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Lab space opens in Bristol for budding science companies

December 2, 2016
News
Construction has begun on Bristol’s first science incubator, to provide laboratory space for early stage companies and entrepreneurs. Unit DX was announced in partnership with the University of Bristol’s SETsquared...
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Earlier existence of diaphragm confirmed

December 1, 2016
News
Researchers have discovered evidence of diaphragms in mammal-like reptiles that lived 250-300 million years ago, confirming this muscle is older than was previously thought. Caseids – animals that lived during...
Life Sciences
Paleobiology
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Mercury’s surface discovery challenges conventional thinking

November 30, 2016
News
Scientists have discovered large scale buckling that created a giant valley on the surface of Mercury. The researchers believe this shows proof of Mercury’s changing temperatures, contrary to the belief...
Physics & Engineering
Astrophysics, Physics
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Nanocars driven by UV light

November 29, 2016
News
An international collaboration has seen scientists control single molecule ‘nanoroadsters’ with light and also observe, for the first time, how they move.Alongside experimental physicists in Austria, the scientists were able...
Materials
Nanotechnology
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Magnetic crystals hold drug delivery potential

November 28, 2016
News
Chinese researchers have discovered a way to control microscopic crystals using magnetism, leading to hopes that it could be used to apply cancer treatments directly to tumours. When magnetised, these...
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Materials Science
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Warwick signs memorandum with Austrian government

November 25, 2016
News
The Warwick Manufacturing Group has announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Upper Austrian Government.
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New material aids energy conversion

November 24, 2016
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Researchers have created a new material capable of converting waste heat to electricity with high levels of efficiency. The scientists modified a compound made of niobium, iron and antimony, substituting...
Materials
Materials Science
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Volcanic activity better understood after Bolivian expedition

November 23, 2016
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A magmatic lake 15km below a dormant volcano in Bolivia may explain how and why volcanoes erupt. A team of international researchers discovered a large body of water dissolved into...
Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Geology
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Scientists calculate future benefits of electric vehicles

November 22, 2016
News
Electric vehicles that run on batteries instead of hydrogen fuel cells are more likely to be environmentally friendly in the future, according to researchers from California and Munich. The scientists...
Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Green Chemistry
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Experiment to unlock secrets of cosmos suggested

November 21, 2016
News
A method to understand why the universe is expanding and where dark energy comes from has been proposed by a pair of theoretical physicists.
Physics & Engineering
Astrophysics, Physics, Theoretical Physics
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Centre to tackle future environmental research opens

November 18, 2016
News
A new school for graduate environmental research and training has opened at Lancaster University.
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New prehistoric sea lizard discovered

November 17, 2016
News
Researchers in Chile have discovered a new species of giant sea lizard that existed near the end of the Cretaceous period that has forced them to rethink how the species...
Life Sciences
Paleobiology
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