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Combatting microplastics with microscopy
Added: 30 Sep 2024
Microscopy techniques are used to identify and characterise microplastics, but each has limitations…
Universities launch programme to boost UK space sector graduate opportunities
Added: 22 Sep 2024
Three south of England-based universities have launched a project to provide hands-on industry expe…
Aston AIME celebrates launch with collaborative science
Added: 22 Sep 2024
The new Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence has hosted its official academic launch at Aston Un…
Study suggests potential heatwave impact on epilepsy
Added: 8 Sep 2024
Heatwaves could be associated with an increase in abnormal brain activity among people with epileps…
The right moves
Added: 31 Aug 2024
Finding lab spaces is difficult but there’s more to consider after you secure one. Switching sites …
Machine learning provides workout for new polymers
Added: 25 Aug 2024
Materials scientists in Japan have adapted machine learning to predict the mechanical properties of…
Cold cure
Added: 19 Aug 2024
Power-intensive equipment such as fridges and freezers significantly impact energy conservation in …
‘Swifties’ nail 100,000 milestone
Added: 17 Aug 2024
A conservation app dedicated to mobilising citizen scientists to help protect Swift populations has…
Speedy separation offers tool for microplastics and cancer cell studies
Added: 17 Aug 2024
Researchers in Sweden have pinpointed a method to speed the separation of particles in fluids, prov…
Sample preparation of environmental samples for trace metal analysis
Added: 13 Aug 2024
A technical note is available from Analytix that highlights using a Milestone Ethos UP microwave di…
Unveiling the ripple effect
Added: 12 Aug 2024
Dr Gen Li returns to the theme of how the war in Ukraine has impacted global clinical development a…
Bezos fund gives £1.2 million to develop livestock methane vaccine
Added: 11 Aug 2024
The Bezos Earth Fund has awarded a UK medical institution a £1,200,000 grant to tackle livestock-me…
The evolution of CRISPR cell line technology
Added: 6 Aug 2024
CRISPR technology’s initial applications were primarily focused on targeted genome editing, but its…
Shafted by progress
Added: 29 Jul 2024
There was little chance of Archimedes losing his screw; things are very different today, reflects M…
Baby camels identified as key factor in animal to human MERS virus transmission
Added: 29 Jul 2024
Young camels have been identified as a significant contributor in exposing humans to the potentiall…
A matter of scale
Added: 22 Jul 2024
Funding support and infrastructure are needed to bring bio-based products and processes to market a…
PrISMa creators aim to bridge net zero innovation’s valley of death
Added: 22 Jul 2024
It’s the phrase that encapsulates the perennial challenge of transitioning a successful laboratory …
Surrey takes the p… in order to feed the world
Added: 22 Jul 2024
It sounds like the classic p… take but work is underway on a project to counter the world shortage …
Frogs’ secret defence leaves would-be predators stuck for answers
Added: 13 Jul 2024
Notorious for their ability to produce defensive toxins, frogs can also employ another, less well-k…
Vallance assumes key science ministerial role
Added: 7 Jul 2024
Former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance has joined the newly elected Labour administra…
