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Energy-efficient biocrude extraction

March 5, 2019
News
Chemical engineers have created a more rapid and energy-efficient method of converting algae to biocrude, a synthetic fuel.Inside microorganisms such as algae are lipids, fatty acid molecules that can be...
Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
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Spider silk twists like muscle

March 5, 2019
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The presence of an amino acid in spider silk causes its fibres to contract and twist when exposed to humidity changes.Researchers at MIT discovered that this process, called supercontraction, is...
Materials
Materials Science
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Blockchain project phase focuses on life sciences

March 4, 2019
News
The Pistoria Alliance has launched the next phase of its blockchain project, focused on life science R&D use cases. The phase of the project will involved a workshop at which...
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IoT sensors made with cellulose

March 4, 2019
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An eco-friendly sensor made from cellulose could replace the plastics and polymeric materials currently used in electronics.Simon Fraser University and Swiss researchers care using a wood-derived cellulose material to print...
Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Chemistry
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Bringing artificial leaves out of the lab

March 1, 2019
News
Artificial leaves that mimic photosynthesis and convert CO2 to fuel could be brought out of the lab for the first time.Artificial leaves only work in the lab because they use...
Chemistry
Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry
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CRUK gives £60m for global initiative

February 21, 2019
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Cancer Research UK is providing £60 million in funding for three international research programmes.Research teams across North America, Israel, and the UK and Europe will look into how the microbiome...
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Graphene capillaries

February 21, 2019
News
Researchers at the National Graphene Institute have made atomic-scale capillaries with the material. The artificial channels are just one atom in size, small enough to block the flow of smallest...
Materials
Materials Science
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Space salad

February 18, 2019
News
Researchers are developing self-contained planters with the aim of growing beans in space in 2021. The planters, developed by researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), regulate...
Earth & Environmental
Food & Beverage
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Cannabis-based dementia treatment

February 15, 2019
News
The first cannabis-based medicine to be licensed in the UK will be trialled as a treatment for people living with dementia.Alzheimer’s Research UK is committing nearly £300,000 for the trial...
Life Sciences
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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€10 million for European proteomics research

February 14, 2019
News
The Cambridge Centre for Proteomics is among 18 European research groups awarded €10 million for mass spectrometry based proteomics research.  The University of Cambridge research group will join its European partners...
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Sulphur polymers for eco-friendly plastics

February 14, 2019
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A new catalytic process for making polymers out of sulphur could provide more environmentally friendly production of plastic.Currently, the process of reacting sulphur with organic crosslinker molecules to make it...
Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Chemistry
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National Technician Development Centre turns one

February 13, 2019
News
The National Technician Development Centre is celebrating a year since its official opening.The Sheffield-based centre tackles a lack of specialist technical skills in higher education in the UK and supports...
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