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Covid-19 could be a boon for the robotics industry, leaving companies to decide when and where humans are better than machines.
The European Commission released the European Innovation Scoreboard 2020. According to the ranking, Switzerland continues to be the most innovative country of the continent.
Mauro Ferrari says scientists should get rid of ‘disciplinary goggles’ and combine expertise to create new fields of scientific research.
"A Frankenstein material" is teeming with - and ultimately made by - photosynthetic microbes. And it can reproduce.
We announce the participants and projects joining our new mentorship and open leadership training programme.
Researchers in Sweden have created a molecule that offers a way to trap heat from the sun.
Established indicators for research and innovation processes do not sufficiently capture the nuances of open science and open innovation. As a result, their opportunities and risks often remain obscure. A new discussion paper therefore makes proposals for the expansion of existing indicators and the development of new ones.
We invite you to join our mentorship programme designed for innovators in open science and research communication.
Eco groups and global treaty blamed for delay in supply of vitamin-A enriched Golden Rice
The UK is focusing on international partnerships and ground-breaking sector deals in order to remain a global leader in science
With its research on safety for all, Volvo has a clear gender perspective on industrial innovation. So far they are quite alone in this respect.
Whatever you find when you google depends on the people who have developed the algorithms. American researcher fears enhanced sexism and racism unless the IT sector begins to promote diversity.
The European Union’s research commissioner Carlos Moedas has proposed setting up a European Innovation Council (EIC) to fund applied research and innovation. Inspired by the well-loved European Research Council (ERC), this idea is one of several measures announced here yesterday to boost innovation across the union.
Wie die Innovationsförderung des Bundes in ein bürokratisches Ungetüm verwandelt wurde.
An open toolkit to guide and facilitate data collection about Open Science (OS) and non-OS collaborations with the aim of measuring the implementation and impact of OS partnership across these organizations.
Nature welcomes a registry that supports experiments to improve refereeing.
In creating a new innovation council, the European Commission is experimenting not just in policy but also in management.
How common are calculation errors in the scientific literature? And can they be caught by an algorithm?
The OECD Science, Technology and Innovation Outlook 2018 is the twelfth edition in a series that biennially reviews key trends in science, technology and innovation (STI) policy in OECD countries and a number of major partner economies.
Exascale computers promise dramatic advances in climate modeling, genetics studies, and artificial intelligence
A new wave of chatbots are replacing physicians and providing frontline medical advice-but are they as good as the real thing?
The goal, said L. Rafael Reif, the president of M.I.T., is to educate "the bilinguals of the future." Blackstone's Steven A. Schwarzman is contributing $350 million.
The most successful entrepreneurs aren’t 20-somethings.
A study released last week revealed that while women account for 13% of startup founders, they hold only 6% of founder equity.
"Science, research and innovation performance of the EU, 2018" (SRIP) analyses Europe’s performance dynamics in science, research and innovation and its drivers, in a global context.
Today we're announcing a GBP250m not-for-profit fund. Director Jeremy Farrar explains how the new Wellcome Leap Fund will accelerate discovery and innovation.
Two researchers critique the methodology the Commission uses to compile its annual innovation rankings and urge a different approach.
Far from driving scientific progress, competition is actually taking a negative toll on research output. We need a new model of working that encourages transparency, openness and may improve research standards.
Blockchain technology challenges the traditional Scientific Research and Publishing Process.
