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Liquid platinum catalyst offers sustainable solution for industry
Added: 27 Aug 2022
Australian scientists say they have found a way to employ platinum as a potentially scalable indust…
RSPB report criticises poor regulation of 150 pesticides
Added: 3 Jul 2022
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has attacked current risk assessments for chem…
Our lifestyles are key contributors to river pollution – social prescribing can help
Added: 25 May 2022
A new study demonstrates the significant environmental impact of harmful chemical and biological ag…
Scientists identify the most extreme heatwaves ever recorded globally
Added: 4 May 2022
A new study has revealed the most intense heatwaves ever across the world – and remarkably some of …
Scientists announce comprehensive regional diagnostic of microbial ocean life using DNA testing
Added: 4 May 2022
Scientists announce comprehensive regional diagnostic of microbial ocean life using DNA testing. La…
Sustainable concept for wood-based textile fibres
Added: 14 Apr 2022
The 2022 Marcus Wallenberg Prize is awarded to Professor Ilkka Kilpeläinen and Professor Herbert Si…
New 'levelling up' roadmap: review sets out three ways business can reduce health inequalities
Added: 5 Apr 2022
A major review of health inequities published on 4 April 2022, lays a roadmap for the role of indus…
Scientists develop environmentally safe, frost-resistant coatings
Added: 1 Apr 2022
As the urgency to eradicate environmental pollution increases, many biomaterials are being develope…
Digital twins to link Metaverse to real-world decarbonisation towards NetZero
Added: 1 Apr 2022
Digital Twins are forecast to form the essential building blocks of a Metaverse which connects the …
Bacteria upcycle carbon waste into valuable chemicals
Added: 7 Mar 2022
Researchers engineered a strain of bacteria to break down carbon dioxide (CO2), converting it into …
Technological research and development in agritech
Added: 4 Mar 2022
It is increasingly important for agricultural research to raise awareness of conditions leading to …
Fossil research uncovers a new species of giant Triassic crocodile
Added: 23 Feb 2022
An examination of the fossil record by Birmingham researchers has uncovered a new species of giant …
Replacing unsustainable materials in nanostructure surfaces
Added: 7 Feb 2022
New research results from Linnaeus University opens for a future with more sustainably produced nan…
Prize winning studies of life's earliest history
Added: 31 Jan 2022
Andrew Knoll has depicted the first three billion years of life on Earth using his studies of micro…
Shedding light on how to increase UK crop yields
Added: 31 Jan 2022
Recent events has demonstrated the need to increase the UK's national food harvest and build relien…
Monitoring DNA in air samples could revolutionise biomonitoring
Added: 10 Jan 2022
DNA from air could revolutionise the way we measure animal biodiversity, say scientists. Two resear…
Low-cost, ultra-sensitive gravimeter for early detection of volcanic activity uses MEMS technology
Added: 10 Dec 2021
A new device being developed by University of Glasgow in collaboration with a leading product desig…
2022 predictions on the advances in life sciences innovation
Added: 9 Dec 2021
Innovation experts recently hired specifically to study emerging tech and drive collaboration predi…
Forensic technology used to deliver justice in 38-year-old murder case
Added: 9 Dec 2021
A unique fingerprint visualisation system has been making news in the US this week after being used…
Balloon-driven hybrid mobile communications network launched in Zanzibar
Added: 2 Dec 2021
A unique balloon-driven hybrid mobile network is being launched in Zanzibar. Expected to deliver fu…
