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SoyFilm: Is this the end of fossil fuel single-use plastics?

June 10, 2021
At last! A sustainable, scalable and 100 percent natural plant protein-based polymer that functions like plastic and can be broken down naturally after use. Inspired by spiders webs, the polymer...

Free webinar: Testing imported pets to mitigate emerging disease threats

June 9, 2021
With the demand for pets rising dramatically over lockdown, and the number of illegal imports keeping pace, the veterinary sector is concerned that the risks for zoonotic disease transmission resulting...

Record quantum entanglement rates: A step closer to the Quantum Internet

June 2, 2021
In a landmark step for quantum communications, researchers have achieved record entanglement rates of two multimode quantum memories located in different labs separated by 10 meters, and heralded by a...

Staying ahead of the bacteria: A new weapon in the anti-bacterial arms race

June 1, 2021
In the perpetual arms races between bacteria and human-made antibiotics, there is a new tool to give human medicine the edge, in part by revealing bacterial weaknesses and potentially by...

Are UK Zoos putting the Con in Conservation?

May 27, 2021
A shocking new report published by Born Free highlights that the majority of species found in the UK’s Consortium of Charitable Zoos (CCZ) are not classified as threatened species. It...

Commercial quanta image sensors – a new era in solid-state imaging

May 27, 2021
Solid-state technology capable of imaging individual photons of light to enable full-speed photon counting at room temperature is now accessible commercially. The CMOS-based QIS devices use patented sensor architecture and...

The first frost is the deepest – understanding the biochemical flowering brake in plants

May 17, 2021
The first frost of autumn may be grim for gardeners but the latest evidence reveals it is a profound event in the life of plants, lifting the genetic brake on...

How moths find their flame – genetics of mate attraction discovered

May 14, 2021
Biologists have discovered the gene controlling the mating preference of male European corn borer moths for the female sex pheromone. Results will provide a better understanding of why mating signals...

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