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Nanosensor promises rapid drug screen
Added: 15 Dec 2014
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have engineered a nanoparticle-based sensor …
Photon control could lead to 'quantum internet'
Added: 15 Dec 2014
According to a new study, researchers in Holland have managed to control the emission of photons.
'Exotic' virus replication mechanism discovered
Added: 11 Dec 2014
Researchers at the University of Utah have discovered a ’likely and exotic mechanism’ which could e…
Scientists map DNA 'looping' within humans
Added: 11 Dec 2014
Revolutionary new research has revealed how the human genome folds into an almost limitless variety…
Big data project to capture MS experience
Added: 11 Dec 2014
Researchers will utilise big data analysis to track the lives of those living with multiple scleros…
Food ingredient 'prevents weight gain'
Added: 10 Dec 2014
Scientists at Imperial College London (ICL) and the University of Glasgow have created a food ingre…
'USB stick' could revolutionise gene sequencing
Added: 8 Dec 2014
Newly developed nanopore DNA sequencing technology could be used to diagnose infection and detect d…
3D nanostructures "done in your garage"
Added: 8 Dec 2014
Researchers at North Carolina State University (NCSU) have developed a low-cost lithography techniq…
Text messages "could prevent strokes"
Added: 5 Dec 2014
Text messaging prevents one in six people from forgetting to take their medication, a study has fou…
Maths model could ‘improve nuclear safety’
Added: 5 Dec 2014
Researchers at the University of Leeds have created a mathematical model that predicts how stalagmi…
Drug "may partially relieve" spinal injury
Added: 3 Dec 2014
Scientists in the US have developed a drug that could lead to a revolutionary new class of spinal c…
£5.9bn for science, says Chancellor
Added: 3 Dec 2014
Chancellor George Osborne has today used his Autumn Statement to allocate £5.9 billion of capital f…
Personal genome service launched in UK
Added: 2 Dec 2014
Genetics firm 23andMe has announced the launch of its Personal Genome Service (PGS) designed to giv…
NMR spectrometer detects meat species
Added: 2 Dec 2014
The Institute of Food Research (IFR) has developed an alternative to DNA testing that can distingui…
Equation 'confirms' global warming/carbon emissions link
Added: 1 Dec 2014
Research conducted in the UK shows how global warming is related to the amount of carbon emitted.
Placebo boosts runners' performance
Added: 1 Dec 2014
Endurance runners’ race times have been improved by 1.2% after taking a ’performance boosting’ plac…
Ebola test is 'six times faster'
Added: 1 Dec 2014
A 15-minute Ebola test funded by the Wellcome Trust is six times faster than similar tests currentl…
GSK "encouraged" by Ebola vaccine results
Added: 27 Nov 2014
Phase 1 clinical trials of GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) Ebola vaccine was “well-tolerated” by the 20 vol…
Compound combats side-effects of 'binge-drinking'
Added: 26 Nov 2014
Scientists at the University of Huddersfield have developed a new compound that could tackle the si…
Quantum technology network launched
Added: 26 Nov 2014
The Quantum Technology Hubs network forms part of the government’s UK National Quantum Technologies…
