Treasury to underwrite funding approved for Horizon 2020 projects
The government has revealed it will underwrite funding for Horizon 2020 projects that gained grants before the UK leaves the EU…
British businesses have been...
High temperature particulate erosion: Setting limits with confidence
Tony Fry, Principal Research Scientist, National Physical Laboratory talks about high temperature particulate erosion...
Lord Kelvin is credited with saying that, “When you can measure what you...
Children’s allegations of sexual abuse
Professor Kim P Roberts, PhD, of Wilfrid Laurier University talks about research into how children's memory works in cases such as sexual abuse...
One thing I...
Are we prepared for the new industrial age?
Dr. Julian Francis Director of Policy and External Affairs, ACE discusses the impact of automation on the future of industry...
In Britain, and all over the Western...
EU-funded researchers discover clues to prevent pandemics
Scientists funded by the EU have found new ways of detecting infectious pathogens, which can be used to prevent pandemics…
In a bid to understand...
Finding your motivation for exercise
Paule Miquelon, professor at Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, is studying the self-regulation of physical activity behaviour – specifically, how the quality of motivation...
Bioinspired green methods for functional nanomaterials
Dr. Siddharth V. Patwardhan, Head of the Green Nanomaterials Research Group at the University of Sheffield highlights nanomaterials and their functions…
Nanomaterials are worth multibillions...
ERC sets Horizon 2020 budget of €1.8bn for 2017
The European Research Council has announced its annual funding budget for 2017 under Horizon 2020 will stand at €1.8bn…
Last month the European Commission announced...
The European Union’s growing innovation divide
Reinhilde Veugelers, Senior Fellow at Bruegal highlights the serious divide between EU member states in terms of their capacity to innovate…
The European Union’s lofty...
€8.5bn investment announced for Horizon 2020
The budget for 2017 has been set at €8.5bn for the European Commission’s research programme Horizon 2020…
The European Commission has announced the research and...
Validated inspection techniques for composites in energy applications
Michael Gower, Principal Research Scientist (Polymer Composites) from the National Physical Laboratory highlights The VITCEA project…
The excellent mechanical properties, low weight, fatigue and...
Targeting genes to create resilience and treat post-trauma symptoms
Hermona Soreq, Ph.D., Professor of Molecular Neuroscience, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem discusses combining the environmental and personalised medicine aspects of microRNA ‘guardians’ and their target genes into post-trauma...
Infectious disease is a global problem
Professor Colin J Suckling, Research Professor of Chemistry at the Department of Pure & Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde looks at how the recent...
Settlement archaeology in Egypt and Nubia
Julia Budka, Professor of Egyptian Archaeology and Art at LMU Munich sheds light on the missing link to a more direct understanding of Pharaonic...
MicroRNA and its role in preventing psychiatric disease
Hermona Soreq, Ph.D., Professor of Molecular Neuroscience, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem discusses how MicroRNA guardians prevent psychiatric disease by controlling brain-expressed non-coding ‘pseudogenes’...
Psychiatric diseases such as schizophrenia or manic-depressive...
Nanotherapy and its role in multiple myeloma treatment
A new class of nanotherapy blockades the genetic drive for multiple myeloma progression. Gregory M. Lanza and Michael H Tomasson, of Department of Medicine, Washington University...
New concept of flame retardant coatings
Dr. Jimenez Maude, Associate Professor at Lille University outlines how flame retardant coatings can give better protection to major structures such as buildings…
Fire is...
German research awarded €533m budget
Following a lengthy debate, German research has been granted a boon in the form of a €533m budget per year indefinitely…
German research has secured...
£57.5m funding for biomedical and quantum technology
The government has announced £57.5m funding will be made available for the UK’s energy and infrastructure, biomedical, and quantum technology sectors…
A new funding boost has...
Harnessing new technologies for the defence sector
Professor Neil Stansfield, Quantum Programme Strategic Lead at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, explains how new technologies such as cryogenics are making game-changing...
