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UKRI funding to bring the public into the heart of five research projects
Added: 27 May 2021
UK Research and Innovation is encouraging people from across the UK to actively contribute to five …
Giant sea lizard fossil shows diversity of life before asteroid hit
Added: 14 May 2021
A further species discovery confirms the abundance and diversity of giant marine lizards in the Cre…
Replacing plastics in fibre-based packaging for full recycling
Added: 10 May 2021
New research highlights biodigestible barrier polymers to replace plastics and non-repulpable lamin…
Pre-programmed degradation makes 'biodegradable' plastics truly compostable
Added: 22 Apr 2021
By embedding polymer-eating enzymes in plastic, researchers have found a way to make previously tri…
Recycled graphene from tyres can make more environmentally friendly concrete
Added: 8 Apr 2021
This could be where the rubber truly hits the road. Rice University scientists have optimised a pro…
Research points to a green energy system sooner than we'd hoped!
Added: 1 Apr 2021
Research shows solar photovoltaics are already cheaper, more innovative, and more integrated into t…
Jordan's water crisis should be a warning for the world
Added: 31 Mar 2021
It is very easy to take tap water for granted. But sobering predictions of recent research around J…
Positive 'tipping points' offer hope for climate
Added: 22 Mar 2021
Climate change mitigation is forever a balancing act. Environmental experts are beginning to unveil…
'Team ice' uncover crucial information to aid the development of new more active cryoprotectants
Added: 17 Mar 2021
Researchers uncover new understanding around the interactions between synthetic polymers and ice fo…
Workplace wellbeing and outdoor green space
Added: 15 Mar 2021
Complementing our January issue cover story on bringing nature indoors, and against a backdrop stee…
Tracking mosquito flight patterns in 3D using digital holography and mathematics
Added: 12 Mar 2021
Researchers have been asked to use large field-of-view digital holography to accurately apply 3D tr…
Pandemic prevention: how to fireproof our future - #PandemicsReport
Added: 25 Feb 2021
As we embrace 2021 and the opportunity for a fresh perspective, Matthew Partridge reviews the indep…
Closed-loop chemical recycling of common petrochemical realised
Added: 28 Jan 2021
Imagine plastics and rubber that can be chemically unzipped back to reusable monomers for recycling…
Roll over Indiana Jones - the modern archeologist comes armed with technology
Added: 21 Jan 2021
Looking into the past never looked so futuristic as it does today, and the Indiana Jones-style ster…
Long-life, long-range, rapid recharging, affordable electric car battery
Added: 21 Jan 2021
Go from zero to 60 miles per hour in 3 seconds and drive like a Porsche... Electric car batteries t…
Modelling system evolution dynamics for better ecosystem management
Added: 20 Jan 2021
Imagine being able to stop species becoming unexpectedly endangered in the first place...
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Climate change causes in question - weather system interference may displace carbon emissions as key factor
Added: 13 Jan 2021
The green economy may be in trouble as new research - described by experts as a 'meteoroligical tou…
Ever had that sinking feeling?
Added: 7 Jan 2021
If you've found yourself wondering if you're sinking a little recently, that may be because you are…
Vital biodiversity collections face drop in specimen deposits
Added: 1 Jan 2021
Kansas researchers argue that expanded biodiversity infrastructure will be an essential front line …
Natural reward: has the other evolutionary shoe just dropped?
Added: 9 Dec 2020
Is natural reward the carrot to balance the stick of natural selection? Now there's a thought that …
