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BeeSage is beehive monitoring system that maximises honey production by eliminating risks and enabling informed decisions.

Can you briefly explain what your solution is all about? What’s unique about it?

BeeSage is a beehive monitoring system that maximises honey production by eliminating risks and enabling informed decisions.

BeeSage is beehive monitoring system that maximises honey production by eliminating risks and enabling informed decisions. Can you briefly explain what your

31/03/2022

Meet Epeer, a start-up from the X-europe start-up accelerator, which is building an innovative AI-based credit scoring system for financial institutions, enabling them to serve the young and the unbanked individuals.

Can you briefly explain what your solution is all about? What’s unique about it?

Meet Epeer, a start-up from the X-europe start-up accelerator, which is building an innovative AI-based credit scoring system for financial institutions, enabli

31/03/2022

The UK government is reportedly considering a £16 billion proposal to build a solar power station in space.

Yes, you read that right. Space-based solar power is one of the technologies to feature in the government’s Net Zero Innovation Portfolio. It has been identified as a potential solution, alongside others, to help the UK achieve net zero by 2050.

The UK government is reportedly considering a £16 billion proposal to build a solar power station in space. Yes, you read that right. Space-based solar powe

31/03/2022

Even before Russia invaded Ukraine, the world was on the cusp of an energy crisis. As countries scramble to set ambitious carbon neutrality targets, it remains wholly unclear how those targets will be met, as eagerness to exit coal and other fossil fuels is far from matched by an equivalent capability to replace it with clean, cheap energy sources.

Even before Russia invaded Ukraine, the world was on the cusp of an energy crisis. As countries scramble to set ambitious carbon neutrality targets, it remains

31/03/2022

There was a time when converting an old photograph into a digital image impressed people; this week, chipmaker NVIDIA performed another magic trick.

Building on previous work, NVIDIA researchers showed how a small neural network trained on a few dozen images can render the pictured scene in full 3D.

There was a time when converting an old photograph into a digital image impressed people; this week, chipmaker NVIDIA performed another magic trick. Building

31/03/2022

Researchers at North Carolina State University (NCSU) have developed a marshmallow-like implant that can train a patient’s immune system to fight off cancer. In tests in mice, the technique was more effective against cancer and could be enacted much faster than other immunotherapies.

Researchers at North Carolina State University (NCSU) have developed a marshmallow-like implant that can train a patient’s immune system to fight off cancer.

31/03/2022

A new study from the International Agency for Research on Cancer and the University of Oxford is reporting on an ongoing project that has been tracking the health of nearly one million women in the UK for more than 20 years. The findings indicate there is no association between increased risk of brain tumors and cell phone use.

A new study from the International Agency for Research on Cancer and the University of Oxford is reporting on an ongoing project that has been tracking the heal

31/03/2022

Researchers at UCLA have discovered a new form of space weather – superfast electron rains that precipitate into the atmosphere from the radiation belts. The team says the events could affect satellites, spacecraft and astronauts, but aren’t accounted for in current models of space weather.

Electron rains aren’t a new thing, nor are they particularly problematic most of the time.

Researchers at UCLA have discovered a new form of space weather – superfast electron rains that precipitate into the atmosphere from the radiation belts. The

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Astronomers claim to have discovered evidence of huge ice volcanoes that have changed the surface of Pluto relatively recently. Data and images gathered by the New Horizons mission revealed surface structures that seem to have been produced by a phenomenon known as cryovolcanism, of a type and scale not seen elsewhere in the solar system.

Astronomers claim to have discovered evidence of huge ice volcanoes that have changed the surface of Pluto relatively recently. Data and images gathered by the

31/03/2022

For the past several decades, psychedelics have been widely stigmatized as dangerous illegal drugs. But a recent surge of academic research into their use to treat psychiatric conditions is spurring a shift in public opinion.

Psychedelics are psychotropic drugs: substances that affect your mental state. Other types of psychotropics include antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications.

For the past several decades, psychedelics have been widely stigmatized as dangerous illegal drugs. But a recent surge of academic research into their use to tr

31/03/2022

As AI models get ever larger, the amount of money and energy required to train them has become a hot-button issue. A new approach that rewrites one of the fundamental building blocks of the discipline could provide a potential workaround.

As AI models get ever larger, the amount of money and energy required to train them has become a hot-button issue. A new approach that rewrites one of the funda

31/03/2022

On December 21, 2021, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched a cargo capsule to deliver supplies and Christmas gifts to astronauts in the International Space Station.

Just eight minutes after liftoff, the rocket’s first stage returned to Earth, landing on one of SpaceX’s drone ships in the Atlantic Ocean. This marked the company’s 100th successful landing.

On December 21, 2021, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched a cargo capsule to deliver supplies and Christmas gifts to astronauts in the International Space Stati

30/03/2022

A new study could lead to a breakthrough against cancer in the form of immunotherapy, which will exploit a unique immune system weapon in the battle against cancer: naturally produced antibodies.

Antibodies are proteins that neutralize specific threats.

A new study could lead to a breakthrough against cancer in the form of immunotherapy, which will exploit a unique immune system weapon in the battle against can

30/03/2022

The number of cancer research projects in the UK fell by almost a third in the year that Covid-19 hit, data has revealed, with a leading charity saying the decline is linked to the impact of the pandemic on charity shops and fundraising efforts.

Figures from the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI)

The number of cancer research projects in the UK fell by almost a third in the year that Covid-19 hit, data has revealed, with a leading charity saying the decl

30/03/2022

The University of Oklahoma has received funding from the National Institutes of Health to establish the Oklahoma Center of Medical Imaging for Translational Cancer Research, a collaboration between the Gallogly College of Engineering on the OU Norman campus and OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center in Oklahoma City.

The University of Oklahoma has received funding from the National Institutes of Health to establish the Oklahoma Center of Medical Imaging for Translational Can

30/03/2022

A novel screening platform has flagged more than 95 percent of stage 1 pancreatic cancers, according to a pilot study published in Nature Communications Medicine. If validated by future studies, the approach offers a new way to detect the third-leading cause of U.S. cancer deaths in 2020.

A novel screening platform has flagged more than 95 percent of stage 1 pancreatic cancers, according to a pilot study published in Nature Communications Me

30/03/2022

Scientists have created a pipeline for identifying, prioritising and evaluating potential tumour antigens for the fast generation of cancer vaccines, according to a report published today in eLife.

The new approach could help researchers quickly identify tumour-specific antigens recognised by cytotoxic T cells, generating a powerful, durable and highly specific response against an individual’s

Scientists have created a pipeline for identifying, prioritising and evaluating potential tumour antigens for the fast generation of cancer vaccines, according

26/03/2022

Biologists and physicists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have teamed up to create new opportunities for cancer treatment using laser-generated proton beams.

The ongoing project seeks to adapt the nascent technology of laser-driven ion accelerators – which are as cool as they sound – to make a more effective type of radiation therapy more readily available to patients.

Biologists and physicists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have teamed up to create new opportunities for cancer treatment using laser-ge

26/03/2022

Patients who are at a higher risk of their lung cancer returning can be identified by a personalised blood test that is performed after treatment, according to researchers at the University of Cambridge.

Patients who are at a higher risk of their lung cancer returning can be identified by a personalised blood test that is performed after treatment, according to

26/03/2022

“Our motivation for studying it is because there haven’t been any new effective treatments for decades.”

Overall, survival for children’s cancers in the UK has more than doubled since the 1970s. Today around 8 in 10 children diagnosed with cancer will survive. We have come a long way. But for some cancer types, progress has been stunted.

“Our motivation for studying it is because there haven’t been any new effective treatments for decades.” Overall, survival for children’s cancers in

26/03/2022

Cancer Research UK (CRUK) has pledged to increase the amount of prevention research it conducts, as part of its new strategy.

The charity, which is one of the largest in the UK, plans to spend £1.5bn on research over the next five years. According to its latest annual accounts, CRUK spent £388m on cancer research in the last financial year.

Cancer Research UK (CRUK) has pledged to increase the amount of prevention research it conducts, as part of its new strategy. The charity, which is one of th

26/03/2022

Preclinical studies, the kind that scientists perform before testing in humans, don't get as much attention as their clinical counterparts. But they are the vital first steps to eventual treatments and cures. It's important to get preclinical findings right. When they are wrong, scientists waste resources pursuing false leads. Worse, false findings can trigger clinical studies with humans.

Preclinical studies, the kind that scientists perform before testing in humans, don't get as much attention as their clinical counterparts. But they are the vit

04/03/2022

This is a brief interview with Precision Navigation Systems, a startup that provides precise GPS positioning for robots, drones, and IoT devices.

Can you briefly explain what your solution is all about? What’s special about it?

We are a Stargate RTK — GNSS correction service for cm-level positioning of robots, drones, and IoT applications.

This is a brief interview with Precision Navigation Systems, a startup that provides precise GPS positioning for robots, drones, and IoT devices. Can you bri

04/03/2022

This is an interview with Sfera Technologies, a startup working in the space technologies area.

Can you briefly explain what your solution is all about?

We give space agencies, enterprises, and startups the ability to get their data from space by quickly deploying a virtual ground segment - a trusted network of antennas across the globe that receive satellite data, coupled with tailored data

This is an interview with Sfera Technologies, a startup working in the space technologies area. Can you briefly explain what your solution is all about? W

03/03/2022

Deteriorating relations between Russia and Europe mean the joint ESA/Roscosmos ExoMars rover mission faces a launch delay that could set back its Red Planet landing by at least two years.

International cooperation in space has been a recurring effort going back to the Apollo-Soyuz Test Mission in 1975, which was staged as a way to highlight the easing of tensions between the United States and

Deteriorating relations between Russia and Europe mean the joint ESA/Roscosmos ExoMars rover mission faces a launch delay that could set back its Red Planet lan

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