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Global food project launched

July 11, 2017
A large scale research project into global food system resilience has been launched at the University of York.

Collaborate to accumulate

July 3, 2017
Pharmaceutical research and development has historically been shrouded in mystery, a secretive activity conducted behind closed doors to protect commercial advantage. But, as big data continues to transform the industry...

A radical solution

June 27, 2017
Understanding reactive oxygen species is vital for tackling many diseases – but you need to catch them first. Here Dr Kalina Ranguelova talks us through this challenge and a possible...

Putting it all on the table

June 19, 2017
In 2015 four new elements were added to the periodic table. They remain – as do many of the heavy elements in the actinide group – deeply mysterious, something Dr...

Novel sustainable technique created for metal refinement

June 13, 2017
A new method has been developed to extract metals without requiring toxic solvents and reagents.

Using chemistry to get knotted

May 18, 2017
Chemists at the University of Manchester have managed to tie a rather unusual knot – in fact it is the most complex molecular knot ever made. Professor David Leigh tells...

Breakthrough in transistor production could revolutionise electronics

May 15, 2017
Researchers in Dublin have created nanometre-thick film transistors entirely of two-dimensional nanomaterials, opening up a wide array of potential future applications.  Using standard electronic printing techniques, graphene flakes were combined...

To commercialise great science, inspire young scientists

May 11, 2017
Steve Bennett thinks that developing and commercialising great science is really very simple… it starts with our children

Newly created sieve could make seawater drinkable

May 3, 2017
Scientists from the University of Manchester have created a sieve that can filter common salts, providing drinking water from seawater.

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