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Tracking mosquito flight patterns in 3D using digital holography and mathematics

March 12, 2021
Researchers have been asked to use large field-of-view digital holography to accurately apply 3D tracking to mosquito flight. By capturing the diffraction pattern of mosquitoes in a telecentric volume, the...

Bringing DNA sequencing to the frontlines in the fight against anti-microbial resistance

March 10, 2021
The future may see DNA sequencing as a routine bacterial diagnostic technique in hospitals and clinical care settings. An interdisciplinary network of academics and industry experts aim to bring the...

Crowd research recovers biodiversity as 17 previously lost plant species are rehabilitated

March 9, 2021
Imagine rediscovering not one, but seventeen species that had been designated as extinct? A well organised network of researchers across research institutions, universities, museums, botanic gardens and biobanks has demonstrated...

Towards ‘Zero Leprosy’ – model shows 40 million people need preventive treatment

March 5, 2021
As the world considers strategies towards 'Zero COVID', research specialists also continue to work on eliminating the many other infectious diseases we have learned to 'live with'. Now, new research...

Ultra-high definition predictive brain tool to guide surgery in drug-resistant epilepsy patients

February 25, 2021
A third of epilepsy cases are drug resistant and removal of the area of the brain where seizures emerge is the only treatment option. Now, a new tool offering high...

UK gov to launch Advanced Research & Invention Agency (ARIA)

February 23, 2021
As part of its plans to cement the UK’s position as a global science superpower and build back better through innovation, the government plans to emulate high risk, high reward...

UK’s Global Talent Visa supports mobility of scientists and researchers

February 22, 2021
Are you a researcher or a scientist seeking a fast route into the UK post Brexit? There's still time to benefit from the Global Talent Visa. With an extended COVID-19...

Mapping neural dynamics: Making sense of mass neuron-generated data

February 19, 2021
How do animals process information and adapt to environmental change? New research applies AI driven information geometry to capture network correlations, simplify neural mapping and enable advanced calculation methods for...

Unveiling the twist in cell-to-cell signal transport using cryogenic electron microscopy

February 18, 2021
It seems chemical signals move through cells in a similarly controlled fashion to shoppers moving through a shopping centre; by using elevators. Using a form of high-resolution microscopy called cryogenic...

Scent detection dogs can smell COVID-19

February 12, 2021
A promising approach using cleverly trained pooches might bring big, public events back into play! A research review has suggested scent detection dogs might well be able to successsfully screen...

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