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Dark matter analysis challenges conventional thinking

December 21, 2016
News
An international team of scientists have discovered that dark matter is less dense throughout space, than previously thought.
Physics & Engineering
Astrophysics, Physics
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Chemists find novel method to control catalysis

December 19, 2016
News
Scientists in Canada have discovered a novel technique that enables them to manipulate catalytic reactions.
Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Chemistry
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Elemental discovery points to history of water on Mars

December 19, 2016
News
Boron has been detected for the first time on planet Mars, indicating the presence of long-term groundwater in the past.
Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Astrophysics, Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Physics
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Collaboration launched to find next-gen medicines

December 16, 2016
News
A new partnership will provide a £13m fund to advance development of next-generation medicines that are discovered during research at Oxford University.
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First ‘off-switches’ discovered for CRISPR/Cas9 technique

December 15, 2016
News
Researchers have discovered three naturally occurring proteins that can modulate the gene editing system CRISPR/Cas9, making it more precise.
Life Sciences
Proteomics & Genomics
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Clam shells detail millennium of change

December 14, 2016
News
A US scientist has created, for the first time, a 1,000 year record of ocean climate change – using clam shells.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental Sciences
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Asteroid collision detection improves after bright find

December 12, 2016
News
Astronomers have discovered more information about the smallest known asteroid - discovered last year - which could help predict potential asteroid collisions on Earth.
Physics & Engineering
Astrophysics, Physics
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Neutron star explains quantum quirk

December 10, 2016
News
Researchers have observed for the first time quantum physics behaviour predicted 80 years ago.
Physics & Engineering
Physics, Quantum Physics
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Merger creates £1bn cancer fund

December 8, 2016
News
A number of UK investors have teamed up to create a £1bn cancer-focused fund.
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Lab space opens in Bristol for budding science companies

December 2, 2016
News
Construction has begun on Bristol’s first science incubator, to provide laboratory space for early stage companies and entrepreneurs. Unit DX was announced in partnership with the University of Bristol’s SETsquared...
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Earlier existence of diaphragm confirmed

December 1, 2016
News
Researchers have discovered evidence of diaphragms in mammal-like reptiles that lived 250-300 million years ago, confirming this muscle is older than was previously thought. Caseids – animals that lived during...
Life Sciences
Paleobiology
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Mercury’s surface discovery challenges conventional thinking

November 30, 2016
News
Scientists have discovered large scale buckling that created a giant valley on the surface of Mercury. The researchers believe this shows proof of Mercury’s changing temperatures, contrary to the belief...
Physics & Engineering
Astrophysics, Physics
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