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Research claims quantum boost for computer efficiency
Added: 19 Apr 2026
Quantum computer calculations can significantly improve the ability of AI models to predict complex…
Science MBA leaders scheme extended to Scotland for first time
Added: 19 Apr 2026
A scholarship scheme to fund engineers and scientists to develop their commercial acumen at leading…
IChemE applauds rise in biochemical and chemical engineering students
Added: 12 Apr 2026
Recent UCAS data has revealed a growing interest in biochemical and chemical engineering, says the …
Conservation scheme enables threatened plant to dock at island base
Added: 12 Apr 2026
One of the world’s rarest dock and coastal plants has received a massive conservation boost, thanks…
Maths award adds up to nearly £2.8 mill for exchange research
Added: 10 Apr 2026
Two of Sweden’s leading institutions have donated the equivalent of £2.78 million to fund 16 mathem…
Laboratory gloves could inflate microplastics readings, suggests study
Added: 4 Apr 2026
Scientists may be overestimating their assessments of microplastics pollution, with the cause lying…
IChemE president heads inquiry into sector research in UK
Added: 3 Apr 2026
IChemE has launched an inquiry into the state of chemical engineering research in the UK, headed by…
‘Smart IUD’ could herald accurate monitoring for fertility and endometriosis, say creators
Added: 28 Mar 2026
A smart IUD being pioneered by a femtech company could provide breakthrough monitoring for a range …
Infrastructure fails put science investments at risk, report authors warn
Added: 28 Mar 2026
The UK risks wasting billions in potential capital investments in science unless it improves the in…
Pistoia to publish guide to pharma firm social media listening
Added: 28 Mar 2026
The Pistoia Alliance is for the first time engaging health patients in its research, in order to ai…
Motor mimicry could offer insight into muscle conditions say researchers
Added: 21 Mar 2026
Mechanical motors created to mimic molecules that enable human muscles to contract could eventually…
‘Breakthrough’ claimed for sustainable reuse of industrial NBR rubber
Added: 21 Mar 2026
Two pioneering techniques for the sustainable use of nitrile rubber products as new carbon dioxide-…
CrossSense smart specs win Longitude dementia award £1mill grand prize
Added: 21 Mar 2026
CrossSense, the smart glasses-based AI assistant designed to help early stage dementia sufferers wi…
Quantitative analysis of microplastics in shellfish using pyrolysis GCMS
Added: 16 Mar 2026
Many analytical techniques are capable of quantifying microplastics and those larger than 20µm can …
Gut health issues ‘raise risk for heart failure patients’
Added: 13 Mar 2026
People with heart failure have 8% more chance of being hospitalised or dying if they also have poor…
Collaborators apply intelligence to create smart telescopes
Added: 12 Mar 2026
Britain’s Hartree Centre facility has teamed with one of Africa’s leading astronomical institutions…
Consultation measures support for fast track access to medical device imports
Added: 11 Mar 2026
Plans to speed up access to new healthcare devices by aligning regulation with the European Union a…
Product Update: Liebherr expands UK lab portfolio
Added: 10 Mar 2026
Commercial refrigeration specialists Liebherr have introduced seven high performance countertop and…
NMRC site provides first ‘terrestrial anchor’ for UK space manufacturing
Added: 4 Mar 2026
Work has finished on what will be the UK’s first in-space manufacturing hub, the new National Micro…
UK built detector components arrive in US for flagship neutrino experiment
Added: 4 Mar 2026
Four ‘building-sized’ components which will play an essential role in the UK contribution to an amb…
