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Reversible composite adhesives offer new possibilities in material science
Added: 14 Mar 2025
Researchers have created reversible composite adhesives using molecular entanglement, enabling enha…
Clock ticking for nominations for RSC journals’ chemistry lectureships
Added: 22 Feb 2025
Time is running out to apply for lectureships offered through two of the Royal Society of Chemistry…
Bath seeks cleaner, greener water option
Added: 15 Feb 2025
Chemical engineers at the University of Bath have claimed a world first with the creation of a sust…
Funds of £13 mill boost AIME to make Birmingham membrane research hub
Added: 13 Feb 2025
Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence (AIME) has received public and private funding of more than…
New body aims to deliver on chemicals sector green pledge
Added: 8 Dec 2024
A new body designed to speed the transition to sustainable chemicals and materials in the UK has be…
Machine learning provides workout for new polymers
Added: 25 Aug 2024
Materials scientists in Japan have adapted machine learning to predict the mechanical properties of…
Frogs’ secret defence leaves would-be predators stuck for answers
Added: 13 Jul 2024
Notorious for their ability to produce defensive toxins, frogs can also employ another, less well-k…
Light technology ‘may offer sustainable AMR solution’
Added: 9 Jun 2024
New technology pioneered by an Italian company working with University of Birmingham scientists cou…
Polystyrene recycling pioneers claim energy efficiency and cost effectiveness
Added: 28 May 2024
Creators of a new process claim that it has the potential to boost polystyrene recycling massively …
Computational design enables uni duo’s materials science breakthrough
Added: 28 May 2024
A joint research team from two UK universities has employed computational design to develop new met…
‘Moon lander’ molecule caught on the move
Added: 28 Apr 2024
A combination of spectroscopy and computer simulations have revealed how pyramidal molecules are ab…
Traditional Japanese artistry inspires materials science breakthrough
Added: 14 Apr 2024
Researchers at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT) have introduced a new method f…
Aston and allies open doctoral centre for next generation greenhouse gas leaders
Added: 18 Mar 2024
Aston University is to host a doctoral training centre to train a new generation of scientists to h…
Surrey makes history with two pinches of salt
Added: 19 Feb 2024
Scientists at the University of Surrey are claiming a first with their observations on the effects …
EnsiliTech wins contract to develop ‘freezer-free’ global mRNA vaccine
Added: 28 Jan 2024
EnsiliTech, the University of Bath spin-out pioneering new methods of transporting medicines and fo…
AI responsibility remains in our hands, warns Ri Christmas Lecturer
Added: 18 Dec 2023
Artificial intelligence is a powerful tool for better decision making but the ‘ethical buck’ stops …
Turing helps connect swimming sperm with zebra stripes
Added: 16 Oct 2023
What is the connection between swimming sperm and the spots on a leopard or the stripes on a zebra?…
Quantum go-‘slow’ allows first view of chemical process
Added: 29 Aug 2023
Sydney university researchers have scored a scientific first by employing a quantum computer to obs…
Scottish researchers seek to turn plastic waste into pharmaceuticals
Added: 30 Jul 2023
A new project led by Scottish researchers is aiming to revolutionise the pharmaceutical industry by…
Lab Innovations 2023 opens for visitor registration
Added: 10 Jul 2023
Lab Innovations has officially opened visitor registration for its upcoming event on November 1 and…
