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New facial detection system claims 10 times better image resolution

February 16, 2025
Creators of a newly developed detection system say it provides accurate human facial detection over distances up to 1 kilometre.

Mummies’ odour is a bouquet, not a curse

February 14, 2025
They might be the stuff of horror movies but Egyptian mummies seem to have lasted the course where good hygiene is concerned.

Funds of £13 mill boost AIME to make Birmingham membrane research hub

February 13, 2025
Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence (AIME) has received public and private funding of more than £13 million to fund its MEMetic project for water filtration.

Wolfson grant enables purchase of world’s fastest scanning microscope

February 9, 2025
Pioneering dementia research professor Roslyn Bill has welcomed the announcement of a £0.5 million grant for Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence (AIME), saying it will help accelerate her collaborative work...

Crafoord Prize laureates honoured for autoimmune disease work

February 8, 2025
Darwin and Wallace, Newton and Leibniz, or Priestley, Scheele and Lavoisier – history provides numerous examples of scientists independently making breakthrough discoveries in the same area of research.

Alga ‘superfood’ comes with scaling up challenges, say scientists

February 7, 2025
A common freshwater species of algae packed with nutritional benefits could be the next agricultural ‘superfood’, claim researchers from the University of Birmingham.

AstraZeneca’s Speke U-turn deals blow to Government’s life sciences ambition

February 3, 2025
AstraZeneca’s shock reversal of its plans to expand vaccine manufacturing at its Speke plant on Merseyside has put an end to hopes of the proposed £450 million investment in the...

Seven CERSI centres launched to speed regulatory innovation in UK medicine

January 28, 2025
Innovate UK has announced seven Centres of Excellence for Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSIs) to create “safer, faster pathways” for innovative medicines and devices.

Gallium-based bone cancer therapy paste secures £110k support

January 27, 2025
Grant money of £110,000 has been awarded to help develop an injectable paste that could have the potential to combat bone cancer.

Breast cancer tops clinical studies for fourth year as overall trial attrition rates rise

January 21, 2025
Breast cancer continues to be the world’s most studied disease in clinical trials, topping all categories for a fourth successive year, according to data analytics leader Phesi.

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