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Scientists are working to increase the number of charging cycles a lithium-sulphur battery can go through before it fails in order to make it a realistic alternative to today’s lithium-ion design. Image credit - Pxfuel, public domain
Energy | 05 June 2020

Cheaper, lighter and more energy-dense: The promise of lithium-sulphur batteries

The next-generation batteries could pack 5 times more energy, but there are problems. Read more

Global agencies need to see coronavirus not just as a health crisis, but as a development and economic one, too, says Professor Colin McInnes of Aberystwyth University in Wales, UK. Image credit - Unsplash/ Thomas de LUZE
Interview | 04 June 2020

Q&A: Coronavirus has shown the need for a global health system – but revealed its weaknesses too

Prof. Colin McInnes says international organisations are failing to stand together. Read more

Urgent action is needed to feed people who can no longer buy food due to the pandemic and loss of income and to prevent hunger levels from soaring, say experts. Image credit - Pixabay/tyaqakk, licenced under Pixabay licence
Coronavirus outbreak | 02 June 2020

For world’s poorest, coronavirus loss of income threatens ability to eat

Hunger will soar without sufficient action, say experts. Read more

The reflected colour of the marble berry differs from cell to cell, giving it a striking appearance. Image credit - Juliano Costa/Wikimedia, licenced under CC BY-SA 3.0
Social Sciences | 28 May 2020

Biodegradable glitter and pollution-eating microalgae: the new materials inspired by nature

Scientists are drawing on nature’s clever ways to build structures and produce iridescence. Read more

Stockholm-based researchers with the CoroNAb project are investigating the coronavirus antibodies produced by alpacas including Tyson, the small one pictured here, for potential use in human therapies. Image credit - Preclinics, Potsdam
Coronavirus outbreak | 26 May 2020

Alpacas and antibodies: How scientists hope to stop coronavirus in its tracks

Infection-halting therapies being explored include neutralising antibodies. Read more

We will see increasing inequality and serious health implications if we do not change our food systems, says Prof. Peter Jackson. Image credit - Peter JacksonProf. Peter Jackson, Institute for Sustainable Food, University of Sheffield, UK
Interview | 04 May 2020

‘There is almost no one in the food system who wants to waste food ... And yet, the system as it is currently set up produces large volumes of food waste.’

Prof. Peter Jackson on how to make food systems sustainable. Read more

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Fixing the food system

This month, Horizon looks at how our food system needs to change to make sure we can feed the world and protect the planet. Read more

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