New director for ITER
March 10, 2015
The ITER Council has appointed Dr Bernard Bigot as the next Director of the ITER Organisation. At a meeting held in Paris, ITER – a global collaboration project to build...
The rise of new ozone-damaging gases
March 9, 2015
Short lived gases - previously thought to have little effect on the environment - can contribute to ozone depletion and influence climate.A team of researchers at Leeds’ University School of...
Top Drug Discovery Institutes fast-track new dementia treatments
March 9, 2015
The world’s largest dedicated dementia research charity – Alzheimer’s Research UK – has announced a £30 million Drug Discovery Alliance between Drug Discovery Institutes at UCL, the University of Cambridge...
Batteries get powered up with peptides
March 4, 2015
Scientists have discovered that peptides can potentially be used to improve the performance of batteries. Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County used a procedure known as Phage Display...
Artificial intelligence speeds up drug discovery
March 3, 2015
An artificially intelligent robot can automatically discover new drugs, improving the cost and speeding up the process.Engineers at the University of Manchester used a method of smart screening and developed...
‘Call for Targets’ of respiratory diseases
March 2, 2015
MRC Technology has announced a ‘call for targets’ to find new therapeutics for the treatment of respiratory diseases. The MRC is looking for academic researchers worldwide to accelerate the treatment...
Science park scores a century
January 26, 2015
Discovery Park in Sandwich have scored a century as it signs its 100th tenant – start-up healthcare technology company Quvium. The company develops and manufactures sensors worn by asthma sufferers,...
Japan aims for deep impact
January 22, 2015
The Japanese space agency has launched a mission to return samples collected from deep within an asteroid. The Japanese space agency (JAXA) launched Hayabusa 2 on 3 December from the...
Proton preference makes graphene fuel-cell friendly
January 21, 2015
New research has shown protons easily penetrate monolayer sheets of graphene making it an attractive material for fuel-cell technology. A team led by Sir Andre Geim, the discoverer of graphene,...
Nottingham Trent to expand STEM
January 20, 2015
Nottingham Trent University is to invest £10.3 million to establish further facilities devoted to science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The university will receive £5 million – the maximum bid for...
Chancellor puts money where mouth is for mission to Mars
January 19, 2015
In his autumn statement, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has made clear Government’s intention that the UK will play a lead role in Europe's ExoMars mission to Mars. The...
GSK ups stake in neurodegenerative disease
January 19, 2015
GSK has added its support to the Open Innovation Challenge in Neurodegenerative Disease. The initiative – launched by Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst and six Academic Health Science Centre Technology Transfer Organisations...
