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Government announces £17m for life sciences and mental health
Added: 26 Oct 2017
The UK government has announced £17 million of new funding to help life sciences firms discover new…
Health impact of coal power up to 100 times greater than fracking, finds study
Added: 24 Oct 2017
The lifetime toxic chemical releases associated with coal-generated electricity are 10 to 100 times…
EPSRC rebrands lab facilities group to reflect ‘national importance’
Added: 23 Oct 2017
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has rebranded its Mid-Range Faciliti…
Chemicals giant Bayer sells seeds business to BASF for €5.9bn
Added: 13 Oct 2017
German chemicals manufacturer Bayer has sold a number of its crop seeds business units to BASF for …
Tomorrow’s Engineers launches skills partnership for English schools
Added: 12 Oct 2017
Tomorrow’s Engineers and education provider STEM Learning have launched a skills partnership design…
Quantum dots trigger antibiotic treatment boost, research finds
Added: 5 Oct 2017
Research by the University of Colorado at Boulder suggests light-activated nanoparticles could be u…
UKOOG: ‘Scottish Government fracking ban harms economy and environment’
Added: 3 Oct 2017
The chief executive of trade body UK Onshore Oil and Gas (UKOOG) has condemned the Scottish Governm…
IET unveils apprenticeship and Forces awards shortlist
Added: 2 Oct 2017
An army sergeant whose innovative airplane runway achieved cost savings of 80% and an apprentice wh…
Oxford University scientists create ‘brain-like’ microchip
Added: 29 Sep 2017
A team of researchers at the University of Oxford has created a microchip designed to mimic the way…
University researcher receives over $6 million to develop trivalent Ebola vaccine
Added: 29 Sep 2017
A researcher at the University of Hawaii has received over $6 million (£4.5m) to develop an Ebola v…
Filter removes almost all bacteria from contaminated water, research suggests
Added: 28 Sep 2017
A filter developed by researchers at Swansea University is designed to remove more than 90% of hydr…
French environmental testing group buys PARC laboratory
Added: 20 Sep 2017
UK environmental testing laboratory PARC Ltd (Product Assessment and Reliability Centre) has been b…
Growth of Edwards Lifesciences requires $100 million campus renovation
Added: 19 Sep 2017
Edwards Lifesciences, designers and manufacturers of the Sapien Transcatheter Heart Valve - the fir…
Tattoo ink travels through the body in nano-form, scientists reveal
Added: 17 Sep 2017
Researchers at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) have discovered tattoo ink travel…
Biosensor identifies horse meat adulteration within one hour
Added: 12 Sep 2017
Researchers at the University of Madrid have developed an electrochemical biosensor designed to det…
UK Research and Innovation hires CFO to help deliver UK industrial strategy
Added: 10 Sep 2017
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has appointed Ian Kenyon to the newly created role of chief finan…
Machine learning mobile microscope measures air quality
Added: 10 Sep 2017
Researchers at UCLA have developed what they say is a cost-effective mobile microscope designed to …
Researchers develop smartphone app to measure heart health
Added: 10 Sep 2017
Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have created an app designed to measure the h…
Handheld device identifies cancer within ten seconds
Added: 7 Sep 2017
A handheld device created by scientists at the University of Texas at Austin (UTA) can identify can…
Science collaboration with EU ‘crucial’ after Brexit, says David Davis
Added: 6 Sep 2017
Brexit secretary David Davis said it is “crucial” the UK collaborates with its European partners on…
