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Leeds University building is something to Bragg about
Added: 10 Jun 2022
The University of Leeds has officially opened the Sir William Henry Bragg physical sciences and eng…
It pays to be pretty if you’re a threatened fish
Added: 9 Jun 2022
Humans don’t only judge each other unfairly on looks, they do the same when it comes to fish specie…
NASA hosts open house for Mars technology
Added: 9 Jun 2022
Space agency NASA is to host a media event to demonstrate its LOFTID technology when it is inflated…
Tooth unlocks mystery of Denisovans in Asia
Added: 3 Jun 2022
Denisovans, a sister species of modern human, inhabited Laos by 164-131,000 years with important im…
REF results hammer home the importance of UK university-business collaboration
Added: 1 Jun 2022
The results of the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF) identify ‘world-leading’ and ‘interna…
Researchers isolate the Lloviu virus for the first time and highlight new possible pandemic threat
Added: 30 May 2022
Researchers from the Medway School of Pharmacy (a partnership between the universities of Kent and …
How can mental health professionals open their minds to psychosis?
Added: 27 May 2022
Effective clinical care for patients with psychosis means understanding the ‘lived experience’ of t…
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…
Meet the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy
Added: 23 May 2022
Scientists have captured humanity’s first look at the supermassive black hole, called Sagittarius A…
Saving the vaquita porpoise from extinction
Added: 5 May 2022
Only ten vaquita porpoises survive, but the species may not be doomed, scientists say. If they can …
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…
Pandemic a ‘missed opportunity’ to recruit specialists of the future
Added: 3 May 2022
Careers in laboratories must be “made more visible” to encourage more young people into the field a…
Augmented Reality helps people live with Parkinson's disease
Added: 29 Apr 2022
A collaborative partnership has developed the World's First pair of Parkinson’s Walking Glasses, a …
Chemical compliance for the medtech industry: new whitepaper
Added: 27 Apr 2022
Chemical compounds are used both within the constituent materials used to make medical devices and …
Two millimetre optical microresonator will improve planetary landing success
Added: 21 Apr 2022
Smaller, they say, is better in space. A NASA-funded team led by SMU researchers think that their s…
Biomarker-guided trial opens new avenues for personalised medicine in COVID-19
Added: 14 Apr 2022
A multi-centre study led by the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) is evaluating one of th…
Secret of antimatter creation in cosmic collisions revealed
Added: 14 Apr 2022
At the Quark Matter conference and Rencontres de Moriond conferences, the LHCb collaboration presen…
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…
So... What is the point of physics? IOP is offering £1000 for the best answer!
Added: 7 Apr 2022
IoP launches a new challenge to get young people to see physics differently. With only one in ten p…
