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LifeSaver adds graphene to filtration devices

March 15, 2019
The National Graphene Institute at the University of Manchester has signed with LifeSaver to develop graphene technology for enhanced water filtration.  The institute has signed an 18-month contract for the research...

Quantum algorithm reverses qubits

March 14, 2019
Russian physicists say they have returned the state of a quantum computer to a fraction of a second in the past.Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology scientists used the public...

Investment opportunity from Dstl

March 13, 2019
Small science companies in the UK could benefit from investment from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory as it seeks supply chain partners for a series of research projects due...

Liquid metal turned to plasma

March 13, 2019
Liquid metal has been turned to plasma for the first time, with applications for attaining fusion energy.Using high temperatures and high-density conditions, University of Rochester scientists in New York cooled...

Salvaged desalination waste

March 12, 2019
The waste product of desalination, highly concentrated brine, is usually disposed of into the sea. MIT engineers are working on a commercial process that will instead convert this brine into...

Soil bacteria turns plants into plastic

March 7, 2019
A genetically tweaked microbe may be key to producing biodegradable plastic from plants.University of Wisconsin-Madison students worked with soil bacteria N. Aromaticivorans, a type of soil bacteria that digests lignin,...

Energy-efficient biocrude extraction

March 5, 2019
Chemical engineers have created a more rapid and energy-efficient method of converting algae to biocrude, a synthetic fuel.Inside microorganisms such as algae are lipids, fatty acid molecules that can be...

Spider silk twists like muscle

March 5, 2019
The presence of an amino acid in spider silk causes its fibres to contract and twist when exposed to humidity changes.Researchers at MIT discovered that this process, called supercontraction, is...

Blockchain project phase focuses on life sciences

March 4, 2019
The Pistoria Alliance has launched the next phase of its blockchain project, focused on life science R&D use cases. The phase of the project will involved a workshop at which...

IoT sensors made with cellulose

March 4, 2019
An eco-friendly sensor made from cellulose could replace the plastics and polymeric materials currently used in electronics.Simon Fraser University and Swiss researchers care using a wood-derived cellulose material to print...

Bringing artificial leaves out of the lab

March 1, 2019
Artificial leaves that mimic photosynthesis and convert CO2 to fuel could be brought out of the lab for the first time.Artificial leaves only work in the lab because they use...

CRUK gives £60m for global initiative

February 21, 2019
Cancer Research UK is providing £60 million in funding for three international research programmes.Research teams across North America, Israel, and the UK and Europe will look into how the microbiome...

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