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Chemists use DNA to build the world’s tiniest antenna

January 14, 2022
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Inspired by the ‘Lego-like’ properties of DNA, with building blocks that are typically 20,000 times smaller than a human hair, a new DNA-based fluorescent nanoantenna will monitor the structural change...
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials
Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Materials, Materials Science, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Organic Chemistry
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Dementia cases ‘set to almost triple by 2050’

January 12, 2022
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Dementia is the seventh leading cause of death worldwide, affecting around 57 million people worldwide in 2019. Due to population growth, ageing and lifestyle factors, the number of adults living...
Life Sciences
Biology, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Neuroscience, Policy, Proteomics & Genomics
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Can virtual academic conferences make STEM fields more inclusive?

January 10, 2022
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While the global shift towards virtual events has clearly reduced the carbon footprint, it also raises questions regarding accessibility. Specifically, can virtual events overcome barriers of diversity and inclusion in...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Food & Bev, Forensics, Health & Safety, Materials, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Pharmaceutical, Physics, Policy
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Monitoring DNA in air samples could revolutionise biomonitoring

January 10, 2022
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DNA from air could revolutionise the way we measure animal biodiversity, say scientists. Two research teams have independently demonstrated that airborne eDNA can be used to monitor a range of...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Atmospheric Sciences, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotech, Biotechnology, Botany, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Genetics, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Life Sciences, Marine Biology, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Oceanography, Paleobiology, Proteomics & Genomics, Soil Science, Zoology
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Fossil research affected by significant colonial bias, study finds

January 6, 2022
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Recent research highlights just some of the historical, social and economic factors which have influenced the field of palaeontology and significantly skewed accessible fossil records. The first step towards conducting...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Developmental Biology, Environment, Genetics, Paleobiology, Policy, Zoology
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Low-cost, ultra-sensitive gravimeter for early detection of volcanic activity uses MEMS technology

December 10, 2021
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A new device being developed by University of Glasgow in collaboration with a leading product design house can detect subtle changes in local gravity and provide an early warning device...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Geology, Health & Safety, Tectonics, Volcanology
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2022 predictions on the advances in life sciences innovation

December 9, 2021
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Innovation experts recently hired specifically to study emerging tech and drive collaboration predict a focus on the fight against antimicrobial resistance and a surge in quantum computing research for 2022....
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Energy, Environment, Health, Health & Safety, Health/Diagnostics, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Physics, Policy, Quantum Physics
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Forensic technology used to deliver justice in 38-year-old murder case

December 9, 2021
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A unique fingerprint visualisation system has been making news in the US this week after being used by cold-case detectives in Delray Beach, Florida, to solve a 38-year-old murder case....
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials
Bioinformatics, Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Forensics, Health & Safety, Life Sciences, Materials, Materials Science, Molecular Biology
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Nibbling prehistoric herbivore sheds new light on Triassic diversity

December 3, 2021
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A Triassic herbivore, known for its supposed similarities to a modern-day ostrich, has been revealed to have entirely different approach to feeding from previously thought, according to research at the...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Developmental Biology, Paleobiology
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World’s leading academic journals join pledge to fight bias in publishing

November 25, 2021
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Global giants Springer Nature, De Gruyter and Taylor & Francis join Wiley, Elsevier and SAGE Publishing to sign up to the Royal Society of Chemistry’s commitment for equality in publishing....
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, Covid-19, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Food & Bev, Forensics, Health & Safety, Materials, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Pharmaceutical, Physics, Policy
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