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Innovative digital pathology collaboration

September 7, 2018
Philips and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have teamed up to create an advanced diagnostic network to help improve patient care. The Trust will deploy the Philips IntelliSite Pathology Solution...

CO2 rise after last ice age due to ocean current changes

September 6, 2018
A new study has provided compelling evidence as to how the level of atmospheric CO2 rose significantly as the Earth came out of its last ice age.Long before humans started...

Overseas research grants for innovations in UK science

September 4, 2018
The deadline is approaching for UK scientists to apply for overseas research grants to investigate new ideas in science, technology and engineering.Churchill Fellowships are travel grants that fund individuals to...

Graphene centre announces first industrial partners

August 24, 2018
The University of Manchester’s recently completed £60m Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre has agreed the first in a series of industrial partnerships to accelerate the commercialisation of graphene.First Graphene Ltd, Haydale...

New building named after Nobel winning physicist

August 21, 2018
The Oxford Science Park has opened the first new building on the Park since Magdalen College became its sole owner in 2016.The Schrödinger Building was opened by Sam Gyimah MP,...

The making of a molecular movie

August 17, 2018
A team of physicists from the US and Europe has captured the clearest glimpse yet of a photochemical reaction. The researchers precisely recorded how the atomic nuclei and chemical bonds...

Pharma service company wins investment

August 13, 2018
Drug discovery service provider, BioAscent Discovery, has secured £1.6m in funding from Maven Capital Partners.The investment will allow the growth of BioAscent’s offering of integrated drug discovery, and compound management...

Nanomedicine takes on wound dressings

August 9, 2018
Nanofiber-based wound dressings loaded with vitamin D spur the production of an antimicrobial peptide, a key step forward in the battle against surgical site infections. The findings by Oregon State...

Unraveling the Fear factory

August 6, 2018
Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science have discovered a circuit in the brain that is necessary for unlearning fear. Published in Nature Communications, the study details the role...

Owlstone Medical takes prestigious engineering award

August 6, 2018
The team behind a Breath Biopsy platform has been named the winner of the MacRobert Award 2018 by the Royal Academy of Engineering.Owlstone Medical say that their ReCIVA Breath Sampler...

High energy lasers get to the core of a problem

July 31, 2018
Scientists have discovered fresh insights into the metallic core at the centre of our planet.The findings could aid understanding of how the Earth was formed from elements in space, some...

Quantum computing a step closer with Electron pump

July 26, 2018
An international team say their research has moved the world one step closer to reliable, high-performance quantum computing.The team has developed a single-electron “pump”. The device developed by the researchers...

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