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3D glasses approach to study black holes
Added: 17 Mar 2020
A team of researchers from Russia and Greece has shown a way to determine the origins and nature of…

Space-bound human tissue
Added: 10 Mar 2020
The University of Zurich has sent adult human stem cells to the International Space Station to expl…

New test picks out high-risk cancer patients
Added: 10 Mar 2020
Scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research have developed a genetic test that could help pick o…

Team release coronavirus inhibition results
Added: 10 Mar 2020
A team using computer-aided methods to identify possible new drugs to combat the current coronaviru…

Half billion-year-old ‘social network’ observed in early animals
Added: 4 Mar 2020
Scientists from the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford have discovered fossilised threads which t…

Human protein atlas sheds light on brain
Added: 4 Mar 2020
An international team of scientists has launched a comprehensive overview of all proteins expressed…

Nanoarray breakthrough aids electric vehicles
Added: 4 Mar 2020
A team from the University of Bristol have developed a new type of nanoelectromechanical relay to e…

Investment transforms UK cancer campus
Added: 28 Feb 2020
A new multimillion investment is to drive forward development of The London Cancer Hub – boosting e…

Prize offers £75,000 for infectious disease study
Added: 28 Feb 2020
A new award recognising individuals who have made significant contributions to the eradication of i…

Business competition to support biotech
Added: 28 Feb 2020
Automated drug discovery company Arctoris has opened entries to it’s global business competition fo…

Bird flight secret offers aircraft design breakthrough
Added: 18 Feb 2020
A team of scientists and engineers have gained new insight in the aerodynamics of gliding birds – s…

Organic semiconductor leads to efficient energy storage
Added: 18 Feb 2020
An organic semiconductor photocatalyst that significantly enhances the generation of hydrogen gas c…

Genetic rewiring drives cancer’s drug resistance
Added: 18 Feb 2020
A new study suggests ‘micro RNA’ plays a key role in rewiring cancer cells so they can resist the e…

Quantum breakthrough advances radar tech
Added: 10 Feb 2020
A new imaging method which exploits the unique properties of quantum-entangled photons to reveal hi…

Molecular clue for X chromosome mystery
Added: 10 Feb 2020
Researchers have begun to understand the molecular mechanism behind the silencing of one of the X c…

Comprehensive genomic map of cancer published
Added: 6 Feb 2020
A collaborative global scientific effort has completed the most comprehensive study of whole cancer…

Graphene device bridges the terahertz gap
Added: 5 Feb 2020
Researchers have used graphene to create a device which will unlock the elusive terahertz wavelengt…

Essential gene map aids rare disease understanding
Added: 4 Feb 2020
Scientists at EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) have compiled mouse and human cel…

Metallic hydrogen observed for the first time
Added: 4 Feb 2020
Using a synchrotron, a team of researchers have observed hydrogen in its metal phase for the first …

VIDEO: Lab Innovations 2019
Added: 31 Jan 2020
From sustainability to virtual reality, cannabis testing to intellectual property and accreditation…