Work to develop a new, adaptive and future-proof mobile network architecture for 5G has now started after a consortium composed of 13 partners, including King’s College London, and other leading industry vendors, operators, IT companies, small and medium-sized enterprises and academic institutions joined forces earlier in the year.
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have developed a method for efficiently cooling of electronics using graphene-based film. The film has a thermal conductivity capacity that is four times that of copper.
The EU Commission is setting up a new science advice scheme. Before recruiting experts, it should specify the goals and methodology, says Martin Kowarsch, Head of Scientific Assessments, Ethics and Public Policy at Germany’s MCC climate change research institute
The first Innovation Radar Report reviews the innovation potential of ICT projects funded under 7th Framework Programme and the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme, to demonstrate the economic impact of EU grant funding
With open access talks failing to break new ground, the Netherlands’ university association calls for researchers to consider giving up their posts with Elsevier journals
The ocean moderates global warming and the climate, but at the cost of a profound alteration of the chemical and physical functioning of its ecosystems and the services they provide to humanity.
Researchers at three top UK universities are developing new ways to simultaneously power and communicate with robots and other digitally connected devices – commonly known as the Internet of Things.
Support mechanisms for technology transfer and collaborations are frustrating and confusing. As a result the UK is not reaping the full potential of connecting companies with university research
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