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Achema 2015 floorplan
Added: 28 Apr 2015
For a copy of the Achema 2015 floorplan and service plan, download the PDF or follow this link.
Bioplastics scale-up project starts
Added: 22 Apr 2015
Researchers from industry and academia have begun a £3 million project to scale-up the production p…
Skills initiative reaches milestone
Added: 20 Apr 2015
The Science Industry Partnership (SIP) has surpassed 2,000 people being trained across the chemical…
Alzheimer's breakthrough could "reverse the disease"
Added: 15 Apr 2015
A study conducted by researchers at Duke University, US points not only to a potential new cause of…
Salmonella kills cancer cells
Added: 14 Apr 2015
Genetically engineered salmonella has been shown to kill cancer cells in laboratory tests, accordin…
Green tea chemical triggers health benefits
Added: 14 Apr 2015
A team of scientists at the Institute of Food Research (IFR) has found evidence for a mechanism by …
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…
Technique battles antimicrobial resistance
Added: 8 Apr 2015
Researchers at the University of Exeter have shown that the use of sequential antibiotic treatments…
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…
Eco revolution for aerosol industry
Added: 31 Mar 2015
Technology developed by researchers at the University of Salford, Manchester could revolutionise th…
Nanoneedles generate new blood vessels
Added: 30 Mar 2015
Scientists from Imperial College London (ICL) and Houston Methodist Research Institute (HMRI), US h…
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…
£37.5m for cancer research
Added: 25 Mar 2015
Cancer Research UK has partnered with the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC…
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…
Imperfect graphene could boost fuel cell technology
Added: 18 Mar 2015
Scientists at Northwestern University, US have discovered that imperfect graphene creates a proton-…
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' changes colour on demand
Added: 12 Mar 2015
Engineers at the University of California at Berkeley (UCB) have developed a chameleon-like materia…
PM announces degree apprenticeships
Added: 12 Mar 2015
Prime Minister David Cameron has announced plans to rollout nine freely available degree apprentice…
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 carbon-fibre plastics study ends
Added: 9 Mar 2015
New processes and techniques for manufacturing thermoplastics strengthened by carbon fibres have be…
