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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…
Science funding 'needs to increase'
Added: 6 Mar 2015
The UK has been urged to increase its investment in science and engineering if it is to continue to…
NHS treatment cuts 'lack consistency'
Added: 2 Mar 2015
During 2011, England’s NHS was tasked with finding £20 billion of efficiency savings over four year…
Manchester launches manufacturing strategy
Added: 2 Mar 2015
Advanced materials, chemicals and food & drink processing are all set to play a role in a strategy …
Lords approve mitochondrial donation treatment
Added: 25 Feb 2015
Members of the House of Lords have approved laws which could prevent serious mitochondrial diseases…
'Pregnancy tester' to diagnose kidney disease
Added: 24 Feb 2015
Engineers in London have developed a medical device which combines nanotechnology with a pregnancy …
WHO approves 15-minute Ebola test
Added: 20 Feb 2015
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has approved a rapid 15-minute blood test for Ebola.
Electron microscope pinpoints position of single atoms
Added: 19 Feb 2015
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has today unveiled a powerful electr…
New hope for asthma and allergy sufferers
Added: 19 Feb 2015
A 10-year epigenetic study has highlighted the potential to develop effective new treatments for pe…
GSK Ebola vaccine "well tolerated"
Added: 18 Feb 2015
Initial results from a trial using the GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)/ National Institutes of Health (NIH) E…
Winners of £20m biotech competition revealed
Added: 17 Feb 2015
Business secretary Vince Cable today announced the 23 winners of the £20 million Industrial Biotech…
Gene defect may explain cardiac death
Added: 17 Feb 2015
Researchers at the University of Oxford have made a chance discovery which could explain how a gene…
Water lab combats skills shortage
Added: 12 Feb 2015
Water firm United Utilities has invested £1.5 million in a new technical training centre located at…
Food dyes to improve product quality
Added: 11 Feb 2015
A team of researchers at Rutgers University, US is investigating whether common food dyes could act…
Joint venture deal for UK food agency
Added: 11 Feb 2015
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has entered into a joint venture with …
