EU invests €358 million in new LIFE program projects
The European Union has taken another decisive step towards a greener and more resilient future with the launch of 132 new projects under its flagship LIFE programme. Supported by more than €358 million in EU funding, these initiatives will drive innovation across Europe, from restoring wetlands and protecting endangered species to promoting clean energy and […]
Space dust could be key to monitoring changes in Arctic sea ice
Since regular satellite monitoring began in 1979, Arctic sea ice has decreased by more than 42%. Climate models predict ice-free summers in the Arctic within the next few decades, but scientists are still uncertain about the impact on life on Earth. Researchers have long known that fine-grained dust from space covers the Earth’s surface, falling […]
New innovation could connect quantum computers 200 times farther apart
Currently, the maximum distance that two quantum computers can be connected via fiber cable is several kilometers. This means that the quantum computers at the University of Chicago’s South Side campus and the Willis Tower in downtown Chicago would be too far away to communicate with each other, even if there were fiber cables running […]
The future of digital infrastructure starts with SLICES
Bridging research and innovation in digital infrastructure, SLICES supports the scientific community with cutting-edge experimentation tools and environments. The design and deployment of the Next Generation Internet (NGI) challenges the digital infrastructure (DI) research community: how can we build and operate an increasingly complex ecosystem bridging communication, networking, distributed systems, computing, data management and more […]
RSC urges UK to introduce polluter pays principle to combat PFAS
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has launched a powerful new campaign calling on the UK government to adopt a stricter ‘polluter pays principle’. This polluter-pays approach would place the financial responsibility on companies that produce or use toxic chemicals to clean up the damage they cause to the environment. The initiative aims to shift […]
Atomic imperatives for sustainable AI
Professor Lefteri H Tsoukalas of Purdue University studies AI as a catalyst and key enabler for the nuclear energy transition. The emerging AI-energy nexus represents a critical juncture in the history of technology, requiring a fundamental and physically grounded policy framework. To address the unprecedented and rapidly growing energy demands created by artificial intelligence (AI), […]
PFx Biotech advances precision fermentation to deliver human lactoferrin at scale
PFx Biotech is revolutionizing the production of human lactoferrin through precision fermentation, aiming to meet the growing demand for sustainable and allergen-free proteins. Global demand for sustainable and functional proteins is driving innovation in biotechnology. The fermented protein market is projected to reach $2.49 billion by 2035, growing at a CAGR of 7.3%. Meanwhile, the […]
Transitioning to EVs requires a bold and strategic approach
Zemo Partnership’s Neil Wallis and Neil Stockley detail the growing EV market, with a focus on the UK, and explain how countries must keep pace with electric vehicle innovation to ensure a sustainable industrial future. The transition to electric vehicles (EVs) is accelerating at a pace that few would have predicted a decade ago. What […]
Making ships greener, from fossil fuels to hydrogen technology
Navalprogetti, a Trieste-based engineering company, is leading maritime innovation with the transition from fossil fuels to sustainable hydrogen technology onboard ships. Navalprogetti, a Trieste-based engineering company, has been providing advanced design solutions to the maritime industry for half a century. The company was founded in 1975 and initially focused on marine design and general engineering […]
Princeton develops quantum chip with record-breaking qubit lifetime
Quantum computing has long promised to revolutionize technology, but key obstacles have prevented it from reaching its full potential. That is, qubits, the basic units of quantum information, quickly lose data. Now, engineers at Princeton University have built a quantum chip with qubits that last three times longer than any previous laboratory record. This breakthrough […]