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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.

Reusable ‘lab on a chip’ developed

February 13, 2017
Scientists have developed a method to produce a cheap and reusable diagnostic ‘lab on a chip’, that costs as little as one cent a chip, using an ordinary printer.

Everywoman in Tech award goes to chemical engineer

February 10, 2017
A Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Bath has won the Academic Award in the UK’s biggest programme championing women in technology.

Carbon based filters offer hope for Fukushima clean up

February 8, 2017
Researchers from Russia and the US have discovered a method to extract radioactive elements from contaminated water.

The prognosis of UK pathology services

February 7, 2017
NHS pathology laboratories are under immense pressure to do more with less or face closure. Yet it is precisely these vital services which will be key to improving healthcare in...

Self-assembling materials discovered

February 6, 2017
Researchers at the Academy of Finland have discovered gold nanoclusters that can self-assemble to form two and three-dimensional materials

New sustainable catalysis moves away from rare earth metals

February 1, 2017
A team of scientists at the University of Huddersfield have developed a new chemical reaction that is catalysed by the use of simple iron salts.

Material science advancement after tightest knot created

January 31, 2017
Scientists at the University of Manchester have created the tightest knot ever achieved, opening up a potential avenue for a new generation of advanced materials.

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