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Graphene ‘cleanroom’ raises the game for quantum research

Added: 24 Aug 2025

Scientists have created what they say is the cleanest graphene ever produced, possibly paving the w…

Hearing pioneer James Hudspeth dies aged 79

Added: 24 Aug 2025

A. James Hudspeth, the American neuroscientist credited with discovering how the inner ear translat…

Protein inhibitor offers potential to counter advance of brain tumours

Added: 24 Aug 2025

Drugs that prevent the body from clearing parts of brain cells damaged by cancer could help slow tu…

Graphite innovation for nuclear sector wins £13 million

Added: 16 Aug 2025

A scheme to support Britain’s nuclear industry through the development of sustainable graphite supp…

Phone tech to shine a light on Brazil’s pesticide problem

Added: 15 Aug 2025

Fluorescent light used in TV and mobile phone screens is being employed in a new capacity – as a pe…

Generative AI boost in battle against drug resistance

Added: 15 Aug 2025

Generative AI has enabled the creation of novel antibiotics capable of killing two highly drug resi…

Double dose ultrasound delivers BPA water pollution breakthrough

Added: 9 Aug 2025

Developments in ultrasound technology have provided a means for tackling difficult pollutants in wa…

Weight loss and growth hormone patients could swap injections for pill suggests research

Added: 8 Aug 2025

Creators of a new technology say it could extend the number of therapies that can be administered v…

Kennedy axes US$0.5 billion mRNA vaccine investment

Added: 6 Aug 2025

US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has announced his department will terminate 22 government c…

Sophisticated techniques boost green chemistry credentials

Added: 2 Aug 2025

Structural flaws in certain electricity-conducting plastics may be responsible for limiting the mat…

China, obesity and biologics to fuel drug sales growth, says Evaluate report

Added: 1 Aug 2025

China’s bioscience sector growth will be a key factor in the growth of global prescription drug sal…

Parliament's senior committee claims UKRI lacks accountability

Added: 28 Jul 2025

Parliament’s senior select committee has called on government to impose tighter scrutiny on UK Rese…

UK universities’ international patent partnership filings top 100 a year

Added: 27 Jul 2025

UK universities and research institutions have filed an average of 100 patent applications with int…

Bowden award for researcher’s bird standing studies

Added: 24 Jul 2025

Royal Veterinary College (RVC) PhD student Yuting Lin has been awarded the Ruth Bowden Award for he…

Study suggests older male endurance athletes have greater heart rhythm risk

Added: 21 Jul 2025

Older male endurance athletes may be at higher risk of abnormal heart rhythms, according to a study…

Plant peacemaker’s segregation keeps ant wars at bay

Added: 20 Jul 2025

Plants from the Pacific based genus Squamellaria which have adapted to encourage the presence of an…

Ri receives boosts for outreach and environmental overhaul

Added: 19 Jul 2025

Urenco is to support the Royal Institution (Ri) in its efforts to expand its Young Scientist Centre…

Shopping mall technicians ‘offer solution to NHS eye appointments bottleneck’

Added: 14 Jul 2025

Technician staffed virtual eye clinics in shopping centres can help significantly reduce serious ap…

Eppendorf young investigators award recognises neuron-tumour expert

Added: 14 Jul 2025

This year’s Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators has gone to an expert in neuron-tumour…

Hair’s breadth ‘chapel on a chip’ demonstrates wonders of laser manufacturing

Added: 6 Jul 2025

Sorbonne university’s Chapel of Saint Ursula has been a Parisian landmark for nearly four centuries…