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China and UK collaborate on plant research
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council | Added: 17 May 2012
A centre of excellence is planned following a symposium between the Chinese Academy of Sciences and…

Scientists identify protein that could help fight obesity
Cambridge University | Added: 14 May 2012
Scientists have identified a protein that regulates the activation of brown fat in both the brain a…

Biomimetic model could reduce animal testing
TAP Biosystems | Added: 14 May 2012
TAP Biosystems has teamed up with the Open University (OU) to develop a biomimetic 3D central nervo…

Creating electricity from light and air
Leeds University | Added: 11 May 2012
Researchers are attempting to make electricity from electrodes coated in bacteria and using light o…

Virtual lab gives students insight into genetics
Leicester University | Added: 11 May 2012
Academics are investigating whether virtual reality can be used to enhance learning of laboratory t…

Nanoparticles deliver targeted antibiotic attacks
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Added: 11 May 2012
MIT engineers have designed nanoparticles capable of delivering high doses of antibiotics directly …

Carbon neutral laboratory to aid sustainable chemistry
Nottingham University | Added: 30 Apr 2012
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Nottingham University have teamed up to establish a Centre of Excellence …

Measuring the implications of artificial life
Lancaster University | Added: 30 Apr 2012
Research seeks to inform a United Nations (UN) debate on whether to call a temporary halt to the re…

Team solves 40-year-old FTMS problem
Warwick University | Added: 26 Apr 2012
Researchers have developed a computation which doubles the resolution, sensitivity and mass accurac…

£5.6m awarded for development of light technology
St Andrews University | Added: 26 Apr 2012
St Andrews University has been awarded a £5.6m grant to develop new light technologies that are abl…

Study aims to prevent infection in cardiac devices
York University | Added: 26 Apr 2012
Research led by scientists at York University has shed new light on how biofilms structures help th…

Synthetic structure creates new path for drug discovery
Bath University | Added: 26 Apr 2012
An international research team has determined the structure of a new drug target in complex with a …

Team solves 40-year-old MS problem
Added: 23 Apr 2012
Scientists at the Warwick University have developed a computation which simultaneously doubles the …

Team solve 40-year-old MS issue
Added: 23 Apr 2012
Scientists at the Warwick University have developed a computation which simultaneously doubles the …

Synthetic structure creates new path for drug discovery
Added: 20 Apr 2012
The enzyme SHIP2 has attracted particular attention due to its role in the negative regulation of i…

Powerful, productive stirring system _ Radleys Dis
Radleys | Added: 11 Aug 2005
Powerful, productive stirring system _ Radleys Discovery Technologies (www.radleys.com) have introd…

An affordable solution for parallel synthesis
Radleys | Added: 21 Apr 2004
Holding 24 glass reaction tubes in a removable reaction block, this synthesiser facilitates rapid t…

Customer led manufacturing with Varidisk
Helapet Ltd | Added: 9 Apr 2004
Having recently introduced the concept of the Varidisk filter device, Helapet proves that there def…

Sediment no impediment to pure water
Veolia Water Technologies UK (VWT UK) | Added: 9 Apr 2004
Hydrology and earth surface processes researchers at Exeter study mechanisms behind sedimentation a…

Keyence catalogue a useful reference source
Keyence | Added: 9 Apr 2004
Full of ideas to improve productivity and quality, the Keyence catalogue not only provides product …