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Team ice’ uncover crucial information to aid the development of new more active cryoprotectants
March 17, 2021
Researchers uncover new understanding around the interactions between synthetic polymers and ice formation, underpinning new understanding around the fundamental principles of ice re-crystallisation. This crucial piece to the puzzle was...
Atmospheric Sciences, Biotech, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Engineering, Environment, Environmental, Environmental Chemistry, Food & Bev, Food Science, Geophysics, Green Chemistry, Materials, Materials Science, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Organic Chemistry, Physics, Solid State Physics, Thermodynamics

The chronicles of NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance continued – the first test drives
March 12, 2021
During it's first week on the planet's surface, NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover and its Earthbound team has been carefully test driving all onboard systems. This culminated in a more...

Laboratory Management: Monitoring the cold chain
March 5, 2021
With many COVID vaccines relying on ultra-low temperature storage, Matt Feeny explains why and how automated and 'in transit' refrigeration monitoring systems will be essential and beneficial to the efficiency...
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotech, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Covid-19, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Genetics, Haematology, Health, Health & Safety, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, In Depth, Life Sciences, Materials, Materials Science, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Paleobiology, Parasitology, Pathology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Physics, Virology

Unleashing the power of digital image analysis
March 1, 2021
The practice of image analysis has been evolving for years, but the UK's lockdown has hit fast-forward on its shift into the digital world. Here, Andreas Theodosi discusses the impact...
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Chemical Engineering, Covid-19, Cytology, Developmental Biology, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Food & Bev, Forensics, Haematology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, In Depth, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Pathology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical

A novel light harvesting engine strings buckyballs and chromophores on DNA
February 26, 2021
Researchers have synthesised a novel type of organic light-harvesting supramolecule by arranging fluorescent dyes and bucky balls in three-dimensions using a DNA scaffold. The resulting helical string of electron donors...

The chronicles of NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance
February 24, 2021
Only a few days in and NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover is wowing us with spectacular footage, from audio of its exciting decent to video and panoramic images of the...

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...

Could you be the new face of space?
February 17, 2021
The European Space Agency is opening its 'Gateway to Space' and inviting you to explore the potential for a new career, whether as a researcher, a student graduate, a professional...

Kinky graphene ‘straintronics’ for smaller, faster microchips
February 16, 2021
Using 'straintronics' rather than electronics, researchers have produced the tiniest microchips yet by applying what is effectively nano-origami to graphene to create structural functionality. These nanomaterial developments allows more microchips...

