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Women in STEM see equality slip during the pandemic
Added: 11 Jun 2021
Despite some good work over the years, it has become apparent that there is yet more work to be don…
SoyFilm: Is this the end of fossil fuel single-use plastics?
Added: 10 Jun 2021
At last! A sustainable, scalable and 100 percent natural plant protein-based polymer that functions…
EV design concept capable of 30% longer range
Added: 1 Jun 2021
Automotive innovation start-up has revealed a patented design concept for an electric vehicle capab…
Commercial quanta image sensors - a new era in solid-state imaging
Added: 27 May 2021
Solid-state technology capable of imaging individual photons of light to enable full-speed photon c…
UKRI funding to bring the public into the heart of five research projects
Added: 27 May 2021
UK Research and Innovation is encouraging people from across the UK to actively contribute to five …
First virtual symposium on quantum technology, semiconductors, and power generation
Added: 24 May 2021
Oxford Instruments plc is pleased to announce its first Virtual Symposium on Quantum Technology, Se…
X-ray Ptychography performed for first time at small-scale Laboratory Source
Added: 21 May 2021
X-ray ptychography has been used to perform high-resolution phase contrast diffraction imaging on s…
3D-printed hydrogels with improved tunable properties
Added: 14 May 2021
The design of 3D-printable seaweed hydrogels that use multiple interpenetrating networks to enable …
Replacing plastics in fibre-based packaging for full recycling
Added: 10 May 2021
New research highlights biodigestible barrier polymers to replace plastics and non-repulpable lamin…
Declining work-life balance for scientific researchers, survey finds
Added: 27 Apr 2021
Reseachers are generally known for their dedication and the percieved norm is that many work for pa…
Pre-programmed degradation makes 'biodegradable' plastics truly compostable
Added: 22 Apr 2021
By embedding polymer-eating enzymes in plastic, researchers have found a way to make previously tri…
Innovation roadmap to improve smartphone apps for point-of-care diagnosis and treatment guidance
Added: 19 Apr 2021
A new review paper looks at advanced research in smartphone-based imaging systems for healthcare. T…
Expansion microscopy: Imaging biological samples at nanoscale using an ordinary light microscope
Added: 9 Apr 2021
Using an ordinary light microscope, MIT engineers have devised a technique for imaging biological s…
Recycled graphene from tyres can make more environmentally friendly concrete
Added: 8 Apr 2021
This could be where the rubber truly hits the road. Rice University scientists have optimised a pro…
Industrialisation of fundamental physics research advances light source and sensor technologies
Added: 29 Mar 2021
Collaboration between specialist academic research and industrial expert engineers is proving key t…
'Team ice' uncover crucial information to aid the development of new more active cryoprotectants
Added: 17 Mar 2021
Researchers uncover new understanding around the interactions between synthetic polymers and ice fo…
UK gov to launch Advanced Research & Invention Agency (ARIA)
Added: 23 Feb 2021
As part of its plans to cement the UK’s position as a global science superpower and build back bett…
Kinky graphene 'straintronics' for smaller, faster microchips
Added: 16 Feb 2021
Using 'straintronics' rather than electronics, researchers have produced the tiniest microchips yet…
Closed-loop chemical recycling of common petrochemical realised
Added: 28 Jan 2021
Imagine plastics and rubber that can be chemically unzipped back to reusable monomers for recycling…
Antiviral coating kills viruses and bacteria for product lifetime
Added: 26 Jan 2021
Can you imagine a world where you wouldn't have to worry about disease transmission from surfaces s…
