All Materials
Shafted by progress
Added: 29 Jul 2024
There was little chance of Archimedes losing his screw; things are very different today, reflects M…
PrISMa creators aim to bridge net zero innovation’s valley of death
Added: 22 Jul 2024
It’s the phrase that encapsulates the perennial challenge of transitioning a successful laboratory …
Smart clothes are the new cutting edge of physio tech
Added: 7 Jul 2024
Smart phones and watches may have met their match from a surprising source when it comes to trackin…
New chemosensor offers chance for battery free remote lactic testing
Added: 24 Jun 2024
Lactic acid testing for healthcare and in professional sports could be rendered cheaper and more ef…
Seaweed-to-packaging spinout scoops £4million-plus private investment
Added: 9 Jun 2024
Bath university spinout Kelpi has secured £4.35 million in funding from a slew of City firms to lau…
Biobased building materials may be less sustainable than concrete, study suggests
Added: 3 Jun 2024
Mycelium composites made from fungi and agricultural residue, can have a bigger environmental impac…
Polystyrene recycling pioneers claim energy efficiency and cost effectiveness
Added: 28 May 2024
Creators of a new process claim that it has the potential to boost polystyrene recycling massively …
Computational design enables uni duo’s materials science breakthrough
Added: 28 May 2024
A joint research team from two UK universities has employed computational design to develop new met…
Nanotech provides Nelson with an edge over two old opponents
Added: 6 May 2024
Sophisticated nanotechnology is being employed to protect the legacy of Britain’s most famous admir…
‘Moon lander’ molecule caught on the move
Added: 28 Apr 2024
A combination of spectroscopy and computer simulations have revealed how pyramidal molecules are ab…
Inventors claim new microscope offers major advance for spintronics
Added: 21 Apr 2024
Developers responsible for a new microscope say its improved technology enables the instrument to v…
Traditional Japanese artistry inspires materials science breakthrough
Added: 14 Apr 2024
Researchers at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT) have introduced a new method f…
Scaling the digital mountain
Added: 24 Mar 2024
Hub locations are as much a feature in healthcare as for life sciences in general. Ursula Costa out…
(Almost) one hundred and eighty!
Added: 24 Mar 2024
Time was when three scientific disciplines sufficed, says Russ Swan. They’ve multiplied, to say the…
Extra-terrestrial invader downgraded to a truck
Added: 10 Mar 2024
Ground vibrations picked up at a remote seismic station a decade ago and attributed to a meteor may…
UKSA £7.4 mill funds UK universities’ role in global space race
Added: 19 Feb 2024
UK Space Agency funding will enable university based scientists to be involved in a raft internatio…
Report underlines economic returns on public investment in science
Added: 11 Feb 2024
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council-commissioned research estimates that the org…
Starry, starry night
Added: 5 Feb 2024
After just three years, the Lab Awards has come of age with a standalone event, a record number of …
Wolfson boosts Liverpool nanoscience with £0.8 million
Added: 4 Feb 2024
The Wolfson Foundation has given an £800k grant to enable the University of Liverpool to boost its …
Looking under the hood of AI
Added: 16 Jan 2024
Royal Institution lecturer Professor Mike Wooldridge expands on the scientific and ethical dimensio…
