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Waste crop biofuel could combat fossil fuel dependency
Added: 14 Nov 2013
Researchers from the University of Nottingham and the International Centre for Genetic Engineering …
Human waste could power future robotic "heart"
Added: 8 Nov 2013
Researchers from the University of the West of England (UWE) have developed an artificial heart cap…
Synthetic biology start-ups to benefit from £10m investment
Added: 7 Nov 2013
The investment fund is designed to help companies in the early stages of synthetic biology that hav…
Electron microscopy reveals nanoparticle reactivity
Added: 5 Nov 2013
Through the use of innovative electron microscopy, a team of researchers has discovered that the ox…
Biofuel by-product could feed chickens
Added: 1 Nov 2013
Experts researching biofuels believe that yeasty by-products being produced could be converted into…
Cancer imaging centres to receive £35m boost
Added: 29 Oct 2013
Cancer imaging within the UK is set to receive a £35 million pound boost in an effort to develop in…
Understanding cellular mechanics
Added: 4 Sep 2013
Experts from UK universities will be attending the IWCMM to present research on mechanobiology, a f…
Early biomarker could detect Alzheimer's
Added: 15 Aug 2013
In results published this week, researchers believe a potential biomarker is present in cerebral sp…
Experts synthesise bio-based hydrogen
Added: 13 Aug 2013
Researchers at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) have discovered an efficient process for hydrogen …
Scientists unveil first lab-grown burger
Added: 5 Aug 2013
The burger, which is made from the muscle cells of a cow, represents the possibility to make Cultur…
Atom-by-atom imaging technique revealed
Added: 11 Jun 2013
Researchers from the University of California have developed a technique that captures atomic scale…
Cambridge students employ Agilent technology
Analytik | Added: 4 Jun 2013
The Agilent 4100 was at the heart of a project that seeked to assess the uses of portable FTIR.
Billion-frames-per-second film captures gold nanocrystal vibrations
Added: 24 May 2013
A billon-frames-per-second film has captured the vibrations of gold nanocrystals in stunning detail…
Nanoantennas improve infrared sensing
Added: 22 May 2013
The University of Pennsylvania has used a pattern of nanoantennas to develop a new way of turning i…
Technique detects dangerous additives in whisky
Added: 20 May 2013
A new technique for detecting dangerous fake whisky, and other spirits, has been developed by resea…
High-speed spectroscopy aids greenhouse gas detection
Added: 15 May 2013
A spectroscopy technique developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology could aid …
Triangulenium imaging dye is 'ten times better'
Added: 13 May 2013
Danish chemists have discovered a new dye that they claim will improve imaging techniques.
Separation technique could improve biofuel production
Added: 10 May 2013
A new technique for pre-treating cellulosic biomass with ionic liquids could bring down the cost of…
Spectrometer improves understanding of immune cells
Added: 7 May 2013
Scientists from the Max Planck Institute (MPI) have developed a mass spectroscopy-based method to a…
Old separation technique outdoes HPLC
Added: 2 May 2013
NIST researchers have opted for two-phase extraction over HPLC to separate carbon nanotubes.
