Delivering immersive technology while saving energy
A groundbreaking trial in Europe shows how future networks can deliver immersive technology while saving energy. The world is now on the edge of a new digital frontier. Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) services, once limited to gaming and entertainment, are rapidly evolving into powerful tools for education, healthcare, manufacturing, and even cultural […]
How large is the proton? How do we measure it?
Professor Haiyan Gao of Duke University and Professor Dipangkar Dutta of Mississippi State University outline the multifaceted nature of the proton through its size. The proton is the lightest (hydrogen) nucleus. It is Greek for ‘first’, as named by Rutherford in 1920, when he discovered it as the elementary constituent extracted from the nitrogen nucleus […]
Biodegradable packaging for a sustainable Europe
A new research project, Be-UP, is currently underway to develop new renewable polymers for the production and use of biodegradable packaging across Europe. The Be-UP project, which received €8.5 million in funding from the Horizon Europe program, aims to develop pioneering methods for the synthesis and industrial processing (extrusion, injection molding, thermoforming) of biodegradable packaging […]
GDSO’s €1 billion portfolio of 73 projects drives the EU’s green transition
The Green Deal Support Office (GDSO) will discuss how 73 EU-funded research initiatives are accelerating Europe’s green transition through integrated systems, from bushfire management to circular economy transformation. As climate change accelerates and Europe pledges to become the world’s first climate-neutral continent by 2050, the European Union has invested over €1 billion through GDSO in […]
Ireland’s largest cancer research program enters €28 million phase
Ireland has taken another major step in the global fight against cancer by launching Phase 2 of Precision Oncology Ireland (POI), the largest and most ambitious cancer research initiative to date. The new phase, announced by James Lawless, Minister for Further Education, Research, Innovation and Science, will see €28 million invested in advances in personalized […]
Lessons learned from four years of advancing electrochemical CO2 capture
Learnings from the multidisciplinary ConsenCUS innovation project and how it enables a sustainable future. To prevent dramatic climate change, we need to avoid emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. In fact, Europe is leading the way with the goal of net zero emissions, or complete climate neutrality by 2050. Achieving […]
Complete design of Europe’s first fusion power plant
Gauss Fusion, the European green tech company founded to build the continent’s first commercial fusion power plant, has released its conceptual design report (CDR). The CDR presents a comprehensive conceptual blueprint for the development of the fusion power plant GIGA and shows how fusion can move from scientific research to commercial reality. The CDR was […]
Tabletop experiment sets record for gravitational wave search
A team of pioneering physicists at Cardiff University has achieved a new milestone in their quest to understand the universe’s most mysterious forces. Their tabletop interferometer system, the Quantum Enhanced Space-Time Measurements (QUEST) experiment, has set a world record for sensitivity in searching for very high frequency gravitational waves. Unlike gigantic kilometer-scale detectors such as […]
Strategic partnership strengthens Namibia Critical Metals’ Lofdal deposit
Namibia Critical Metals, in collaboration with its strategic partner JOGMEC, is rapidly accelerating the development of its flagship Lofdal heavy rare earth deposit in Namibia. Namibia Critical Metals is developing a Tier 1 heavy rare earth project, Lofdal, a globally significant deposit of the heavy rare earth metals dysprosium and terbium. Lofdal is the most […]
Sustainable PFAS treatment options for small systems
Sentinel Water Solutions is committed to helping water utilities and industry meet current and emerging PFAS drinking water standards with scalable, sustainable and right-sized solutions. Meeting new per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) drinking water standards poses unique challenges for utilities with small well sites. Many of these systems have limited storage capacity, lack redundant supplies, […]