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Photonics21 launches 2025 Innovation Award to foster entrepreneurial spirit

Photonics21, a leading European Technology Platform, has launched its 2025 Innovation Award, inviting aspiring innovators to submit their groundbreaking ideas in the field of photonics; find out here how to apply.

£36.5 million invested in healthcare tech, including digital hubs and digital twins

Innovation for new healthcare technology has been funded toward treatments for Alzheimer’s, cancer and more, with support going to digital hubs and technology-assisted surgery.

Inflation devalues the €12.8 billion EU research budget to Horizon Europe

The European Commission has allocated €13.6 billion to the EU research budget, with €12.8 billion going to Horizon Europe – but inflation has cut latest budget forecasts.

UK Horizon Europe applicants granted 3-month support extension

The UK government has revealed that UK Horizon Europe applicants will receive support for an additional three months.

UK Space Agency funding £6.6M for foreign research and STEM education

The news that a variety of research collaborations and STEM education projects will be receiving UK Space Agency funding has been announced at this year's Space Comm-Expo in Farnborough, one of the largest space-related meetings in the UK.

Gravitational lensing method reveals accurate mass of a galaxy hosting a quasar

EPFL researchers reveal their ground-breaking technique for determining the mass of a galaxy hosting a quasar through the use of a powerful gravitational lensing...

NASA sheds light on UFO sightings and unidentified aerial phenomena

NASA recently conducted its inaugural public gathering regarding UFO sightings or "unidentified aerial phenomena" (UAPs). Taking place one year after initiating a comprehensive investigation into intriguing UFO sightings, NASA revealed numerous unsolved mysteries.

Horizon Europe funding gap: €34 billion needed to support proposals

In accordance with a recent assessment from the European Commission, in order to fill a new Horizon Europe funding gap, the programme needs an...

Developing a hydrogen fuel cell with green hydrogen and waste plastic hydrogen

Researchers in Tokyo have developed a hydrogen fuel cell which combines green hydrogen and waste plastic hydrogen using a digital twin concept.

The Goldilocks Zone: Hospitable planets may be more common than we think

In a groundbreaking analysis utilizing the latest telescope observations, astronomers from the University of Florida have revealed that one-third of all common planets in our galaxy may be classed as 'hospitable planets'.

Funding surge of £650 million to supercharge life sciences sector in UK

The UK life sciences sector is set to be funded by Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt, who has introduced an impressive £650 million fund so supercharger its growth.

Five thousand new species discovered in precious deep-sea mining area

The Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), a vast mineral-rich region in the Pacific Ocean, has been allocated for future deep-sea mining.

Could gene editing breakthrough curb the spread of antimicrobial resistance?

Amidst the rising spread of antimicrobial resistance, hope emerges in the form of a ground-breaking tool. Progress in gene editing holds the potential to curb the relentless march of antimicrobial resistance.

EU and South Korea to make a new Horizon Europe partnership

Embracing a new era of innovation, The European Commission and South Korea are engaged in talks to establish a Horizon Europe Partnership, a collaboration in the EU's €95.5 billion research and innovation program.

Fusion power innovation project receives £12 million funding

A new partnership in Imperial College London is scaling safer, cleaner, and more abundant energy from fusion power.

First ever Saudi-Arabian woman ventures into space with AX-2 mission

The Saudi Space Commission embarked on the AX-2 mission on Sunday, which saw the first Arab female astronaut, Rayyanah Barnawi, go to space.

Could studying African killifish be the secret cure to sarcopenia?

The Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI) at Monash University suggests that muscle wasting, known as sarcopenia, may be reversed in late-life.

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