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Pesticide residue falls in food

Added: 10 Apr 2015

More than 97% of food samples evaluated by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) contain pestic…

Antibiotics

Technique battles antimicrobial resistance

Added: 8 Apr 2015

Researchers at the University of Exeter have shown that the use of sequential antibiotic treatments…

NHS

NHS election pledges 'unclear'

Added: 1 Apr 2015

Pledges made by both the Conservative and Labour parties to improve access to primary care are uncl…

New aerosol technology

Eco revolution for aerosol industry

Added: 31 Mar 2015

Technology developed by researchers at the University of Salford, Manchester could revolutionise th…

Colourised cell on nanoneedles

Nanoneedles generate new blood vessels

Added: 30 Mar 2015

Scientists from Imperial College London (ICL) and Houston Methodist Research Institute (HMRI), US h…

Ebola

Ebola affects young children most

Added: 25 Mar 2015

A study conducted by Imperial College London (ICL) has found that Ebola is most deadly for young ch…

Cancerous cells

£37.5m for cancer research

Added: 25 Mar 2015

Cancer Research UK has partnered with the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC…

Antibiotics

Reduce antibiotic use in experiments

Added: 20 Mar 2015

The use of antibiotics in laboratory experiments is adding to the global problem of antimicrobial r…

Graphene defect

Imperfect graphene could boost fuel cell technology

Added: 18 Mar 2015

Scientists at Northwestern University, US have discovered that imperfect graphene creates a proton-…

George Osborne

Protect science budget, committee urges

Added: 18 Mar 2015

The UK Science and Technology Committee has asked George Osborne ’not to falter’ on science funding…

Artificial 'skin'

Artificial 'skin' changes colour on demand

Added: 12 Mar 2015

Engineers at the University of California at Berkeley (UCB) have developed a chameleon-like materia…

David Cameron

PM announces degree apprenticeships

Added: 12 Mar 2015

Prime Minister David Cameron has announced plans to rollout nine freely available degree apprentice…

CCS

CCS at 'half the cost'

Added: 12 Mar 2015

A material which captures carbon at half the energy cost has been developed by researchers at the U…

BASF plastics research

BASF carbon-fibre plastics study ends

Added: 9 Mar 2015

New processes and techniques for manufacturing thermoplastics strengthened by carbon fibres have be…

EPSRC conference debate

Science funding 'needs to increase'

Added: 6 Mar 2015

The UK has been urged to increase its investment in science and engineering if it is to continue to…

NHS

NHS treatment cuts 'lack consistency'

Added: 2 Mar 2015

During 2011, England’s NHS was tasked with finding £20 billion of efficiency savings over four year…

Rethinking the Basic Science of Graphene Synthesis

Manchester launches manufacturing strategy

Added: 2 Mar 2015

Advanced materials, chemicals and food & drink processing are all set to play a role in a strategy …

IVF

Lords approve mitochondrial donation treatment

Added: 25 Feb 2015

Members of the House of Lords have approved laws which could prevent serious mitochondrial diseases…

QELFA device

'Pregnancy tester' to diagnose kidney disease

Added: 24 Feb 2015

Engineers in London have developed a medical device which combines nanotechnology with a pregnancy …

Ebola

WHO approves 15-minute Ebola test

Added: 20 Feb 2015

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has approved a rapid 15-minute blood test for Ebola.