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NPL offer long-term funding

July 16, 2018
News
A new programme of fellowships has been announced by The National Physical Laboratory which will invest in research over a scientists career.The NPL, the UK’s National Measurement Institute, has opened...
Physics & Engineering
Energy
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Nobel prize winning tech reveals herpes virus structure

July 16, 2018
News
Researchers at the University of Glasgow have used cryo-electron microscopy to reveal the detailed structure of the common herpes virus.The team used the cutting-edge technique to reveal, in high resolution,...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Virology
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Last chance to apply for tech transfer fellowship

July 12, 2018
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A US philanthropic organisation has teamed up with UK-based LifeArc for a second year to advance global technology transfer training - and tomorrow is the deadline to apply for a...
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Electronic skin stretched to new limits

July 2, 2018
News
A research team in Saudi Arabia have found that metal carbide within a hydrogel composite senses, stretches and heals like human skin for use in medicine and robotics.The material is...
Materials
Materials Science
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A virtual boat trip at light speed

July 2, 2018
News
Physicists in Belgium have developed a virtual reality simulation of the theory of relativity as a science education and communication tool.The team from Ghent University made a VR movie –...
Physics & Engineering
Physics, Theoretical Physics
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Investment for nerve engineering spinout

June 20, 2018
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The UCL Technology Fund, UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund, alongside support from Innovate UK, have invested in spinout company Glialign, which is developing a novel cell therapy for peripheral...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences
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Double trouble improves optical sensing at nanoscale

June 18, 2018
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The precision of measuring nanoscopic structures could be substantially improved by utilising the quantum effect of interference.Using the approach, researchers from the universities of Warwick and Glasgow have devised a...
Materials, Physics & Engineering
Nanotechnology, Physics, Quantum Physics
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DNA binding factor gives clues to the causes of MS

June 15, 2018
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Researchers have identified a DNA-binding factor that might play a role in triggering multiple sclerosis.There is still no cure for multiple sclerosis, with current treatments largely based on managing symptoms.Doron...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Neuroscience
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Changes to non-EU visa regulations good for science

June 14, 2018
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The campaign for science and engineering has welcomed the announcement that doctors and nurses will be exempt from immigration quotas as a major step forward for scientists and engineers.On Friday,...
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Policy
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AI heart diagnostic on way to UK

June 13, 2018
News
Ultromics, the UK start-up behind artificial intelligence technology for the diagnosis of coronary heart disease, has raised £10 million in Series-A investment.The funding was led by Oxford Sciences Innovation (OSI),...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Medical Diagnostics
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NMR goes large at Warwick

June 12, 2018
News
The UK’s first 1 GHz solid-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectrometer is on its way to the University of Warwick, thanks to £8 million from the Engineering and Physical Sciences...
Physics & Engineering
Physics
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UK aims high for organ on a chip technology

June 11, 2018
News
Several academic, industrial and regulatory biomedical research centres came together last month to propel the UK into the race to advance organ on a chip technology.Medicines Discovery Catapult, the Medical...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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