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Pumping iron could reduce risk of Type 2 diabetes

Added: 12 Jan 2017

Research by the University of British Columbia (UBC) suggests interval weight training can improve …

Scientists

Urine test spells end to diet lies

Added: 11 Jan 2017

Scientists at three UK universities have invented a five minute urine test that can help doctors de…

CO2

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…

Nuclear waste

Manchester Uni makes nuclear waste recycling leap

Added: 2 Jan 2017

Researchers at the University of Manchester have used pulsed electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) …

Toy helicopter

Next year’s Christmas presents could be mind-controlled

Added: 16 Dec 2016

The next generation of toys could be controlled with the mind and activated by the power of concent…

Pills drugs medicine

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…

Battery

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 drug delivery capsule

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…

New report questions value of merging NHS labs

Added: 28 Nov 2016

Independent research organisation MindMetre has questioned the benefits of consolidating pathology …

Manchester Uni students

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…

Philip Hammond

Autumn Statement confirms major Whitehall investment in STEM

Added: 23 Nov 2016

Chancellor Phillip Hammond has, as expected, delivered a raft of measures in his Autumn Statement d…

Graphene impression

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…

Nuclear waste

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 …

Chemical industry

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…

Quantum computing

Manchester announces quantum computing ‘breakthrough’

Added: 14 Nov 2016

Researchers at the University of Manchester have shown it is possible to use supramolecular chemist…

MIT plastic

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…

Apprentice

Sheffield launches degree-level apprenticeships

Added: 12 Nov 2016

Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam universities have launched a degree-level apprenticeship programme t…

Solvay chemicals plant, US

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 design a new weapon against bacteria

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…

Ken Skates

Wales to open first science park in 2018

Added: 31 Oct 2016

The first dedicated Science Park in Wales is opening on Anglesey in 2018, with economy minister Ken…