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Artemis: NASA awards SpaceX and Blue Origin with key contracts for lunar landers

As part of its Artemis campaign, NASA is increasing its efforts to sustain exploration of the Moon’s surface by awarding additional contracts to SpaceX and Blue Origin.

Working towards eliminating childhood cancer

Worldwide, childhood cancer affects approximately 250,000 new children each year, for reasons unknown the incidence is rising...

Medical image analysis

Medical imaging plays a critical role for diagnosis, treatment planning and follow-up and also in biomedical research.

Ulster University finds new pancreatic cancer treatment

A new treatment for pancreatic cancer could improve prognosis and increase survival rates… Research from the University of Ulster could change the outlook for people...

Genomic Medicine: the reconceptualization of health and disease

Healthcare expenditure is becoming a major political and economic problem in the developed world, especially in the USA and in the EU. Genomics can...

Colour changing dressing detects infections

A new dressing that changes colour when an infection is present could reduce the amount of antibiotics used unnecessarily… Researchers have created a bandage that...

Nanomaterials and their role in a myriad technological challenges

Nanomaterials are called to play key roles in the solution of a myriad technological challenges directly related to essential societal needs, especially those related...

Profile: Factitious foods to reduce production costs of beneficial insects

Factitious Prey for Production of Stinkbug Predators for Biological Control of Agricultural Pests - Juan A. Morales-Ramos and M. Guadalupe Rojas Stinkbug predators (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) are...

Peptides control organ loss in plants

Have you ever wondered why the petals fall off your tulips after a week in a vase? Why trees drop their leaves in the...

Glycol – a rare resource

Areas of Expertise: We have developed a globally unique purification method whereby we purify used glycol so that it can be re-used. In this manner, we...

Is it time for a tornado warning system in Italy?

Mario Marcello Miglietta from the Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (ISAC-CNR), and Richard Rotunno from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) outline why...

Durability challenges for new and existing reinforced concrete structures

Concrete and reinforced/pre-stressed concrete is and will be the main construction material for civil engineering infrastructure. Much more than in the past this construction...

Planning for the future

Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP), established in 1987, is an international association of universities teaching and researching in the field of spatial...

A number one funding source for Russian basic science

Alexander Khlunov, Director of the Russian Science Foundation (RSF) gives an overview of how the Foundation supports research throughout the country The Russian Science Foundation...

The power of basic research

Rebecca Keiser, Head of the National Science Foundation’s Office of International Science & Engineering sheds light on why basic research is integral to the progress...

The Impact of engineering in biology and medicine: the biomedical engineer (BME)

In 2014, WHO stated: “trained and qualified biomedical engineering professionals are required to design, evaluate, regulate, maintain and manage medical devices, and train on...

New anti-infective drugs following a grand tradition

Nobel Prizes are normally awarded to scientists whose fundamental discoveries have had a major impact over a number of years in the particular field...

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