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PM announces new NHS AI lab

August 8, 2019
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has allocated £250 million for investment in AI, including a new lab for developing AI technologies for the NHS.

Ancient yeast leavens bread

August 7, 2019
A 4,500-year-old strain of yeast sampled from ancient Egyptian pottery has been used to bake bread.

Physicists borrow from social networks

August 7, 2019
A new technique treats debris from proton collisions like a social network in order to distinguish normal data from unusual data that could be further researched.

UK food safety company partners cannabis producer

August 5, 2019
Scottish food safety company R-Biopharm Rhône will supply its test kits to an unnamed Canadian cannabis producer with the aim to help eradicate carcinogenic toxins in cannabis-based products.

Health data alliance adds eight members

August 1, 2019
The UK Health Data Research Alliance (HDR UK) has added eight health organisations to increase the variety of data available for healthcare R&D.

Imperial develops fluorescent artificial cell

July 31, 2019
Imperial College London has created an artificial cell that fluoresces when it detects chemical changes in the surrounding environment.

Quantum microphone measures phonons

July 30, 2019
A quantum microphone that measures individual sound particles has the potential to create more compact quantum computers that manipulate sound instead of light.

Eye-controlled contact lenses

July 29, 2019
Biomechanical engineers have created a robotic lens that allows the wearer to focus on an image through eye movements, such as a double blink.

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