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Fluorescence imaging technique created

October 27, 2016
Microscopy experts have designed and built a fluorescence-detection microscope that combines 3-D and high resolution image processing, with potential uses for biomedical research.

Quantum LED heralds computing advance

October 26, 2016
Ultra-thin quantum LEDs have been developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge that can produce single photons – making them important in building quantum network on compact chips.

Martian water loss documented

October 25, 2016
The amount of hydrogen – and therefore water - ejected from Mars is dependent on the proximity of the Red Planet to the Sun as it orbits, scientists have discovered.

Hub for future nuclear technology opens

October 24, 2016
A new research hub for nuclear energy research has opened at the University of Bristol.

Accidental greenhouse gas to fuel process discovered

October 21, 2016
Scientists have accidentally discovered a way to convert carbon dioxide solution to ethanol.

Neuroscience project receives €89m

October 21, 2016
The European Commission has released a payment of €89m for the Human Brain Project.

ESA accept probe landing failure

October 20, 2016
ESA scientists have announced that the ExoMars Schiaparelli did not survive its landing onto the Red Planet.

Luminous light ‘created’ by researchers

October 20, 2016
Scientists at the University of Vermont in the US have discovered a method to artificially create luminescence that could have a range of potential applications such as medical dyes and...

Carbon dioxide spike linked to Antarctic ice melt

October 19, 2016
Researchers from Columbia University have expressed long term concerns about the mass of the Antarctic Ice Sheet, after seeing how it rapidly shrunk due to a CO2 spike in the...

Short telomere length in newborns linked to mother’s weight

October 18, 2016
Belgian researchers have found that a high BMI in mothers before pregnancy is associated with shorter telomere length – a marker for biological age – in newborns.

Alzheimer’s symptoms reduced in gene therapy trial

October 18, 2016
Researchers have revealed results of a successful trial injecting viruses into mice to reduce the effects of Alzheimer’s.

Mechanisms of nearby star uncovered

October 17, 2016
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian centre have discovered our neighbouring star, Proxima Centauri, has more in common with our Sun than previously thought. A small red dwarf, it is orbited by...

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