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Metallic hydrogen observed for the first time
Added: 4 Feb 2020
Using a synchrotron, a team of researchers have observed hydrogen in its metal phase for the first …
VIDEO: Lab Innovations 2019
Added: 31 Jan 2020
From sustainability to virtual reality, cannabis testing to intellectual property and accreditation…
Brexit - a summary for science
Added: 31 Jan 2020
As the country gets set to leave the EU tonight, we take a very brief look back at our some of our …
New materials help clean-up Chernobyl and Fukushima
Added: 29 Jan 2020
Materials which could be used to help clean-up the Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear power stations h…
Free information centre for coronavirus
Added: 29 Jan 2020
Elsevier has created a free information centre on the coronavirus currently causing respiratory dis…
Grant to help detection of disease
Added: 29 Jan 2020
The National Institute for Health Research has awarded a grant to a team aiming to set up a unit to…
Magnetised molecules monitor breast cancer
Added: 21 Jan 2020
A new type of scan that involves magnetising molecules allows doctors to see in real-time which reg…
Arctic sea ice can’t ‘bounce back’
Added: 21 Jan 2020
New research from Cardiff and Exeter University suggests Arctic sea ice cannot “quickly bounce back…
Survey reveals stressed and insecure UK scientists
Added: 21 Jan 2020
Less than a third of scientists feel secure in pursuing a research career with many experiencing lo…
Molecular clues to long-term memory storage
Added: 14 Jan 2020
A new study could shed light on the molecular changes behind the memory storage process – specifica…
Combinatorial look at black holes a decade away
Added: 14 Jan 2020
A new study by a group of researchers at the University of Birmingham has found that collisions of …
Ancient global warming puzzle solved
Added: 14 Jan 2020
Scientists from Cardiff University have shed new light on the Earth’s climate behaviour during the …
Pioneering citizen science project celebrates 10th year
Added: 8 Jan 2020
The citizen science platform, Zooniverse, is celebrating its 10thanniversary.
New carbon nanotube source relief for nanotech community
Added: 8 Jan 2020
A new method of producing carbon nanotubescould have solved a growing problem in the field of carbo…
NHS must research more for patient safety
Added: 8 Jan 2020
A New report from The Academy of Medical Sciences suggests that patient care is in jeopardy because…
Telecom laser used to study atoms
Added: 16 Dec 2019
New work from French metrologists could allow astronomers to learn much about the physical processe…
Wheat yields only 60% of what they could be
Added: 16 Dec 2019
New work from agricultural institute Rothamsted Research shows that, in some European countries, th…
Genetic lifespan ‘clock’ discovered
Added: 16 Dec 2019
At team of geneticists have created a new model of estimating the lifespans of vertebrates, includi…
New crop antibiotics – without damaging the environment
Added: 9 Dec 2019
UK scientists think they have a new way to protect crops from a widespread and devastating bacteria…
Bioimaging collaboration takes on viral disease
Added: 9 Dec 2019
A new institute collaboration will allow scientists to study viral diseases in greater detail.
