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Decades of research brings quantum dots to brink of widespread use

August 18, 2021
News
A new article in Science magazine gives an overview of almost three decades of research into colloidal quantum dots, assesses the technological progress for these nanometer-sized specs of semiconductor matter,...
Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Environment, Particle Physics, Physics, Quantum Physics, Solid State Physics
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Food or sex? Fruit flies give insight into decision-making

August 17, 2021
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Individuals are likely to prioritise food over sex after being deprived of both, according to researchers at the University of Birmingham, who studied this behavioural conflict in fruit flies. A...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Developmental Biology
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Study debunks myth that carnivores roam wild in absence of humans

August 13, 2021
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As people sheltered in place at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, sightings of wildlife in urban areas helped spawn a meme, “Nature is healing,” that reflected an intuitive belief:...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Developmental Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental
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COVID-19 may impact fight-or-flight response in young adults

August 9, 2021
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New collaborative research using microneurography suggests COVID-19 may alter the fight-or-flight response in young adults, potentially distrupting many bodily processes and providing insight into 'long-COVID' symptoms. Pain response, lung function,...
Life Sciences
Biology, Covid-19, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Neuroscience, Physiology, Virology
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Get ready for Lab Awards 2021

August 9, 2021
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Brand new in 2021, the Lab Awards will be taking place at the ICC in Birmingham on the evening of November 3, 2021 — the first night of Lab Innovations....
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Food & Bev, Forensics, Health & Safety, Materials, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Pharmaceutical, Physics, Policy
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Visitor registration has now opened for CHEMUK 2021

August 5, 2021
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Visitor registration has now opened for CHEMUK 2021, the UK chemical industries national expo, being held on 15th & 16th September at the NEC in Birmingham. Presenting over 350 exhibitors...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Analytical Chemistry, Atmospheric Chemistry, Biotech, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Environmental Chemistry, Food & Bev, Forensics, Green Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Medical/Health, Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical, Policy
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All eyes on Lab Innovations 2021

August 5, 2021
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At Lab Innovations, the UK’s largest trade exhibition for the laboratory industry, professionals, scientists, researchers and more will come together and do business for the first time in 2021. On...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Food & Bev, Forensics, Health & Safety, Materials, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Pharmaceutical, Physics, Policy
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Fruit compound may have potential to prevent and treat Parkinson’s disease

August 2, 2021
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Researchers have added to evidence that the compound farnesol, found naturally in herbs, and berries and other fruits, prevents and reverses brain damage linked to Parkinson's disease in mouse studies....
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Medical/Health, Neuroscience, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Proteomics & Genomics
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Are all mammals just copy cats? Felines to play a key role in human genetics

July 30, 2021
News
The feline genome is ordered similarly to humans according to one veterinary medicine expert. So, cats have the potential to be a valuable model organism for geneticists to help understand...
Life Sciences
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Proteomics & Genomics, Zoology
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Gene variant discovery could help treat Alzheimer’s and other degenerative brain disorders

July 29, 2021
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New research suggests early changes in brain metabolism may explain the neurodegeneration suffered by Alzheimer's patients. Discovery of a special gene variant, that causes astrocytes of the brain and exhausts...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Neuroscience, Proteomics & Genomics
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New shape-changing materials brings soft robotics to life

July 23, 2021
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Imagine opening up a book of nature photos only to see a kaleidoscope of graceful butterflies flutter out from the page. Such fanciful storybooks might soon be possible thanks to...
Materials, Physics & Engineering
Engineering, Materials, Materials Science, Nanotech, Nanotechnology
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One drug to treat them all: towards a ‘master’ coronavirus treatment

July 22, 2021
News
Researchers seek and find that precious drug-binding pocket that is so essential to the coronavirus protein function that it cannot be mutated, and therefore remains accessible across all strains. Using...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Covid-19, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Genetics, Haematology, Health, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Pathology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Proteomics & Genomics, Virology
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