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IET to challenge girls’ perception of engineering with social campaign
Added: 15 Feb 2017
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has brought in consumer PR agency Tin Man to de…
Quantitative methods could protect plants from hacks, say researchers
Added: 12 Feb 2017
Using quantitative methods to prioritise cyber security will help protect power stations from hacks…
MIT researchers develop tiny sensor sustained by stomach acid
Added: 8 Feb 2017
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a tiny sensor that ca…
Manchester University develops multi-purpose biocompatible 2D inks
Added: 30 Jan 2017
A team of researchers at the University of Manchester has developed a low-cost method of producing …
University fined £400k after caffeine experiment overdose
Added: 29 Jan 2017
The University of Northumbria at Newcastle has been fined £400,000 following a botched lab experime…
3D-printed smartphone microscope offers cost-effective DNA testing
Added: 22 Jan 2017
A team of researchers has created a 3D-printed smartphone microscope that could offer cost-effectiv…
Engineers move a step closer to renewable diesel
Added: 18 Jan 2017
Chemical engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have genetically reprogrammed…
Recycled CO2 method could lead to biofuel production
Added: 8 Jan 2017
Researchers at the University of California have developed a new method of converting CO2 into carb…
Manchester Uni makes nuclear waste recycling leap
Added: 2 Jan 2017
Researchers at the University of Manchester have used pulsed electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) …
Pfizer fined £84.2m for drug price hike
Added: 7 Dec 2016
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has fined pharmaceutical major Pfizer £84.2 million for…
Bristol uni develops nuclear battery ‘powered by waste’
Added: 30 Nov 2016
Researchers at the University of Bristol have created a nuclear-powered battery that uses nuclear w…
MIT creates long-term drug delivery capsule
Added: 28 Nov 2016
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Brigham and Women’s Hospital hav…
Manchester students scoop multiple awards for alcohol detection patch
Added: 24 Nov 2016
A team of students from the University of Manchester has been awarded a gold medal and the ‘Best Co…
Researchers create ‘scalable’ 2D nanomaterials
Added: 22 Nov 2016
A team of scientists from UCL, the University of Bristol, Cambridge Graphene Centre and École Polyt…
New nuclear waste disposal research ‘could save millions’
Added: 19 Nov 2016
A team of scientists has completed a body of research on radioactive isotopes, which could be used …
Minister says maintaining British chemical industry as world leader ‘vital’
Added: 18 Nov 2016
The UK’s role as a world leader in the chemical sector must be maintained after Brexit, Minister f…
MIT moves closer to creating biodegradable plastics
Added: 14 Nov 2016
Chemists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have determined the structure of a bact…
Sheffield launches degree-level apprenticeships
Added: 12 Nov 2016
Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam universities have launched a degree-level apprenticeship programme t…
Trump win could unsettle European chemicals market, says Cefic
Added: 9 Nov 2016
Chemical businesses within the European Union face a short-term period of uncertainty following the…
Engineers develop peptide to fight antibiotic resistance
Added: 2 Nov 2016
A team of engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed an antimicrobi…
