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Repurposing centre opens in Ireland

October 14, 2016
A new centre has been opened to find Irish start-ups to repurpose space technology for terrestrial use.

Nanoscale device powers synthetic brain

October 13, 2016
University of Southampton scientists have demonstrated that a nanoscale device could power artificial systems to mimic a human brain.

Molten silicon energy storage system created

October 12, 2016
A team of Spanish researchers are developing a system which allows energy to be stored in molten silicon.

Bio-inspired blueprint for new material

October 11, 2016
MIT engineers have designed a beaver-inspired wetsuit material to insulate surfers.

EU grant for non-animal toxicity test

October 7, 2016
A UK laboratory that is developing a product to remove animal testing for chemical ingredients for cosmetics has received a £50,000 EU grant.

2017 Eppendorf Awards open

October 6, 2016
Entries are being welcomed for the 2017 Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators.

Industrial Fellowships for promising researchers

October 5, 2016
The Royal Commission of the Exhibition of 1851 has awarded 10 early-career engineers and scientists £80,000 each to fund potential profitable technologies.

World’s smallest machines scoop Chemistry Nobel

October 5, 2016
The 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L. Feringa for their design and production of molecular machines.The collective work of Sauvage (University of Strasbourg,...

Topological research wins 2016 Nobel Physics Prize

October 4, 2016
The 2016 Nobel Physics Prize has been won by three of British scientists.

US scientists observe chemical reaction for the first time

October 4, 2016
Scientists have used a specific type of X-ray to study a never-seen-before chemical reaction.

Satellite repositioned for better weather tracking

October 4, 2016
A new satellite has been manoeuvred to better observe weather and climate over the Indian Ocean.

Cell digestion research wins 2016 Nobel Prize

October 3, 2016
Professor Yoshinori Ohsumi has been awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize for medicine or physiology for his work on autophagy — the degradation and recycling of cellular components.

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