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Jellyfish inspire fast forensics fingerprint breakthrough
Added: 3 Mar 2024
A new water soluble, non-toxic fluorescent spray that renders fingerprints visible in 10 seconds is…

Million dollar beep
Added: 19 Feb 2024
Digital hackers may be the bigger threat but don’t overlook the need for safeguards against more co…

UKSA £7.4 mill funds UK universities’ role in global space race
Added: 19 Feb 2024
UK Space Agency funding will enable university based scientists to be involved in a raft internatio…

Surrey makes history with two pinches of salt
Added: 19 Feb 2024
Scientists at the University of Surrey are claiming a first with their observations on the effects …

Report underlines economic returns on public investment in science
Added: 11 Feb 2024
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council-commissioned research estimates that the org…

Keep it clean
Added: 5 Feb 2024
Chemical disinfectants are hazardous to lab staff, and if discharged into the wastewater, pose a he…

Starry, starry night
Added: 5 Feb 2024
After just three years, the Lab Awards has come of age with a standalone event, a record number of …

A global leg-up
Added: 29 Jan 2024
Returning to the theme of sustainable reuse, Colin Shandley offers a reminder that the effect goes …

Where the action is
Added: 29 Jan 2024
As demand for lab space increasingly outstrips supply, alternatives are being sought to science par…

EnsiliTech wins contract to develop ‘freezer-free’ global mRNA vaccine
Added: 28 Jan 2024
EnsiliTech, the University of Bath spin-out pioneering new methods of transporting medicines and fo…

On the front line
Added: 22 Jan 2024
Increasing digitalisation creates a weapon for hackers, criminals and hostile states to employ far …

First ever Blavatnik award wins for Heriot-Watt and Innes centre as nine share honours
Added: 21 Jan 2024
Nine scientists have shared the 2024 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the UK and with it a …

Bath hosts new water-based public health initiative
Added: 21 Jan 2024
The University of Bath is to host the newest Research England Centre of Excellence, with £13 millio…

Satellite offers a flood warning breakthrough
Added: 14 Jan 2024
Satellite video offers an enhanced means to monitor river flow and provide earlier and more compreh…

Scents-ibly sustainable
Added: 8 Jan 2024
Rather than plundering scarce natural resources, Glasgow University scientists Hua Wang and Sofia S…

Covid blow to Turing’s first year but positives too
Added: 8 Jan 2024
Britain’s replacement to the Erasmus Programme scholarships attained less than 60% of its target nu…

Aston £18 mill bid to lead on science and tech
Added: 8 Jan 2024
Aston University is investing £18 million in doctoral research funding to realise its aim of being …

Rudolph the blue-eyed reindeer, he can see the lichen glows…
Added: 18 Dec 2023
Rudolph’s red nose may be Christmas fiction but reindeer really do appear to possess another colour…

AI responsibility remains in our hands, warns Ri Christmas Lecturer
Added: 18 Dec 2023
Artificial intelligence is a powerful tool for better decision making but the ‘ethical buck’ stops …

Testing giant invests millions in connected lab
Added: 18 Dec 2023
Global testing, inspection and certification services leader Element Materials Technology has commi…