News archive
Energy harvesters pick up power
13 December 2019
Mark Zastrow
New technologies are channelling incidental energy into practical uses.
Tomorrow’s industries: from OLEDs to nanomaterials
12 December 2019
Neil Savage
Scientific discoveries can be big business, but the road is long.
This graphic reveals the most innovative countries for 2019
3 September 2019
Gemma Conroy
A strong showing from Asia.Ban the lecture
2 July 2019
David Payne
How young universities aiming for high rankings are preparing for “Generation Alpha”.
Why we left academia: Corporate scientists reveal their motives
28 December 2017
Elie Dolgin
Five scientists discuss the reasons they moved to an industry lab.
In Japan, corporates make reluctant partners
20 December 2017
Ichiko Fuyuno
Here’s what’s wrong with companies backing out of science
12 December 2017
Ashish Arora, Sharon Belenzon & Andrea Patacconi
The shifting corporate–academic relationship in pictures
11 December 2017
Nature Index
Research partnerships between industry and academia have more than doubled in five years.
The top academic and corporate partners in the Nature Index
8 December 2017
Mark Zastrow
Help wanted: Industry seeks science alliances
7 December 2017
Katharine Gammon
Measure for measure
26 September 2017
Aidan Byrne
Game changers
25 August 2017
Branwen Morgan & Annabel McGilvray
Japan's strategy for growth highlights innovation
15 August 2017
Ichiko Fuyuno
Collaboration with companies will become more important in the government’s science and technology strategies.
Michael Sporn: A legacy of greater knowledge
10 August 2017
Elie Dolgin
For the love of discovery, a biochemist freely shared the research which laid the groundwork for widely-used drugs.
Japan's plan to cultivate more entrepreneurial scientists
10 May 2017
Ian Munroe
Although government efforts to encourage innovation face significant obstacles.
How Todai is encouraging research spinoffs
11 April 2017
Ian Munroe
It was the first Japanese university to establish a venture capital firm.
A great leap forward, but China needs more scientists
21 March 2017
Ivy Shih
OECD survey reveals the country’s science spending frenzy, noting a need for investment in innovation and invention.
The team of scientists finding new ways to develop drugs for kids with rare cancers
2 December 2016
Neil Savage
An encounter helped kick-start the development of new cancer drugs.
Innovators file record number of patent applications in China
24 November 2016
Ivy Shih
China's appetite for patents leads the world.
How should governments measure innovation?
11 October 2016
Branwen Morgan
There is a need to account for all types of innovation, from big to small.
Measuring the impact of R&D spending
6 October 2016
Myles Gough
Does pouring money into research always translate into better outcomes?
Is backing bright people a bright idea?
29 August 2016
Branwen Morgan
Whether it is better to fund researchers or their ideas is an ongoing debate.
Rising stars: Baylor, the best medicine
25 July 2016
James Mitchell Crow, Mark Zastrow
BCM’s contribution to high-quality research rose 39% from 2012 to 2015.
