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UK food safety company partners cannabis producer

Added: 5 Aug 2019

Scottish food safety company R-Biopharm Rhône will supply its test kits to an unnamed Canadian cann…

Agar Scientific buys London Resin Company

Added: 2 Aug 2019

Laboratory equipment supplier Agar Scientific has acquired London Resin Company for an undisclosed …

Ozone smog will get worse with climate change

Added: 25 Jul 2019

Rising temperatures due to climate change will increase concentrations of ozone in the air to dange…

Algal biofuels face diverse pathogens

Added: 24 Jul 2019

DNA analysis of a predatory bacterium has revealed a much higher level of genetic diversity than pr…

3.52M scientific procedures on animals in Britain last year

Added: 19 Jul 2019

Government figures reveal there has been a decrease in the number of scientific procedures carried …

Wine compound could help Mars missions

Added: 19 Jul 2019

A NASA-funded study has determined that resveratrol, a compound found in grape skins, could be key …

Open University partners NASA for lunar instrument

Added: 15 Jul 2019

Open University scientists are working with NASA on a device that will detect water patterns for fu…

Pea gin reduces CO2 emissions

Added: 12 Jul 2019

Alcohol fermented from the starch of peas instead of wheat could offer a greener form of gin produc…

Measurement science centre opens in London

Added: 5 Jul 2019

The Community for Analytical Measurement Science, a membership network for training and innovation …

National Trust ends fossil fuel investments

Added: 4 Jul 2019

The National Trust has revealed that it will cease investment in fossil fuel companies in the inter…

Graphene synthesised with eucalyptus bark

Added: 26 Jun 2019

Australian and Indian researchers have used a chemical from the bark of the eucalyptus tree for a n…

Essex glassblowers announce £1.2M expansion

Added: 31 May 2019

Scientific equipment manufacturer Radleys has invested more than £1.2 million in a new glassblowing…

Brexit causing pesticide regulatory fears

bpbbjpttc.d bpbbjpttc.d | Added: 23 May 2019

The UK’s withdrawal from the European Union includes the removal of a blanket ban on endocrine disr…

Endlessly recyclable plastic

bpbbjpttc.d bpbbjpttc.d | Added: 8 May 2019

By separating plastic monomers from chemical additives, researchers may have created fully recyclab…

Edible water bottles

bpbbjpttc.d bpbbjpttc.d | Added: 22 Apr 2019

Edible liquid capsules will be trialled at this month's London Marathon.!--more--

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Hydrogen sensor hits automotive targets

bpbbjpttc.d bpbbjpttc.d | Added: 19 Apr 2019

The first hydrogen sensor to meet safety targets for hydrogen-powered vehicles has been developed.!…

Cold plasma inactivates airborne virus

bpbbjpttc.d bpbbjpttc.d | Added: 10 Apr 2019

Cold plasma has been found to provide a more efficient method of sterilising air for medical proced…

Polythene film outperforms aluminium

bpbbjpttc.d bpbbjpttc.d | Added: 2 Apr 2019

A new processing technique has produced a transparent polythene film that can be stronger than alum…

Melanin shows promise for bioelectronics

bpbbjpttc.d bpbbjpttc.d | Added: 28 Mar 2019

The electrical conductivity of a melanin pigment has been increased a billion-fold by Italian chemi…

A plum deal for cancer drug synthesis

bpbbjpttc.d bpbbjpttc.d | Added: 26 Mar 2019

Chemical synthesis could be used to replace an ingredient in anti-leukaemia compounds derived from …