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Luminous light ‘created’ by researchers

October 20, 2016
Scientists at the University of Vermont in the US have discovered a method to artificially create luminescence that could have a range of potential applications such as medical dyes and...

Mechanisms of nearby star uncovered

October 17, 2016
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian centre have discovered our neighbouring star, Proxima Centauri, has more in common with our Sun than previously thought. A small red dwarf, it is orbited by...

Nanoscale device powers synthetic brain

October 13, 2016
University of Southampton scientists have demonstrated that a nanoscale device could power artificial systems to mimic a human brain.

Industrial Fellowships for promising researchers

October 5, 2016
The Royal Commission of the Exhibition of 1851 has awarded 10 early-career engineers and scientists £80,000 each to fund potential profitable technologies.

World’s smallest machines scoop Chemistry Nobel

October 5, 2016
The 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L. Feringa for their design and production of molecular machines.The collective work of Sauvage (University of Strasbourg,...

Topological research wins 2016 Nobel Physics Prize

October 4, 2016
The 2016 Nobel Physics Prize has been won by three of British scientists.

Golden age of galaxies explored by scientists

September 29, 2016
New data has been used to better understand how star formation in younger galaxies is linked to their total stellar mass by astronomers from Edinburgh University.

UK university lead antimatter project

September 25, 2016
Scientists led by the University of Liverpool have begun an EU project on antimatter.

Origin of minor planets’ rings discovered

September 22, 2016
An international team of astronomers have proposed how rings around minor planets known as centaurs formed.

Scientists achieve breakthrough in graphene production

September 19, 2016
Chemists in Germany have created, for the first time, defect-free graphene from graphite.

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