Asteroid collision detection improves after bright find
December 12, 2016
Astronomers have discovered more information about the smallest known asteroid - discovered last year - which could help predict potential asteroid collisions on Earth.
Neutron star explains quantum quirk
December 10, 2016
Researchers have observed for the first time quantum physics behaviour predicted 80 years ago.
Merger creates £1bn cancer fund
December 8, 2016
A number of UK investors have teamed up to create a £1bn cancer-focused fund.
Lab space opens in Bristol for budding science companies
December 2, 2016
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...
Earlier existence of diaphragm confirmed
December 1, 2016
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...
Mercury’s surface discovery challenges conventional thinking
November 30, 2016
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...
Nanocars driven by UV light
November 29, 2016
An international collaboration has seen scientists control single molecule ‘nanoroadsters’ with light and also observe, for the first time, how they move.Alongside experimental physicists in Austria, the scientists were able...
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...
