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A step toward renewable diesel

Engineers move a step closer to renewable diesel

Added: 18 Jan 2017

Chemical engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have genetically reprogrammed…

Beth Thomas 23 Reactor Chemistry Engineer at EDF Energy

Report says demand for 142,000 new STEM posts spells jobs for the girls

Added: 18 Jan 2017

Nearly one in four of the 640,000-plus vacancies created in science, engineering and technology in …

Lifting

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…