RADON: Expanding the use of serverless computing technologies

Giuliano Casale coordinates the RADON consortium which has developed a software engineering framework to maximise and finesse serverless computing across multiple industries

The RADON (Rational decomposition and orchestration for serverless computing) project is coordinated by Dr Giuliano Casale, with researchers from Imperial College London, Tilburg University, University of Stuttgart, and University of […]

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Cyclic self-reproducing systems: The key to health and happiness

Professors Leonid E Popov and Valentin L Popov explore the cyclic nature of self-reproducing systems, leading to an understanding of how these processes contribute to happy lives

Professor Leonid E Popov from the Tomsk State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, together with his collaborator and editor Professor Valentin L Popov from the Technische Universität Berlin, explores […]

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Testing the waters in Italy: Identifying co-seismic groundwater changes

Gilberto Binda & colleagues examined data regarding earthquakes in the Appenines and the resulting hydrochemical changes in groundwater

Co-seismic groundwater changes can have profound implications for water quality. Many studies have investigated earthquake-induced hydrochemical changes; however, the underlying mechanisms remain disputed. Dr Gilberto Binda and colleagues have shown […]

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Bioinspired light-responsive materials for on-demand drug delivery

Filippo Pierini and his team are developing smart nanoplatforms with enhanced biocompatibility that allows for more carefully controlled drug delivery within the body within the body over time

Polymer-based nanomaterials represent one of the most innovative and promising approaches in modern biomedical applications, including cancer and antibacterial therapy. They offer the ability to control the delivery of specific […]

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Mothers’ burdens after living donor liver transplantation

Dr Ayaka Fujita researched the physical and mental burden placed on mothers who underwent liver donation and then went on to have more children

Many mothers who donate a portion of their liver to their child go on to have more children. Research has been conducted to investigate whether there are any medical complications […]

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Promising potential treatment for ovarian cancer reaches final stages of clinical trials

Dr Richard Penson and VBL Therapeutics are developing a new anti-ovarian cancer gene therapy treatment, VB-111

Ovarian cancer is one of the most dangerous forms of cancer. A treatment approach using platinum-based chemotherapy compounds is commonly used, however some tumour cells are resistant to the drugs […]

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Research Outreach x World Space Week 2021

Join us in our celebration of World Space Week 2021 by checking out our Editor’s choice of space-related research. We’re in awe of the (inter)stellar work that has been and […]

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Assessing the effectiveness of pre-travel testing for COVID-19

Dr Hou and Dr Pang describe a method to measure the amount of COVID-19 that arriving travellers are bringing into a community.

There is a global need to implement new control measures for travel in order to monitor and prevent the spread of COVID-19 and novel variants. Dr Amy Hou and Dr […]

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Cointegration of causes of mortality as a possible measure of human ageing

ageing population

Many of us can expect to live longer than previous generations. We might also surmise that one of the top five causes of mortality will prove our demise. Ultimately, however, […]

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Nutrient management strategies for sustainable mulberry plantations

mulberry leaves

Mulberry is a very important, economically multipurpose tree. One of its key uses is as a food source for mulberry silkworms that feast exclusively on its leaves. Therefore, finding ways […]

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