Laboratory News Logo
!

Latest News

A novel light harvesting engine strings buckyballs and chromophores on DNA

February 26, 2021
News
Researchers have synthesised a novel type of organic light-harvesting supramolecule by arranging fluorescent dyes and bucky balls in three-dimensions using a DNA scaffold. The resulting helical string of electron donors...
Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Energy, Environment, Materials, Materials Science, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Particle Physics, Physics, Quantum Physics
Read More...

Ultra-high definition predictive brain tool to guide surgery in drug-resistant epilepsy patients

February 25, 2021
News
A third of epilepsy cases are drug resistant and removal of the area of the brain where seizures emerge is the only treatment option. Now, a new tool offering high...
Life Sciences
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Developmental Biology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Neuroscience, Physiology
Read More...

The chronicles of NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance

February 24, 2021
News
Only a few days in and NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover is wowing us with spectacular footage, from audio of its exciting decent to video and panoramic images of the...
Physics & Engineering
Astrophysics, Physics
Read More...

UK gov to launch Advanced Research & Invention Agency (ARIA)

February 23, 2021
News
As part of its plans to cement the UK’s position as a global science superpower and build back better through innovation, the government plans to emulate high risk, high reward...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Food & Bev, Forensics, Materials, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Pharmaceutical, Physics, Policy
Read More...

UK’s Global Talent Visa supports mobility of scientists and researchers

February 22, 2021
News
Are you a researcher or a scientist seeking a fast route into the UK post Brexit? There's still time to benefit from the Global Talent Visa. With an extended COVID-19...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Chemistry, Covid-19, Earth & Environmental, Health & Safety, Materials, Nanotech, Physics, Policy
Read More...

Mapping neural dynamics: Making sense of mass neuron-generated data

February 19, 2021
News
How do animals process information and adapt to environmental change? New research applies AI driven information geometry to capture network correlations, simplify neural mapping and enable advanced calculation methods for...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotech, Biotechnology, Developmental Biology, Earth & Environmental, Environment, Neuroscience
Read More...

Unveiling the twist in cell-to-cell signal transport using cryogenic electron microscopy

February 18, 2021
News
It seems chemical signals move through cells in a similarly controlled fashion to shoppers moving through a shopping centre; by using elevators. Using a form of high-resolution microscopy called cryogenic...
Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology
Read More...

Could you be the new face of space?

February 17, 2021
News
The European Space Agency is opening its 'Gateway to Space' and inviting you to explore the potential for a new career, whether as a researcher, a student graduate, a professional...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Physics
Read More...

Kinky graphene ‘straintronics’ for smaller, faster microchips

February 16, 2021
News
Using 'straintronics' rather than electronics, researchers have produced the tiniest microchips yet by applying what is effectively nano-origami to graphene to create structural functionality. These nanomaterial developments allows more microchips...
Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Engineering, Environment, Materials, Materials Science, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Physics
Read More...

Astronomers confirm Farfarout is our most distant object

February 15, 2021
News
Farfarout... is a faint little rock only 400km across. Farther out than Farout - in fact, far enough out to take a millenium to orbit the Sun - Farfarout is...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Physics
Read More...

Scent detection dogs can smell COVID-19

February 12, 2021
News
A promising approach using cleverly trained pooches might bring big, public events back into play! A research review has suggested scent detection dogs might well be able to successsfully screen...
Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Covid-19, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Virology
Read More...

Robotic system outSTRIPs all previous COVID testing systems

February 9, 2021
News
A live laboratory setup in the Netherlands demonstrates that five robots could accurately process and track 100,000 SARS-CoV-2 PCR tests a day, relieving the burden on overloaded laboratory personnel and...
Life Sciences
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Covid-19, Developmental Biology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pathology
Read More...

Pin It on Pinterest