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Nanoparticle offers hope for future cancer treatment

July 25, 2016
News
A ‘smart’, biodegradeable nanoparticle has been created that can be used to target and treat tumours.
Materials
Nanotechnology
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Spin out deciphers membrane proteins’ interactions

July 22, 2016
News
OMass Technologies, a spin out from Oxford University, has become the first company to develop a method to understand the interactions of membrane proteins using mass spectrometry.
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Plankton’s survival dependent on climate change

July 21, 2016
News
Climate change could jeopardise the viability of phytoplankton responsible for a tenth of the oceans’ biomass, according to scientists.
Life Sciences
Marine Biology
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Photosynthesis recreated in the lab

July 20, 2016
News
Swiss chemists have taken a step closer to generating energy from sunlight, by reproducing a crucial phase of photosynthesis using artificial molecules.
Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Chemistry
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New supercapacitor created

July 19, 2016
News
Researchers at the University of Amsterdam have created a new supercapacitor.
Physics & Engineering
Energy, Physics, Solid State Physics
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Researchers discover THC’s ‘dual effect’ on brain cells

July 18, 2016
News
A study at the Salk Institute has found that cannabinoids can remove the plaque-forming protein associated with Alzheimer’s disease, amyloid beta.
Life Sciences
Neuroscience
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Exeter Science Park invites pathology business

July 15, 2016
News
New premises at Exeter Science Park have been commissioned by a veterinary pathology business, ahead of their upcoming move from Exeter University’s Innovation Centre.
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Artificial nose capable of detecting nerve gas created

July 14, 2016
News
An electronic ‘nose’ has been created by scientists in Belgium to detect molecules found in pesticides and nerve gas.
Chemistry
Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry
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Cartilage grown using algae scaffold

July 13, 2016
News
Cartilage has been created by a team of engineers using a 3D printer and bioink — a material made from living cells.
Life Sciences
Cell Biology
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Spin out produces chameleon-like material

July 11, 2016
News
A Cambridge University spin out has created a way to produce a colour changing material on an industrial scale.
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New £39m biological department to be built

July 8, 2016
News
Queen’s University Belfast has unveiled the foundation stone for its £39m Biological Sciences School.
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Helium gas field found in Africa

July 7, 2016
News
Scientists have located a large helium gas field and hope that this find can replenish quickly-decreasing amounts of the element around the world.
Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Energy, Geology
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