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Experts measure bacteria in wastewater purification process
Added: 26 Nov 2014
A research team in Luxembourg has succeeded in describing the complex relationships within a microb…

DIY microscope 'could save thousands'
Added: 26 Nov 2014
A university student has created his own high-tech inverted microscope using a cheap instrument pur…

UK facility to bridge robotics gap
Added: 25 Nov 2014
The Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL) is launching an initiative to encourage and support the take …

Digital memory given graphene boost
Added: 25 Nov 2014
A team of scientists in the US has begun working on improvements to random access memory (RAM) tech…

GE develops brain imaging 'helmet'
Added: 24 Nov 2014
Scientists at GE Research are currently developing a wearable, high-resolution imaging ’helmet’ tha…

Centre launched to tackle arthritis at work
Added: 24 Nov 2014
A research centre opening in Southampton will focus on the impact of musculoskeletal disorders in t…
Review speeds access to 'medical breakthroughs'
Added: 20 Nov 2014
Life sciences minister George Freeman will today discuss the success of the UK life sciences strate…

Pathogen outbreak controlled by genome sequencing
Added: 20 Nov 2014
A pathogen outbreak at a hospital in 2011 was controlled by real-time genome sequencing, a new repo…

Nanoscale 'reactor' produces new compound
Added: 19 Nov 2014
Dutch experts claim new compound could ’open the way’ to developing new nanoscale circuits.

Human waste fuel cells 'a step closer'
Added: 19 Nov 2014
Scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) are a step closer to boosting the development of …

Tackle antimicrobial resistance "from all directions"
Added: 18 Nov 2014
Resistance to last-line antibiotics continues to cause concern in Europe, says the European Centre …

'Mexican wave' effect key to brain function
Added: 18 Nov 2014
Scientists have discovered the mechanisms that enable inhibitory neurons to “persuade” other brain …

GSK tops 'Access to Medicine Index'
Added: 17 Nov 2014
Figures released today in the 2014 Access to Medicine Index reveal that pharmaceutical firms are do…

Graphene commercialisation deal signed
Added: 14 Nov 2014
The University of Manchester and the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) yesterday signed a deal to …

Strong and flexible nanomaterial engineered
Added: 11 Nov 2014
Researchers at Drexel University in the US and Dalian University of Technology in China have chemic…

£50m for new technologies
Added: 6 Nov 2014
A £50 million fund to support new technologies in areas including synthetic biology and grapheme wa…

UK virology centre opens
Added: 3 Nov 2014
Business Secretary Vince Cable has opened the UK’s new National Virology Centre in Surrey.

Genetic make-up behind Ebola survival
Added: 31 Oct 2014
Studies in mice could enhance drug and vaccine development by reflecting the diversity of reactions…

£38m fund for biomedical research
Added: 30 Oct 2014
The Wellcome Trust has granted 25 UK universities funding to pursue areas of unmet need within biom…

Curbing HIV with social media
Added: 29 Oct 2014
’Big data’ taken from social media posts could be used reduce the spread of diseases such as HIV, a…