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Graphene pizza: It is all about the toppings

July 28, 2020
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Graphene consists of a single layer of carbon atoms. Exceptional electronic, thermal, mechanical and optical properties have made graphene one of the most studied materials at the moment. For many...
Materials, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Materials, Materials Science, Nanotech, Nanotechnology
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Characterising acrylic polymers with Thermal Field-Flow Fractionation coupled to Multi Angle Light Scattering

July 27, 2020
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A new application report from Postnova Analytics demonstrates how Thermal Field-Flow Fractionation coupled to Multi Angle Light Scattering (TF3-MALS-RI) can be used to characterise different polyacrylate formulations.
Materials, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Materials, Materials Science
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UK vaccine capability enjoys a >£100M cash boost

July 24, 2020
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The UK is at the forefront of international efforts to research and develop a COVID-19 vaccine and has provided £131 million funding to University of Oxford and Imperial College London...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Covid-19, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Virology
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UK-based in-depth study of early COVID-19 detection

July 24, 2020
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UK digital health and therapeutics company Huma is teaming up with the renowned Fenland Study research team at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge to begin...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Covid-19, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Virology
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Study delivers animal replacement method for vaccine testing

July 23, 2020
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Dutch, Bilthoven based, Intravacc, a global leader intranslational research and development of viral and bacterial vaccines, today announced the publication of a study in Scientific Reports on alternatives to the...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Covid-19, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Policy, Virology
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First US-statewide COVID-19 random sample study findings published

July 23, 2020
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The results of the first statewide random sample study in the United States to measure the spread of COVID-19 indicated a general population prevalence of about 2.8 percent in Indiana....
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Covid-19, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Virology
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Lab-made virus mimics COVID-19 virus

July 23, 2020
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Airborne and potentially deadly, the virus that causes COVID-19 can only be studied safely under high-level biosafety conditions. Scientists handling the infectious virus must wear full-body biohazard suits with pressurised...
Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Covid-19, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Virology
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Cryogenic electron microscopy freeze-frames SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

July 22, 2020
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The rod-like spike proteins on the surface of SARS CoV-2 are the tip of the spear of the COVID-19 pandemic. The spikes bind to human cells via the ACE2 receptor...
Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Covid-19, Cytology, Developmental Biology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical/Health
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Manchester expert launches COVID-19 global task force

July 17, 2020
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A world-leading materials expert from The University of Manchester is helping to launch a new global task force to drive innovation in digital health to combat pandemics like COVID-19 -...
Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biotech, Biotechnology, Covid-19, Engineering, Health & Safety, Health/Diagnostics, Materials, Materials Science, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Nanotechnology
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Machine learning helps grow artificial organs

July 17, 2020
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Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Ivannikov Institute for System Programming, and the Harvard Medical School-affiliated Schepens Eye Research Institute have developed a neural network capable of...
Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Computer Science, Health, Materials, Materials Science, Medical/Health, Molecular Biology, Nanotech, Nanotechnology
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Scaling up the quantum chip

July 16, 2020
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MIT researchers have developed a process to manufacture and integrate ‘artificial atoms’, created by atomic-scale defects in microscopically thin slices of diamond, with photonic circuitry, producing the largest quantum chip...
Physics & Engineering
Physics, Quantum Physics
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Supergenes play a larger role in evolution than previously thought

July 16, 2020
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Massive blocks of genes--inherited together 'plug and play' style--may play a larger role in evolutionary adaption than previously thought, according to new research in Nature. Biologists identified 37 of these...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Developmental Biology, Environment, Genetics
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