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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…
Agilent acquires spectroscopy firm Cobalt Light Systems for £40m
Added: 22 Aug 2017
Analytical lab business Agilent has acquired UK-based Raman spectroscopy firm Cobalt Light Systems …
Scientists reveal it’s raining diamonds on Neptune
Added: 21 Aug 2017
While the earth has experienced freak rainstorms of fish, frogs and even golfballs, its sister plan…
Manchester Uni swaps polymers for polystyrene in solar cells development
Added: 18 Aug 2017
Researchers at the University of Manchester are using polystyrene as opposed to polymers in an effo…
Chemists use electricity to manufacture more environmentally friendly drugs
Added: 13 Aug 2017
Researchers at Cornell University say electrochemistry could be used to manufacture drugs in a more…
Scientists make golden discovery that could improve cancer treatment
Added: 11 Aug 2017
Scientists at the University of Edinburgh have discovered that small amounts of gold could be used …
Synthetic biology start-ups doubled every five years in UK
Added: 10 Aug 2017
The number of synthetic biology start-ups in the UK between 2000 and 2016 has doubled every five ye…
Eurofins’ new £4 million laboratory brings testing under one roof
Added: 4 Aug 2017
Work has finished on Eurofins’ new high-tech laboratory site for testing water and pharmaceutical p…
Government hands Amec Foster Wheeler £2.9m nuclear research contract
Added: 3 Aug 2017
The government has appointed Amec Foster Wheeler to lead a £2.9 million nuclear power research prog…
