Nanomaterials for energy storage: Powering our world
Nanomaterials offer significant advantages for energy storage applications, as Professor Valeria Nicolosi’s research is demonstrating.
All SNSF research publications to become freely available as of 2020
As of 2020, all research publications produced by SNSF-funded projects are to be freely available in digital format
Based on the decision by the National...
GaN on Si: An example of the links between academic research and innovation in...
GaN is a young semiconductor material full of promises for research and development, in the view of Director of Research at the CNRS, Fabrice...
Sexual selection theory and research
Dr Mollie Manier from the Department of Biological Sciences at The George Washington University lifts the lid on the arena of sexual selection theory
Charles...
Why should we trust science?
Carlos Moedas, Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation recently unveiled his thoughts in a speech on the whether we trust science itself
Carlos Moedas, Commissioner...
The organisation of the German Research Foundation
The inner workings of the German Research Foundation (DFG) are placed under the spotlight by Open Access Government in this insightful article
The German Research...
Vaccination a means of protection against infections in egg-laying hens
Dr David Peebles from the Poultry Science Department explains how Mycoplasma gallisepticum can effect egg-laying hens and available vaccination
Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) is an economically...
The outermost frontiers of knowledge
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency to further scientific progress, as Open Access Government reveals
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is...
Swedish research and education is at the forefront of change
The work of Swedish Minister for Research and Education, Helene Hellmark Knutsson, is profiled by Open Access Government in this compelling article
Phosphorus geomicrobiological research – biology, chemistry, and agriculture
Diliana D. Simeonova of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences imparts her seasoned expertise on phosphorus geomicrobiological research
Shifting towards a circular economy for a sustainable future
VP Head of Group Brand & Corporate Communications at TOMRA, Lorraine Dundon reveals her thoughts on how Technology will help achieve a sustainable future
Dose-finding trials: why not to use algorithmic designs
Prof Thomas Jaki from the Medical and Pharmaceutical Statistics Research Unit at Lancaster University sheds light on dose-finding trials
Leading America towards a better future through in-house research
The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s scientific in-house research agency, as Open Access Government discovers
The Agricultural Research Service (ARS)...
Nanoparticles – a new weapon to fight plant disease and increase yield
Wade Elmer of The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station explores the effects of nanoparticles on health, the environment, and plant disease
Bacterial Cell Biology
Prof. Dr Marc Bramkamp explains how the latest science allow for increased understanding of the subcellular organisation of a bacterial cell
European Commissioner for Budget promises no research funding cuts
Günther Oettinger, European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources, has 'guaranteed' no research funding cuts after the current period ends
New agreement will see DKK 1 billion given to Danish research
A new broad political agreement will see DKK 1 billion given to Danish research to explore health, education, environment, and children & families
Rubbing shoulders with frictional metamaterials
Julien Scheibert, researcher at CNRS/Ecole Centrale de Lyon explores the fascinating world of frictional metamaterials and their potential
Investigating how to make farmed fish immunity more robust
Dr María Ángeles Esteban’s group is searching for new biomarkers involved in fish immunity and welfare in farmed environments
Challenges for European science and technology – thermosphysics of fluids and nanosystems
An expert from the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Lisbon reflects on the gap between European science research and industrial utilisation
