January 13, 2025

A four year project intended to boost Europe’s role in quantum research has secured €3.2 million from Horizon Europe.

Energy, Physics, Policy, Quantum Physics

January 13, 2025

The long-awaited National Materials Innovation Strategy has launched with the claim that a committed policy could double the number of sector jobs to more than 100,000 within a decade.

Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering

Engineering, Environment, Materials, Materials Science, Policy

January 6, 2025

Physicists from across the world studying a distant galaxy in a multinational project have discovered more than 40 previously undetected stars.

Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering

Astronomy, Earth & Environmental, Environment, Physics

January 6, 2025

Imperial College London researchers have secured more than a third of a million pounds to enable them to develop an AI t-shirt that can detect inherited heart rhythm conditions.

Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering

Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Engineering, Health, Health & Safety, Health/Diagnostics, Materials, Materials Science, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pathology, Physiology, Policy

December 20, 2024

Scientist and presenter Dr Chris van Tulleken explains why eating is like an arms race as he prepares to deliver the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, while we present this year’s...

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering

Biology, Biotech, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Food & Bev, Forensics, Health & Safety, Life Sciences, Materials, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Pharmaceutical, Physics, Policy

December 17, 2024

From eco-friendly materials to innovative technologies such as spectroscopy, molecular diagnostics is evolving to reduce its environmental footprint while improving accessibility and efficiency. Rachel Sully explains how rethinking materials, workflows...

Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering

Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Energy, Health & Safety, Materials, Medical/Health, Policy

December 16, 2024

"To eat is to compete in an arms race," says Dr Chris van Tulleken, whose thoughts on evangelising through science, engaging food producers and self-experimentation promise another absorbing series of...

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering

Biology, Chemistry, Food & Bev, Food & Beverage, Food and Drink, Food Science, Interviews, Medical/Health, Physics, Policy

December 8, 2024

Durham university says it has achieved one of the highest ever response rates for a global, large scale scientific survey.

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering

Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, Covid-19, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Food & Bev, Forensics, Health & Safety, Materials Science, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Physics, Policy

December 8, 2024

A new body designed to speed the transition to sustainable chemicals and materials in the UK has been officially launched, a move likely to drive further lab science resource investment...

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering

Biology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Energy, Environment, Food & Bev, Green Chemistry, Health & Safety, Materials, Materials Science, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Policy

December 1, 2024

Lab innovation has helped enable the UK space sector’s expansion rate to outstrip the wider economy, as technological advances drive growth and investment.

Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering

Astrophysics, Atmospheric Sciences, Engineering, Environment, Materials, Nanotech, Policy, Quantum Physics, Thermodynamics