Women as warriors: The impact of coevolving informatics
Chris Girard, Associate Professor at Florida International University illustrates how the pre-existing cultural signals shaping gendered barriers are being transformed by coevolving informatics and women in the digital-era military.
Accelerating innovation for the benefit of society
Open Access Government highlights the priorities of The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), as it works to advance innovation and combat global environmental issues.
Canada: From isolation to innovation
Open Access Government chart Canada’s innovation priorities in its recovery plan from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Starfish & discard from cod fish: A source of healthy omega-3 fatty acids?
Prof Charlotte Jacobsen, Professor and Head of Research Group for Bioactives – Analysis and Application at the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, discusses how starfish and discard from different types of cod fish can be a potential source of healthy omega-3 fatty acids.
Einstein Telescope: A unique chance for Europe
Nikhef Researcher Jo Van Den Brand takes us on a journey towards a European gravitational wave observatory with the establishment of Einstein Telescope.
International scientific exchange can help transform the world
Open Access Government chart the priorities of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) in supporting excellent young research, both nationally and internationally.
Enabling sensing technology for the next generation of flight
Professor Kristi A. Morgansen, University of Washington, explores the potential of using sensing technology in the next generation of flight.
From Open Science to Open Innovation: The ATTRACT Project
Professor Sergio Bertolucci, Chair of the ATTRACT R&D&I Committee (IC), explores how the ATTRACT Project is bridging the gap between research and industry to go from Open Science to Open Innovation.
Computer, information science & engineering research
Here, Open Access Government charts the U.S. National Science Foundation’s priorities for upholding its leadership in computer, information science & engineering research.
Study finds COVID increased “forced labour” in garment supply chains
This study examined 302 factories, finding that forced labour and exploitation increased in garment supply chains across Ethiopia, Honduras, India and Myanmar.
Why slow and steady wins the innovation race
Ritam Gandhi, Founder and Director, Studio Graphene, offers his expert advice to businesses on how to build and maintain their capacity to innovate.
A look at Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences
Open Access Government places the spotlight on Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences from the perspective of the U.S. National Science Foundation.
Physics: Unveiling the secrets of new particles
Here, Katri Huitu and Kenneth Österberg from the Helsinki Institute of Physics, Finland, discuss an important discovery of the Odderon and related activities of the Institute searching for the secrets of new particles and fundamental laws of Nature.
Explore to realise: Space development in Japan
Here, Open Access Government charts the priorities of Japan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), and its work in scientific understanding and technological development towards sustainable human space exploration.
WHO says Delta variant will be globally dominant
The World Health Organisation on Friday (18 June) said that the Delta variant, originating in India, would be globally dominant due to "significantly increased transmissibility".
What does the European Medical Devices Regulation 2017/745 (MDR) say about clinical trials?
Professor Dr Freimut Schliess, Director of Science & Innovation at the Profil Institut für Stoffwechselforschung GmbH, explores how the MDR will impact clinical trials.
Bioinformatics focus: Can we break the glycocode?
Frederique Lisacek from SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, provides the computer-based tools for exploring ways of breaking the glycocode.
Social media data for social and behavioural research
Guangqing Chi and Junjun Yin from The Pennsylvania State University discuss how social media data has become a gold mine of information for both academic and non-academic use.
Probing the atmosphere of extra-solar planets
Senior Researcher Pierre-Olivier Lagage discusses how, after the detection of exoplanets, the characterisation of their atmosphere is the next step to understanding alien worlds.
Increasing electric car battery safety using calorimeters
Dr Carlos Ziebert, head of IAM-AWP’s Calorimeter Center, KIT, explains how the safety of batteries for electric cars can be increased by research using battery calorimeters.
