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Caloimetric studies and safety tests on lithium-ion cells and post-lithium cells

Calorimetric studies and safety tests on lithium-ion cells and post-lithium cells

Dr Carlos Ziebert’s team, of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), explores the safety of batteries across calorimetric studies.
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Three essential changes to evidence that will drive adoption of digital innovation

Digital innovation can help create something that addresses a need and something that can be put into practice. The missing link between ideation and innovation is application.
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How short courses are driving the next wave of Apprenticeship Levy reforms

The UK government's Apprenticeship Levy has been a source of debate since its introduction in 2017, particularly in the adoption of short courses.
Targeting the Cannabinoid Type-2 Receptor for Novel Anto-inflammatory Therapeutics

Targeting the Cannabinoid Type-2 Receptor for Novel Anto-inflammatory Therapeutics

Type-2 cannabinoid receptor (CB2R) is a G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) and an essential element of the endocannabinoid system (ECS) [1].
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Accelerating the European circular bioeconomy in 2023

Ed de Jong, Vice President of Development at Avantium, argues the case for accelerating the European circular bioeconomy in 2023.
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The benefits and challenges of hiring an international remote workforce

In the past, the major factor in determining where you and your family chose to live was tied to the location of your workplace, but now having an international remote workforce is considered the norm.
Business people on the go in city downtown on their way to the office.

Bridging the gap between evidence and action – the case for collective leadership in...

Here, Patricia Beattie-Huggan, President and Principal Consultant from The Quaich Inc, provokes a discussion on how collective leadership can bridge the gap between evidence and action, with examples from the Canadian context.
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How can farmers deliver on EU Green Deal environmental commitments?

EU Green Deal environmental commitments require farmers across the EU to make significant changes in how they work – from reducing their carbon footprints to adopting more sustainable practices.
Jewel Changi Airport, Singapore - 5th August, 2019: Visitors tour around the Rain Vortex inside the Jewel area at Changi Airport. It's the world's tallest waterfall at 130 ft in height and surrounded by a four-storey terraced forest. The Jewel complex and waterfall was designed by Moshe Safdie.

Transforming Singapore towards sustainable tourism and urban living

Sustainable tourism is becoming a bigger concept in Singapore, where they are prepared to address traveller needs and reconsider their carbon output.
A view of Wind Turbines in the Scottish Borders, Scotland.

The revised UK net zero strategy: Moving ambition into action

The government announced the next level of detail in its revised UK net zero strategy, launching the “Powering up Britain” strategy.
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Uncovering the potential for geoscience research in Canada’s North

David Mate, Executive Director of the Northern Canada Division, Geological Survey of Canada, shares how the GEM-GeoNorth program is using geoscience research to improve the quality of life for Canadians.

DEUSTO 6i: Helping young researchers access doctoral training

Through its two Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie COFUND projects, DEUSTO is providing up to 35 doctoral training fellowships between 2016 and 2025 to attract excellent doctoral candidates from all over the world.
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Why smart language models are the key to accurate AI

Smart language models, an alternative way of using Natural Language Processing, are the key to accurate AI, which can also drive value in the engineering enterprise.
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What to look for when choosing a medical fridge & freezer

Harrison Thomas, the Content Marketing Executive at CoolMed, discusses what the healthcare industry should consider when purchasing a medical fridge or freezer.
Image showing NO-producing neurons (white) interacting with other key neuronal populations shaping minipuberty in the hypothalamus (green: gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons (GnRH), red: estrogen receptor-alpha expressing neurons (Erα)) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.202 2.11.040, minipuberty

The miniNO project: Helping to minimize risks of premature births

Associative mechanisms linking a defective minipuberty to the appearance of mental and non-mental disorders: infantile NO replenishment as a new therapeutic possibility.
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Zero food waste city 2049: Identifying barriers to transition pathways

An Urban Living Lab in the UK have tested newly integrated systems approaches and valuation methods to understand how to reduce the city’s food waste.

In the footsteps of Carl von Linné: Sustainable food production

Refarm Linné strives to increase sustainable food production throughout the country, through local, sustainable, and circular production, both in the city and the countryside.

Daniel Black – Daniel Black + Associates | db+a

Daniel is a research director with 20 years professional experience in a wide range of knowledge domains in urban planning, commercial development and corporate governance. He qualified originally in economics then urban design, specialising in sustainability and health impact assessment methods for large-scale urban development. Since setting up his own...
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The importance of good childcare services for gender equality

Professor Ingela Naumann at Fribourg University discusses the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on childcare arrangements and family wellbeing, and how it highlighted gendered care norms.
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Business leaders urging Rishi Sunak to take the UK back into Horizon Europe

Business leaders are calling on Rishi Sunak to take the UK back into Horizon Europe, but Sunak is wary about re-joining due to the cost.

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