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innovationnewsnetwork.com | Megan Traviss
The ANEMEL project has recently achieved major breakthroughs in its plight to sustainably produce green hydrogen from low-quality water sources. Green hydrogen holds great potential in the journey to net zero. However, traditional production methods for this can prove lengthy, costly, and inefficient. Now, researchers are exploring new methods to produce green hydrogen from low-quality water sources, such as seawater and wastewater.
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1 day ago | 
innovationnewsnetwork.com | Megan Traviss
A new antimicrobial coating created by scientists has been used in trials of a new paint that can be applied to a range of surfaces to effectively kill bacteria and viruses, including difficult to kill species such as MRSA, flu and COVID-19. Scientists at the University of Nottingham’s School of Pharmacy have trialled a new paint-on resin product that incorporates bacteria killing chlorhexidine, which is often used by dentists to treat mouth infections and for pre-surgical cleaning.
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2 days ago | 
innovationnewsnetwork.com | Megan Traviss
A team of researchers have investigated how the contents and flow of streams impact microplastic retention. These tiny plastic particles, found in everyday products from face wash to toothpaste, are an emerging threat to health and ecology, prompting the team to identify what affects microplastic retention in stream ecosystems.
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2 days ago | 
innovationnewsnetwork.com | Megan Traviss
Satellites endure extreme temperatures, radiation, micrometeoroid impacts and violent launches. Their survival depends on careful engineering, material science and component protection tailored to each mission stage. Most people know that satellites orbit the Earth. The harsh truth of the journey and survival of these machines in space isn’t as commonly understood. Space is a vast and hostile environment where the sun’s rays can boil you and melt metal.
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2 days ago | 
innovationnewsnetwork.com | Megan Traviss
The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) has welcomed the landmark conclusion of the Pandemic Agreement negotiations, a decisive and historic step toward strengthening global health architecture through multilateral cooperation.
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3 days ago | 
innovationnewsnetwork.com | Megan Traviss
According to a Texas A&M University study, when it comes to ancient life on Mars, the proof is in the rocks. The groundbreaking study has revealed new insights into the geological history of Mars’ Jezero Crater, the landing site of NASA’s Perseverance rover. Their findings suggest that the crater’s floor is composed of a diverse array of iron-rich volcanic rocks, providing a window into the planet’s distant past and the closest chance yet to uncover signs of ancient life on Mars.
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1 week ago | 
innovationnewsnetwork.com | Megan Traviss
The European Commission has awarded a combined €8m in Horizon Europe funding to two groundbreaking projects that could transform how we capture and convert liquid energy into solar fuel. SUN-PERFORM and Solar to Butanol (S2B) aim to develop highly efficient bio-inspired solar fuel technologies that could significantly reduce Europe’s carbon emissions while creating new green industry opportunities.
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1 week ago | 
innovationnewsnetwork.com | Megan Traviss
This week, the National Office of Animal Health (NOAH) is highlighting the critical link between proactive livestock vaccination and the sustainability of farming. Ahead of World Immunisation Week (24-30 April 2025) and World Animal Vaccination Day (20 April 2025), NOAH states that livestock vaccination is a fundamental tool for safeguarding animal health and welfare, preventing potentially devastating and costly disease outbreaks.
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1 week ago | 
innovationnewsnetwork.com | Megan Traviss
Ferroelectric semiconductors, a new class of chips, can store information in electric fields and could enable computers that run on less power, sensors with quantum precision, and the conversion of signals between electrical, optical and acoustic forms. However, chips are prone to falling apart under these conditions, and how ferroelectric semiconductors maintain two opposite electric polarisations in the same material has remained a mystery until now.
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1 week ago | 
innovationnewsnetwork.com | Megan Traviss
Scientists are excited about using water splitting to create clean hydrogen fuel, but the process takes more energy than it theoretically should. A team at Northwestern University has discovered why water splitting is so energy-intensive: right before releasing oxygen, water molecules “flip” surprisingly, which uses a lot of extra energy. After observing the water molecules flip, the team quantified the precise energy cost associated with that critical step.
