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Fossil research affected by significant colonial bias, study finds

January 6, 2022
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Recent research highlights just some of the historical, social and economic factors which have influenced the field of palaeontology and significantly skewed accessible fossil records. The first step towards conducting...
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Low-cost, ultra-sensitive gravimeter for early detection of volcanic activity uses MEMS technology

December 10, 2021
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A new device being developed by University of Glasgow in collaboration with a leading product design house can detect subtle changes in local gravity and provide an early warning device...
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2022 predictions on the advances in life sciences innovation

December 9, 2021
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Innovation experts recently hired specifically to study emerging tech and drive collaboration predict a focus on the fight against antimicrobial resistance and a surge in quantum computing research for 2022....
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Forensic technology used to deliver justice in 38-year-old murder case

December 9, 2021
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A unique fingerprint visualisation system has been making news in the US this week after being used by cold-case detectives in Delray Beach, Florida, to solve a 38-year-old murder case....
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Nibbling prehistoric herbivore sheds new light on Triassic diversity

December 3, 2021
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A Triassic herbivore, known for its supposed similarities to a modern-day ostrich, has been revealed to have entirely different approach to feeding from previously thought, according to research at the...
Life Sciences
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Balloon-driven hybrid mobile communications network launched in Zanzibar

December 2, 2021
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A unique balloon-driven hybrid mobile network is being launched in Zanzibar. Expected to deliver full consumer retail and Internet of Things (IOT) coverage across Zanzibar within 24 months, the innovative...
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Renewable energy’s hybrid fuel blue hydrogen can help protect the climate

December 2, 2021
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Blue hydrogen - a renewable fuel hybrid technology - can play a positive role in the energy transition – under certain conditions concludes an international group of researchers. Blue hydrogen...
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CERN environmental report sets out concrete actions to reduce its environmental footprint

November 25, 2021
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CERN released its second public Environment Report covering the years 2019-2020 when the accelerator complex was in its second long shutdown. To ensure transparency and to demonstrate its leadership in...
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World’s leading academic journals join pledge to fight bias in publishing

November 25, 2021
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Global giants Springer Nature, De Gruyter and Taylor & Francis join Wiley, Elsevier and SAGE Publishing to sign up to the Royal Society of Chemistry’s commitment for equality in publishing....
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New microscope uses photonics to gain insights into ‘superbugs’

November 25, 2021
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Scientists are building a new super-resolution microscope that uses laser light to study the inner workings and behaviours of superbugs to gain new insights into how they cause disease. The...
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UK demonstrates its first ‘green’ high-powered rocket engine

November 22, 2021
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A UK nuclear fusion company based in Bletchley, has just developed and tested its first launch capable, high-power chemical rocket engine in the UK. The company’s ultimate ambition in the...
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Chemistry breakthrough leads way to more sustainable pharmaceuticals

November 22, 2021
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Chemistry researchers at the University of Bath have developed a new method using blue light to create pharmaceuticals in a more sustainable way, significantly reducing the amount of energy needed...
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