Imaging & radiation oncology core: Improving radiotherapy quality & care
The Imaging and Radiation Oncology Core is part of the U.S. National Cancer Institute’s clinical trial program and provides quality assurance for trials with radiation oncology and/or imaging.
How can we bridge the industrial-academic gap?
According to Claus Ibsen and Karl Brian Nielsen at Vestas Aircoil, closing the industrial-academic gap is the future of innovation.
From basic research to private innovation
What’s the return on basic research spending? What can policymakers do to make basic research more valuable, beyond simply spending more taxpayer money? And what role will private innovation have?.
Hyperspectral camera imaging promotes research of the seas and space
Mikko Mäkelä, Research Professor at VTT, discusses the possibilities of a hyperspectral camera – a device that can see things which the human eye cannot.
Hubble Space Telescope expands the search of the universe’s rarest galaxies
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has released its largest near-infrared image ever taken enabling astronomers to map the origin of our universes rarest galaxies.
What caused the megalodon extinction?
New research using zinc stable isotope ratios suggests that great white sharks may have contributed to the extinction of megalodon sharks.
An underwater drone can measure ocean acidification
An underwater drone can measure carbon dioxide levels in the ocean, and combat ocean acidification, monitoring global warming.
Polymer physics: The possible future of global plastic use
We talk to Professor of Polymer Physics Eugene Terentjev, at the University of Cambridge, about the future of plastic.
Breakthrough in the tracking and understanding of massive black holes
Searching in a dwarf galaxy, scientists have found a previously overlooked cache of massive black holes which may prove influential for future space research.
Microbial electrosynthesis: Achieving a sustainable economy
Aarthi JanakiRaman, Research Director, argues that microbial electrosynthesis is a way to achieve a sustainable economy.
Leaked EU document says research salaries higher in US and Japan
The leaked draft of the European Innovation Agenda finds that research salaries are generally higher in the US and Japan, while currently 85% of start-up funding goes to all-male teams.
Disaster victim identification, training & human rights of the dead
Prof Emilio Nuzzolese from University of Turin sheds light on disaster victim identification, training and the human rights of the dead.
ARENA2036 – co-creating leapfrog innovations beneath one roof
Dr Clemens Ackermann at ARENA2036 discusses the leapfrog innovations taking place in a variety of disciplines and in research.
Low-cost high-productivity space science from Japan
NAOJ Director General Saku Tsuneta provides an overview of Japan’s involvement in space science.
Artificial Photosynthetic Chemical Process (ARPChem) project in Japan: achievements and future challenges
Here, Professor Kazunari Domen, Shinshu University and The University of Tokyo, summarizes the 10-year ARPChem project conducted from 2012 to 2022 under the support of New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO).
WHO licensing agreement can improve access to COVID health technologies
The WHO licensing agreement with the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) and US National Institutes of Health (NIH) should improve access to some COVID health technologies, like early-stage vaccines and diagnostic tools.
Safer and faster recovery to be expected from robot-assisted surgery
Robot-assisted surgery cut hospital recovery time down by 20%, according to a clinical trial used to perform bladder cancer removal.
How to predict the remaining lifecycle of mechanical products
Researchers are working on a non-destructive method to measure strains, that can estimate the remaining lifecycle of mechanical products.
Horizon Europe budget expanded by nearly €562 million
The Horizon Europe budget is now at nearly €16 billion for 2021 and 2022, with the EU pushing for innovation in climate, health and digital.
An up-to-date review of digital forensic methods
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have released their comprehensive review of current US digital forensic methods.
