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New Levelling Up white paper highlights research and innovation

February 8, 2022
Academics and business experts respond to the Government’s new levelling up agenda, as outlined in a recent white paper, which places research and innovation firmly in the centre of it's...

Replacing unsustainable materials in nanostructure surfaces

February 7, 2022
New research results from Linnaeus University opens for a future with more sustainably produced nanotechnology, where limited natural resources can be replaced with, among other things, maize and milk proteins.

Applying MATIC to harness immune cells from tumours to fight cancer

February 4, 2022
Northwestern University researchers have developed a new tool to harness immune cells from tumours to fight cancer rapidly and effectively. Using a new technology called microfluidic affinity targeting of infiltrating...

Chemists use DNA to build the world’s tiniest antenna

January 14, 2022
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...

Can virtual academic conferences make STEM fields more inclusive?

January 10, 2022
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...

Forensic technology used to deliver justice in 38-year-old murder case

December 9, 2021
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....

Renewable energy’s hybrid fuel blue hydrogen can help protect the climate

December 2, 2021
Blue hydrogen - a renewable fuel hybrid technology - can play a positive role in the energy transition – under certain conditions concludes an international group of researchers. Blue hydrogen...

World’s leading academic journals join pledge to fight bias in publishing

November 25, 2021
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....

The plastics industry must go under the knife for a more sustainable future

November 22, 2021
After 50 years of carefree consumption, urgent transformation is needed to negate large-scale greenhouse gases (GHG) being emitted annually by the plastics sector into the global atmosphere. In 2021, the...

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