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Knowledge is power: In silico modelling of Covid-19

October 3, 2022
Scientific research takes time. But, as the Covid-19 pandemic highlighted, sometimes that's a luxury scientists can't afford, says ≈. Experimentation and data guide us to the 'right' decision based on...

AI-enhanced chromatography aims to boost analysis accuracy and speed

September 29, 2022
Fujitsu has signed a deal with the French firm Phytocontrol to integrate artificial intellegence to offer a faster and more accurate contamination analysis.

Vitae Three Minute Thesis victor is second Kingston Uni winner in a row

September 29, 2022
Bioengineer Sadaf Akbari beat rivals from nearly 70 universities across the UK and Ireland to win an annual ‘elevator pitch’ contest presenting her thesis in just 180 seconds.

Doppelganger effect

September 26, 2022
Ethical and medical challenges combined with technological advances and improved data capabilities have advanced the use of computational modelling in preference to animal testing. It may take longer though to...

Jacobs to support refurbishment of UK nuclear research laboratories

September 25, 2022
US technical consultancy leaders Jacobs has won a £10 million contract to support National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) design and refurbishment projects at several of the organisation’s facilities in the UK.

Smart hearing system reads lips of masked speakers

September 25, 2022
A hearing aid system under development employs radio frequency sensing paired with artificial intelligence to read lips even when speakers are wearing facemasks.

MND treatment offers hope for further research on disease variants

September 21, 2022
Treatment administered for a specific variant of motor-neurone disease (MND) has reportedly been effective in delaying the physical decline in patients, with some recording degrees of reversal of symptoms.

Supporting innovation in life sciences

September 20, 2022
The life sciences’ response to Covid-19 has spurred intense interest worldwide in British R&D, says James Chaffer. We must capitalise on this by investing in flexible laboratory infrastructure, scale-ups and...

Single amino acid change could hold key to Neanderthal demise

September 18, 2022
New research addresses the puzzle of why, of all the human species to have evolved, only our own avoided extinction.

View Nikon Small World in Motion 2022 winners

September 11, 2022
View the amazing microscopic images of the finalists in the 2022 Nikon Small World in Motion video competition.

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