The High Performance Computing (HPC) provides unprecedented opportunities to boost Computational Biology’s ability to uncover mechanisms behind drug synergies and drug treatment by employing digital twins of all scales, from molecules to entire bodies. To share knowledge and discuss the most advanced techniques, the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) with the support of the European Molecular…

By Mark Jones It is different. Still a little scary. I am now in my last day of COVID isolation. Fully vaccinated and boosted, I managed to catch COVID for a second time. Yep, I am a return customer, a double breakthrough case. There are some big differences. In May of 2021, I felt invincible.…

The 100 Winners of the 2023 R&D 100 Awards have been announced by R&D World magazine. This renowned worldwide science and innovation competition, celebrating its 61st year, received entries from 15 different countries and regions. This year’s esteemed judging panel included 45 well-respected industry professionals from across the world. The Winners are listed below by…

The Winners in the 2023 R&D 100 Professional Awards have been announced by R&D World magazine. This year’s esteemed judging panel included 45 well-respected industry professionals from across the world. Winners are listed below, along with edited selections from their nomination letters. These winners will be celebrated at the R&D 100 Awards Banquet in San Diego…

The Medalists in the 2023 R&D 100 Awards Special Recognition categories have been announced by R&D World magazine. This year’s esteemed judging panel included 45 well-respected industry professionals from across the world. Medalists are listed below by category, and include primary submitting organizations and then co-developing organizations, as provided to R&D World. These and other…

A total of 156 Finalists for the 2023 R&D 100 Awards have been announced by R&D World magazine. This renowned worldwide science and innovation competition, celebrating its 61st year, received entries from 15 different countries and regions. This year’s esteemed judging panel included 45 well-respected industry professionals from across the world. The Finalists are listed…

This year’s iteration of the esteemed R&D 100 Awards features a judging panel comprised of 45 professionals from across the globe, who boast an impressive collection of accomplishments and honors. Finalists in this year’s 61st R&D 100 Awards will be announced on August 15th at rdworldonline.com. Winners of this year’s R&D 100 Awards, along with…

In this, the tenth episode of the R&D 100 Podcast, we examine the latest technology in superconducting magnets. These magnets have existed since the 1960s, but the field available has been limited by the properties of superconducting materials. So, VP, Editorial Director Paul J. Heney and Senior Editor Aimee Kalnoskas of R&D World spoke with…

The MEEP project hosts a large-scale FPGA system recently installed at the BSC in Barcelona, Spain. It will actively contribute to developing European technologies and their subsequent integration into exascale supercomputing designs. The MEEP infrastructure is an FPGA-based digital laboratory that will contribute to a competitive European technology supply industry by enabling the following two…

Laboratory centrifuges spin liquid samples at high speed, in order to separate substances according to their mass. They typically consist of a vertical motorized axis about which a rotor can spin — and a top loading well with a cover over it. The rotor is typically designed to securely hold special centrifuge tubes that fit…

Titration is a method of determining the concentration of a substance, otherwise known as volumetric analysis. The substance for which the concentration is to be determined is known as the analyte. The analyte is in a solution at an initially unknown concentration. A substance is added that is known to react with the analyte (a…

A spectrophotometer is an instrument used to determine the chemical composition of a sample by measuring how light at different frequencies passes through it. The spectrophotometer includes a light source to pass light through the sample, and a photodetector to measure the intensity of light passing through the sample. Most commonly the light is in…

Fluorescence spectroscopy is a method of determining the composition of a sample. It excites a sample with electromagnetic radiation, causing it to emit characteristic radiation. This is a non-destructive method of analysing sample composition. Instruments used to perform fluorescence spectroscopy are known as fluorometers. Most commonly the sample is excited using ultraviolet light and the…

An elemental analyzer is an instrument that can determine the elemental composition of a sample. The analyzer may simply determine which elements are present, or it may make a quantitative analysis to identify how much of each element is present. In some cases, isotopic composition may also be determined. Elemental analyzers are used in many…

By Gordon Feller The bipartisan “2022 Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors and Science Act of 2022” (CHIPS and Science Act) aims to increase semiconductor manufacturing in the U.S. through a five-year federal investment of $52 billion. With U.S.-China tensions and the potential vulnerability of production in Taiwan, and broader issues of supply chain reliability,…

By Mark Jones It looks innocuous in my hand, yet there are growing calls to ban it. It may use technology created for the Manhattan Project, but, in my hand, it doesn’t feel like a weapon. It feels natural, in spite of the very unnatural materials it may contain. I’m not at all cautious as…

R&D World editors Paul Heney and Aimee Kalnoskas are back, and this time they’re talking about a lot of news, in addition to the technology of the day. First, they delve into some important updates about the R&D 100 Awards for 2023 — and then dip their toes into the strange new world of AI…

The 61st R&D 100 Awards program is now open for submissions. The program is open to corporate, government, and academic R&D organizations across the globe, and has been called “The Oscars of Innovation.” First established in 1963, the R&D 100 Awards is the only S&T (science and technology) awards competition that recognizes new commercial products, technologies…

In 2023, as the R&D 100 Awards program embarks on its 61st annual honors, the competition is being expanded to include a slate of Professional Awards. These new awards are aimed at recognizing outstanding individuals and teams who make a difference in research and development organizations across the globe — whether working in corporate, academic, or…

A mass spectrometer is an instrument which ionizes a sample, separates the ions depending on their mass-to-charge ratio, and measures the intensity of the ions present at different mass-to-charge ratios. This can be used to determine the elements or isotopes present in the sample. The technique of mass spectrometry can be best understood by considering…

Chromatography is a common laboratory technique used to separate a mixture into its individual components, or fractions. This can allow the components to be identified and quantified. The first stage in chromatography is to dissolve the mixture in a fluid solvent, which may be either a liquid or a gas. The fluid solvent is known…

Microwave assisted extraction is used to extract compounds from matrices, such as oils and other volatile natural products from plant matter. It can be used for both testing and routine extraction in areas including food testing, biofuel and medicine production, and the environmental analysis of soils, sludge and waste matter. Methods such as microwave assisted…

Chromatography is commonly used to separate mixtures into their individual components. Most commonly, this involves separating a mixture dissolved in a liquid solvent, by passing the solution over a solid surface, with the components moving at different rates depending on their affinity for the surface. In ion chromatography, ions and polar molecules are separated based…

Laboratory evaporators are used to vaporize a liquid sample or the liquid component of a preparation. This is typically in order to remove the liquid from a preparation that is required to be either concentrated or dry for analysis. Evaporation is often used to prepare samples before mass spectrometry, gas chromatography or liquid chromatography. Laboratory…

2022 has been a busy year for the R&D community, from the continuing fight against the COVID-19 pandemic to the repercussions on the economy and funding for future research. We’ve seen some amazing breakthroughs and innovations — and welcomed back the R&D 100 Awards banquet dinner. It’s been a busy year in the industry. Here’s…