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New catalyst to revolutionise battery technology

October 4, 2017
News
Researchers in Australia have discovered a method that enables them to overcome a major drawback of zinc-air batteries, raising hopes for their widespread inclusion in everyday electronics.
Materials, Physics & Engineering
Energy, Materials Science
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Nobel Prize Physics winners announced

October 3, 2017
News
The Nobel Prize in Physics has been announced, with one half awarded to Rainer Weiss and the other half shared between Barry C. Barish and Kip S. Thorne for their...
Physics & Engineering
Astrophysics, Physics
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TRAPPIST-1 system could support life

October 3, 2017
News
Some of the recently discovered planets in the TRAPPIST solar system could potentially be habitable, according to scientists from the University of Warwick.
Physics & Engineering
Astrophysics, Physics
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Nobel Prize Medicine winners announced

October 2, 2017
News
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to a trio of US scientists for their discoveries around the molecular mechanisms controlling circadian rhythm.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Proteomics & Genomics
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Solar block reaches new heights

October 2, 2017
News
New technology created by a University of Exeter spin-out could see buildings powered using innovative glass blocks.
Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Chemistry, Energy, Green Chemistry
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Big data revolution begins

September 29, 2017
News
A new national centre built at Newcastle University will aim to place the UK at the forefront of big data.The National Innovation Centre for Data (NICD) will form part of...
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Silk production explained

September 28, 2017
News
A better understanding of how silk is spun in the natural world could lead to greener ways of producing synthetic fibres according to scientists at the University of Sheffield.
Chemistry
Chemistry, Green Chemistry
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Long range communication barriers broken

September 27, 2017
News
Researchers in the US have successfully demonstrated that devices running on nearly no power can transmit data across almost three kilometres.
Materials
Materials Science
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Metal oxide discovered on exoplanet

September 26, 2017
News
A team of astronomers have discovered, for the first time, titanium oxide on the exoplanet WASP-19b.
Physics & Engineering
Astrophysics, Physics
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New ultrathin device powered by everyday motion

September 24, 2017
News
Researchers in the US have created a new ultrathin energy harvesting system that can be powered by human motion.
Materials, Physics & Engineering
Energy, Materials Science
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Tendon treatment company receives backing

September 22, 2017
News
A spinout from the University of Glasgow developing human and equine tendon injuries treatments has received seed investment from the Scottish government.
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Plate tectonics evolution unlocked

September 21, 2017
News
Researchers from Germany and Switzerland have shown, with the aid of computer simulations, how plate tectonics occurred on Earth. Scientists know that the Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago, but...
Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Tectonics
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