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NPL clock watchers hit the big time

August 6, 2023
Britain’s National Physical Laboratory is celebrating a major achievement by its scientists with the inclusion of a UK optical clock in the determination of International Atomic Time (TAI).

Juvenile star is image of the year

August 5, 2023
American Laurent Formery’s portrait of the nervous system of a juvenile sea star (Patiria miniata) has won the fourth Evident Global Image of the Year Scientific Light Microscopy Award.

IET football tournament’s out of this world

August 3, 2023
Moon Rovers 2: Lunar United 3. While it sounds like Fantasy Football, it could be one day as feasible as a Manchester derby or a Glasgow Old Firm match say...

Scottish researchers seek to turn plastic waste into pharmaceuticals

July 29, 2023
A new project led by Scottish researchers is aiming to revolutionise the pharmaceutical industry by transforming plastic waste from industrial processes into medications for neurological conditions.

NPL and STFC collaborate on small satellite calibration facility

July 29, 2023
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is partnering with the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) RAL Space to develop an advanced small satellite calibration facility.

Hurry before deadline falls for 2023 Lab Awards’ 13 categories!

July 24, 2023
You have just three days to make the deadline for nominations for the expanded, 13 category 2023 Lab Awards.

Fulbright Award for CMU academic’s ground-breaking organ storage research

July 22, 2023
An academic from Cardiff Metropolitan University has received a prestigious Fulbright Award to enable him to research new approaches to biological preservation at Harvard University.

Depression now in Top Five most studied diseases in clinical development

July 22, 2023
Phesi’s mid-year global analysis of all clinical trials conducted to date in 2023 confirms a shift in disease focus but also a decline in clinical development productivity.

Remote robotic tech ‘could transform medical assessment in high risk situations’

July 22, 2023
Research at Sheffield University is claiming a breakthrough in robotics technology enabling remote medical treatment in high-risk emergency environments.

Yellow brick road, smart glasses and virtual assistant join semi-finalist of multimillion Longitude dementia tech competition

July 10, 2023
An augmented reality ‘yellow brick road’, smart glasses that recognise faces and a virtual speech assistant are among the 24 projects to make the semi final of the Longitude Prize...

Physics journal policy change opens door to original research

July 10, 2023
One of the UK’s oldest science titles is to start publishing original research for the first time in its 90 year history.

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