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First UK centre for evolution research gets private donation

July 10, 2015
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The University of Bath has received £5 million to create the first UK centre for evolution research. The funding – donated by Dr Jonathan Milner who graduated at University of...
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Birth month and disease risk related

July 8, 2015
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Scientists have discovered a relationship between birth month and disease risk in New York. A research team at Columbia University used a medical database from New York City and found...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Pathology
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Top physics prize awarded to Professor Yablonovitch

July 7, 2015
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The Institute of Physics has awarded its’ highest International award – the Isaac Newton Medal and Prize – to Professor Eli Yablonovitch for his work on photonic crystals. Professor Yablonovitch...
Materials, Physics & Engineering
Materials Science, Physics
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Greek academics cut off from publishers

July 3, 2015
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By failing to maintain payments, Greek universities and research institutes will no longer have access to scholarly publishers. As a result of the Greek crisis, the system Hellenic Academic Libraries...
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£8.5 million for climate change research

July 3, 2015
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NERC has announced £8.5 million for research on climate change and its effects.  The funding – part of NERC’s large grants scheme – was awarded to three projects to support...
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Smell wired to spatial information

July 2, 2015
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Scientists have discovered that humans can map a location by using only their sense of smell. A research team at the University of California in Berkley designed a smell-only experiment...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Neuroscience
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Ultracold molecules hint at quantum behaviour

June 30, 2015
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By achieving the lowest temperature ever recorded, scientists have managed to create ultracold molecules which seem to exist in exotic state.  A research team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
Chemistry
Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry
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Elusive magnetospheric plasma tubes finally recorded

June 26, 2015
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After 60 years of research, astronomers have finally observed structures of plasma – one of the four fundamental states of matter – in the magnetosphere. Scientists at the University of...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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Funding for industrial biotechnology and biofilms

June 26, 2015
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Innovate UK has announced that applications for business funding from the Industrial Biotechnology Catalyst – worth £34 million – are now open. Another £2.5 million was also announced for business-led...
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Stem cell proteins can regenerate bones

June 25, 2015
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By using proteins from stem cells, scientists have developed a method to regrow bone tissue. A research team the Gladstone Institutes used proteins produced by stem cells rather than the...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology
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Martian glass may reveal ancient life

June 24, 2015
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By using data from Mars, geologists have discovered evidence for the presence of glass which may be key to finding past life. Research at Brown University used satellite data from...
Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Geology, Physics
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Weld precision taken to the next level

June 23, 2015
News
By using a new laser method, scientists have created the world’s smallest plastic weld. Scientists at the TWI research organisation and the University of Cambridge used electron beam (EB) lithography...
Materials
Materials Science
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