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David Willetts

Science minister leaves post

Added: 15 Jul 2014

Science and engineering bodies today hailed the work of departing Science and Universities minister…

BNG molecules

UK genome centre breaks ground

Added: 15 Jul 2014

Genome mapping technology used to improve the DNA make-up of wheat and improve global food security.

Phase-changing material

Phase-changing robots on horizon

Added: 14 Jul 2014

Researchers at MIT have created a material that could be used to produce ’phase-changing’ robots.

Cannabis leaf

Cannabis 'could' combat cancer

Added: 14 Jul 2014

UK scientists suggest a cannabis compound could be used to reverse tumour growth.

Cheese

Scientists develop 'better' low-fat foods

Added: 14 Jul 2014

Low-fat cakes and cheeses could replace full-fat equivalents without the loss of taste and texture,…

New technology developed to diagnose cancer cells

Boost to cancer cell diagnosis

Added: 14 Jul 2014

Technology developed in Europe could pave the way for better cancer cell diagnosis.

CRISPR/Cas9 allows for specific genome disruption and replacement

Modern spectroscopy 'may explain protein toxicity'

Added: 11 Jul 2014

New spectroscopy technology reveals insights into the unknown mechanisms underlying amyloid disease…

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Tumour growth theory announced

Added: 10 Jul 2014

Signals within most types of cancer may fuel the growth of tumours, new research suggests.

Carbon nanotube

$3bn for nanomaterials research

Added: 10 Jul 2014

IBM to invest heavily in two key research and development programmes to push the limits of ’chip’ t…

National Physical Laboratory

Materials lab given uni boost

Added: 10 Jul 2014

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is shaping the future of materials science with strategic pa…

Pharma

Pharma leads manufacturing fall

Added: 9 Jul 2014

UK manufacturing has suffered biggest fall in output since January 2013, with pharmaceuticals among…

David Willetts MP

£53m to boost science talent

Added: 8 Jul 2014

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) will lead a consortium of industrial and scientific sector employers to help …

Antibiotics

Report questions PM's antibiotics review

Added: 7 Jul 2014

The government’s latest plan to tackle antibiotic resistance has no definitive targets, a parliamen…

IBM launches food safety tool

Food safety breakthrough announced

Added: 4 Jul 2014

Learning system combines petabytes of retail data with public health case reports to identify conta…

Hand-held calorie counter

Added: 4 Jul 2014

Smart-phone compatible NIR spectrometer can accurately count calories in food and drink, its develo…

PM David Cameron

Cameron review to tackle drug discovery

Added: 3 Jul 2014

Prime Minister calls for global action to combat the increasing threat of resistance to antibiotics.

Highview LAES schematic

Energy storage research fund announced

Added: 1 Jul 2014

A UK research centre for cryogenic energy storage is set to receive a fund to conduct liquid air en…

Leafcutter ants

Ants used in antibiotic research

Added: 30 Jun 2014

Research to find the next-generation of antibiotic drugs will be unveiled in London tomorrow.

University of Surrey

Graphene centre to open at Surrey

Added: 20 Jun 2014

Research into the uses of graphene will be conducted at the University of Surrey.

UEA researchers discover Achilles’ heel in antibiotic-resistant bacteria

UK university makes antibiotic resistance breakthrough

Added: 19 Jun 2014

Scientists claim to have made a breakthrough in the race to solve antibiotic resistance.