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Smart wastewater recovery for a greener food industry

The food and beverage industry spend large quantities of water in its streams. Digital tools can improve resource management and promote sustainable production systems Water is essential for the production of food and beverages, a sector that ranks among the most water- and energy-intensive globally. With climate change, rising water costs, and increasing pressure to…

Australian IoT, circular economy, EU Projects, water management

Five core reasons for a startup or scaleup to collaborate with a research institution

Essential blog article by Jussi Manninen is the Executive Vice President of VTT's Carbon Neutral Solutions business area, and responsible for VTT's Sustainability policy Turning a promising innovation into a market-ready solution is no small feat for any startup or scaleup company. Structuring R&D, piloting and prototyping, investing in infrastructure, and protecting one's intellectual property…

research, startups, technologies

AI-powered clinician to aid stomach cancer treatment

EU-backed researchers developed an AI system that personalises treatment for stomach cancer-causing bacterium An international team of researchers has developed a reinforcement learning-based AI-powered diagnostic assistant that can tailor treatment for Helicobacter pylori, a bacterium considered to be the leading cause of stomach cancer worldwide. Supported by the EU-funded AIDA(opens in new window) project, as…

artificial intelligence, cancer, research, Smart health

The Technical University of Munich establishes a center for AI chips

The key partner is TSMC, the Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer. The Bavarian state government is supporting the center with 4.475 million euros Over the next five years, more than 300 TUM students and researchers from the fields of engineering and computer science will learn how to design and develop AI chips. That is the goal Prof.…

artificial intelligence, Germany, Innovation

Propelling solar technology into a perovskite future

The EU-funded LOCAL-HEAT project is developing next-generation perovskite materials to make clean energy more accessible and affordable around the world A major challenge in photovoltaics is how to build high-performance solar cells that are cost-effective, reliable and sustainable. Perovskites – a unique class of semiconductor materials – show great promise to tackle this challenge and…

Innovation, perovskite, photovoltaics, research, solar energy, Sustainability

Showcasing the path to circularity for Europe’s economy

CircSyst’s second general assembly highlights innovations and solutions in water management, biowaste, and plastics and packaging driving Europe’s circular economy he EU-funded CircSyst(opens in new window) project held its second general assembly since its launch the previous year. Held over a 2-day period, on 18 and 19 June, in Maribor (Slovenia), the event brought together…

biowaste, circular economy, Innovation, recycling, Sustainability, water management

Seeking solutions for cities through the spatial vulnerability lens

Laying the groundwork for strategic urban planning, a new study adopts a spatial approach to investigate social and ecological vulnerabilities experienced in a metropolitan area in Poland Ecological and social injustices encountered in cities are closely interconnected, yet they remain largely absent from spatial planning processes. Now, a study(opens in new window) published in the…

Biodiversity, Climate Change, Krakow, Sustainable Cities, Urban planning

Mediterranean diet offsets genetic risk for dementia, study finds

Greatest benefit for those with highest predisposition to Alzheimer’s disease New research suggests that following a Mediterranean-style diet may help offset a person’s genetic risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease. The study, published in Nature Medicine and led by investigators from Mass General Brigham, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the Broad Institute of…

Ageing Population, Brain Health, Genetics, Mediterranean diet, Neuroscience

Major autism study uncovers biologically distinct subtypes, paving the way for precision diagnosis and care

Researchers at Princeton University and the Simons Foundation have identified four clinically and biologically distinct subtypes of autism, marking a transformative step in understanding the condition’s genetic underpinnings and potential for personalized care Analyzing data from over 5,000 children in SPARK, an autism cohort study funded by the Simons Foundation, the researchers used a computational model…

Cognitive Psychology, Psychology, research

Researchers uncover surprising limit on human imagination

Humans can track a handful of objects visually, but their imaginations can only handle one Human beings can juggle up to 10 balls at once. But how many can they move through the air with their imaginations? The answer, published last month in Nature Communications, astonished even the researchers pursuing the question. The cognitive psychologists…