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Business launched to improve relationship with researchers

December 28, 2016
Honeywell Research Chemicals has been launched to manufacture high-purity solutions for laboratory research and testing applications.

Industrial innovation department launched

December 23, 2016
The National Physical Laboratory, the UK’s measurement institute, has launched a new engineering and manufacturing division to accelerate industrial innovation.

New DNA analysis method reveals plant immunity

December 22, 2016
A new, improved method to capture longer fragments of DNA will allow researchers to understand more about the genes that provide plants with immunity to disease.

Dark matter analysis challenges conventional thinking

December 21, 2016
An international team of scientists have discovered that dark matter is less dense throughout space, than previously thought.

Chemists find novel method to control catalysis

December 19, 2016
Scientists in Canada have discovered a novel technique that enables them to manipulate catalytic reactions.

Elemental discovery points to history of water on Mars

December 19, 2016
Boron has been detected for the first time on planet Mars, indicating the presence of long-term groundwater in the past.

Collaboration launched to find next-gen medicines

December 16, 2016
A new partnership will provide a £13m fund to advance development of next-generation medicines that are discovered during research at Oxford University.

First ‘off-switches’ discovered for CRISPR/Cas9 technique

December 15, 2016
Researchers have discovered three naturally occurring proteins that can modulate the gene editing system CRISPR/Cas9, making it more precise.

Clam shells detail millennium of change

December 14, 2016
A US scientist has created, for the first time, a 1,000 year record of ocean climate change – using clam shells.

Asteroid collision detection improves after bright find

December 12, 2016
Astronomers have discovered more information about the smallest known asteroid - discovered last year - which could help predict potential asteroid collisions on Earth.

Neutron star explains quantum quirk

December 10, 2016
Researchers have observed for the first time quantum physics behaviour predicted 80 years ago.

Merger creates £1bn cancer fund

December 8, 2016
A number of UK investors have teamed up to create a £1bn cancer-focused fund.

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