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Magnetic crystals hold drug delivery potential

November 28, 2016
Chinese researchers have discovered a way to control microscopic crystals using magnetism, leading to hopes that it could be used to apply cancer treatments directly to tumours. When magnetised, these...

Warwick signs memorandum with Austrian government

November 25, 2016
The Warwick Manufacturing Group has announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Upper Austrian Government.

New material aids energy conversion

November 24, 2016
Researchers have created a new material capable of converting waste heat to electricity with high levels of efficiency. The scientists modified a compound made of niobium, iron and antimony, substituting...

Volcanic activity better understood after Bolivian expedition

November 23, 2016
A magmatic lake 15km below a dormant volcano in Bolivia may explain how and why volcanoes erupt. A team of international researchers discovered a large body of water dissolved into...

Scientists calculate future benefits of electric vehicles

November 22, 2016
Electric vehicles that run on batteries instead of hydrogen fuel cells are more likely to be environmentally friendly in the future, according to researchers from California and Munich. The scientists...

Experiment to unlock secrets of cosmos suggested

November 21, 2016
A method to understand why the universe is expanding and where dark energy comes from has been proposed by a pair of theoretical physicists.

Centre to tackle future environmental research opens

November 18, 2016
A new school for graduate environmental research and training has opened at Lancaster University.

New prehistoric sea lizard discovered

November 17, 2016
Researchers in Chile have discovered a new species of giant sea lizard that existed near the end of the Cretaceous period that has forced them to rethink how the species...

Subatomic tetraneutron particle confirmed

November 16, 2016
A team of physicists in America have helped prove the existence of a subatomic particle once thought theoretical.

Gut bacteria diversity linked to immunotherapy response in melanoma patients

November 15, 2016
Patients with malignant melanoma have been found more likely to respond to immunotherapy treatment if they have a greater diversity of gut bacteria.

Research further explores coral-algae relationship

November 14, 2016
An extensive study by researchers has revealed new insights on the relationship between Carribean coral and symbiotic algae.

Students launch research journal

November 11, 2016
Students from medical and dental schools in Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter and Plymouth have launched a new research journal to showcase original research undertaken by their peers.

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