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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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2017 Eppendorf Awards open

October 6, 2016
News
Entries are being welcomed for the 2017 Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences
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Industrial Fellowships for promising researchers

October 5, 2016
News
The Royal Commission of the Exhibition of 1851 has awarded 10 early-career engineers and scientists £80,000 each to fund potential profitable technologies.
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Physics
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World’s smallest machines scoop Chemistry Nobel

October 5, 2016
News
The 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L. Feringa for their design and production of molecular machines.The collective work of Sauvage (University of Strasbourg,...
Chemistry, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Nanotechnology
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Topological research wins 2016 Nobel Physics Prize

October 4, 2016
News
The 2016 Nobel Physics Prize has been won by three of British scientists.
Physics & Engineering
Physics
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