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Sheffield scientists aid steel city to lead sector’s transition to greener fuel

Added: 24 Sep 2023

Sheffield's place as a steel industry pioneer could receive a renewed boost as it prepares to lead …

Plants and particles win Turlings and Shchutska top Swiss science awards

Added: 17 Sep 2023

Biologist Ted Turlings and physicist Lesya Shchutska are this year’s winners of the the two highest…

Relief from scientific community greets Horizon Europe deal

Added: 8 Sep 2023

UK readmission to Horizon Europe and the Copernicus programme has been greeted with widespread reli…

100 Technicians share Hauksbee Award honours

Added: 4 Sep 2023

One hundred technicians working in a range of sectors and campaigning to raise their profession’s p…

UEA coastal erosion project will test new tech’s predictive powers

Added: 13 Aug 2023

One of the counties most at risk from coastal erosion will provide the location for a technological…

Tax crackdown heralds new R&D relief headaches

Added: 13 Aug 2023

Science research and development tax relief applications will now face an extra hurdle thanks to ne…

NPL clock watchers hit the big time

Added: 6 Aug 2023

Britain’s National Physical Laboratory is celebrating a major achievement by its scientists with th…

Juvenile star is image of the year

Added: 6 Aug 2023

American Laurent Formery’s portrait of the nervous system of a juvenile sea star (Patiria miniata) …

IET football tournament’s out of this world

Added: 3 Aug 2023

Moon Rovers 2: Lunar United 3. While it sounds like Fantasy Football, it could be one day as feasib…

Plastic recycling

Scottish researchers seek to turn plastic waste into pharmaceuticals

Added: 30 Jul 2023

A new project led by Scottish researchers is aiming to revolutionise the pharmaceutical industry by…

Algorithmic advance opens door for predicting Net Zero-friendly material structures

Added: 9 Jul 2023

Scientists at the University of Liverpool have claimed a significant advance in the development of …

Pines and paper alleviate science's sustainable pain killer headache

Added: 9 Jul 2023

Bath University's Department of Chemistry and Institute for Sustainability has revealed a sustainab…

Breakthrough recognition for science publishing’s invisible co-reviewers

Added: 25 Jun 2023

One of the science world’s leading publishers is taking a stand on behalf of hundreds of young rese…

Firm plans to scale up insect farming with ‘Mealworm on a chip’

Added: 11 Jun 2023

French company Ÿnsect has announced the creation of the first genotyping chip for insect farming, a…

Concern as India cuts back on school science teaching

Added: 4 Jun 2023

India’s education training authority has caused alarm with its decision to remove some key elements…

International Space Station

Pioneering Saudi astronaut completes space/earth experiment

Added: 4 Jun 2023

Pioneering Saudi female astronaut Rayyanah Barnawi has concluded a series of experiments aboard the…

CHEMUK 2023 sees 41% attendance rise

Added: 23 May 2023

CHEMUK 2023 saw a year on year rise of 41% in visitor attendance to the recent show at the NEC in B…

Study points to key role for AI in fast tracking lung cancer treatment

Added: 14 May 2023

Artificial intelligence could help doctors diagnose lung cancer earlier, concludes a study led by r…

UKRI minimum stipend to rise to £18.6k for academic year

Added: 6 May 2023

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has said its minimum stipend for funded doctoral students’ living…

‘Robocarp’ makes splash with motion breakthrough 

Added: 28 Apr 2023

A coil-powered robot fish designed by scientists at the University of Bristol could enhance underwa…