted spider and worm silks to create bio-plastics

A research project, funded by Horizon 2020, has developed a biobased polymer using silks from spiders and worms to potentially complete the existing thermoplastics...
Earth observation

Using Earth observation to improve the health of city dwellers

As many as seven million people per year die due to polluted air. Can satellites improve the health of city dwellers? Air pollution causes many...
Saudi train

2020 Railway Forum: the rise of Saudi infrastructure

According to reports from the 2020 Railway Forum, 400bn Saudi riyals were invested in infrastructure within the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Under the patronage of...
GSP exports

Record number of exports from developing countries to the EU

Exports from developing countries to the European Union using special tariff preferences under the EU's Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) reached a new high...
Lithium batteries

Researchers have virtually unrolled lithium batteries

An international team, led by the University College London, have virtually ‘unrolled’ the coil of electrode layers from a lithium battery using an algorithm...
Retail tag

Environmentally sustainable retail tags made using nanotechnology

Researchers at the University of Sussex have developed an ink using nanotechnology that reduces metal waste in the retail industry. Following the £8m ESRC investment...
EIC

What does the EIC hope for the future?

We spoke with the head of the European Innovation Council’s advisory board, Professor Mark Ferguson, about his hopes for how the EIC will function...
epileptic foci

Detecting epileptic foci in the human brain

Researchers at Yokohama City University, Japan, have developed a compound that helps doctors detect epileptic foci in the human brain. A radiotracer specifically binds to...
EU Canada

$50m to progress collaboration between Canada and EU

The Canadian government have announced the launch of new funding opportunities to boost scientific collaboration with other countries. Out of the C$50m available over the...