Joe McEntee reports on a Europe-wide effort to develop and commercialize better methods of detecting a deadly and increasingly common disease
Read article: Optical physics collaboration targets early oesophageal cancer diagnosis
A new UK facility aims to help photonics experts translate their ideas into products that benefit patients
Read article: Photons for a healthier world
Elon Musk’s involvement in commercial space flight and electric vehicles underlines why getting your timing right is vital in business, writes James McKenzie
Read article: A question of timing
Materials scientist Judith Driscoll on how working with industrial partners has contributed to her research
Read article: Complex oxides and collaborative science
The "start-up story" of Stream Bio, which manufactures fluorescent nanoparticles for bioimaging applications
Read article: Fluorescent nanoparticles drive a bright start(up)
Ralf Kaiser and David Mahon on using muon tomography systems to “see” inside complex, shielded structures, such as drums containing nuclear waste
Read article: Seeing past the ordinary
The concept of “pressure” in materials processing makes a useful analogy for the many ways that start-ups can seek funding, writes Matthew Cohen of the venture capital firm Pangaea Ventures
Read article: Finance under pressure
Materials that pack 40% more energy into batteries and a smart watch that monitors blood glucose were among the highlights at last week’s IDTechEx Show
Read article: Smart sensors and novel nanomaterials draw crowds in Berlin
Serial entrepreneur Tim Harper shares lessons from 20 years of good, bad and (occasionally) ugly experiences of starting and running nanotech businesses
Read article: Seven rules for nanotech innovation
Ultrapure graphene is grown in labs under carefully controlled conditions, but Mark Thompson believes that exploiting the material’s properties on a large scale requires a different approach
Read article: Making graphene by the tonne
