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Novel nanofibre boosts hopes for future energy methods

March 20, 2017
The creation of a new nanofibre could help enable the production of next generation rechargeable batteries, according to US researchers.

New approach to removing elements from nuclear waste

March 14, 2017
Scientists from the University of Manchester have found that arsenic molecules could be used to extract the most toxic elements from radioactive waste.

A taste for understanding

March 7, 2017
As consumers become ever more label savvy, demand for foods with fewer ingredients is growing – but how to achieve this whilst keeping food cheap, convenient, and tasty?

A right royal success

March 6, 2017
Following a fellowship award from the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, Alice Hagan set about developing an oncological knock-out punch. Here she talks microbeads, cancer starvation, and the...

Metal-organic frameworks structure scrutinised

March 2, 2017
New high-sensitivity cameras have enabled researchers to better understand the atomic structure of metal-organic frameworks.

Evolution held back by lack of oxygen

February 21, 2017
Evolution on earth was delayed by two billion years because of low level atmospheric oxygen, according to researchers from the University of Exeter.

How’s your game?

February 21, 2017
Reliable, precise and trusted – however, a pipette performs only as well as the operator’s technique allows. As demand accuracy and precision increases, the importance of understanding and developing optimal...

Ruling in CRISPR patent battle

February 20, 2017
As a key verdict in the legal battle over exploitation of the CRISPR-Cas9 technology is handed down disagreement still abounds…

An instrument-free future?

February 16, 2017
Molecular diagnostics requires dedicated equipment and electricity – this can present a barrier to access to those without sufficient resources. But what if we could visually analyse diagnostic tests without...

Self-assembly brightens LED future

February 14, 2017
Researchers at Princeton, have created a technique enabling the self-assembly of perovskite crystals to produce more efficient, stable and durable LEDs.

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