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Neuroscience project receives €89m

October 21, 2016
News
The European Commission has released a payment of €89m for the Human Brain Project.
Life Sciences
Neuroscience
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ESA accept probe landing failure

October 20, 2016
News
ESA scientists have announced that the ExoMars Schiaparelli did not survive its landing onto the Red Planet.
Physics & Engineering
Astrophysics, Physics
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Luminous light ‘created’ by researchers

October 20, 2016
News
Scientists at the University of Vermont in the US have discovered a method to artificially create luminescence that could have a range of potential applications such as medical dyes and...
Physics & Engineering
Physics
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Carbon dioxide spike linked to Antarctic ice melt

October 19, 2016
News
Researchers from Columbia University have expressed long term concerns about the mass of the Antarctic Ice Sheet, after seeing how it rapidly shrunk due to a CO2 spike in the...
Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental Sciences
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Short telomere length in newborns linked to mother’s weight

October 18, 2016
News
Belgian researchers have found that a high BMI in mothers before pregnancy is associated with shorter telomere length – a marker for biological age – in newborns.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Proteomics & Genomics
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Alzheimer’s symptoms reduced in gene therapy trial

October 18, 2016
News
Researchers have revealed results of a successful trial injecting viruses into mice to reduce the effects of Alzheimer’s.
Life Sciences
Neuroscience
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Mechanisms of nearby star uncovered

October 17, 2016
News
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian centre have discovered our neighbouring star, Proxima Centauri, has more in common with our Sun than previously thought. A small red dwarf, it is orbited by...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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Repurposing centre opens in Ireland

October 14, 2016
News
A new centre has been opened to find Irish start-ups to repurpose space technology for terrestrial use.
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Nanoscale device powers synthetic brain

October 13, 2016
News
University of Southampton scientists have demonstrated that a nanoscale device could power artificial systems to mimic a human brain.
Physics & Engineering
Computer Science
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Molten silicon energy storage system created

October 12, 2016
News
A team of Spanish researchers are developing a system which allows energy to be stored in molten silicon.
Earth & Environmental
Geology
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Bio-inspired blueprint for new material

October 11, 2016
News
MIT engineers have designed a beaver-inspired wetsuit material to insulate surfers.
Materials
Materials Science
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EU grant for non-animal toxicity test

October 7, 2016
News
A UK laboratory that is developing a product to remove animal testing for chemical ingredients for cosmetics has received a £50,000 EU grant.
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