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Calcium ion used as micro engine
Added: 23 Aug 2019
Theoretical physicists have used the intrinsic angular momentum of a calcium ion to effectively tur…
2D stack provides thermal isolation in electronics
Added: 22 Aug 2019
An insulator only 10 atoms deep could significantly reduce heat emissions in electronic devices whi…
Oldest stegosaur found in Morocco
Added: 21 Aug 2019
Remains of the oldest stegosaur, dating to the Middle Jurassic period, have been found in Morocco.
RC of Pathologists opens new £12M HQ
Added: 20 Aug 2019
The Royal College of Pathologists has relocated its headquarters to a new £12 million office in Ald…
Signals suggest black hole swallowed neutron star
Added: 19 Aug 2019
Gravitational wave detectors have registered evidence of a black hole swallowing a neutron star for…
NASA data suggests early Jupiter smash
Added: 16 Aug 2019
Gravitational readings from NASA’s Juno spacecraft suggest Jupiter collided with a still-forming pl…
UC Davis partners pharmaceutical for cannabis research
Added: 15 Aug 2019
The University of California has partnered Biopharmaceutical Research Company to conduct research i…
EPSRC funds bandage sensor tech
Added: 13 Aug 2019
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has given engineers £360,000 to develop …
Ebola patients cured with mAb drugs
Added: 13 Aug 2019
Two monoclonal antibody drugs will be used to treat Ebola patients in the Democratic Republic of Co…
GNA Biosolutions raises $13.5M
Added: 12 Aug 2019
GNA Biosolutions has secured $13.5 million from its Series C funding round to advance development a…
Leeds creates thinnest 2D gold
Added: 8 Aug 2019
University of Leeds scientists have claimed first fabrication of freestanding 2D gold with a sub‐na…
PM announces new NHS AI lab
Added: 8 Aug 2019
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has allocated £250 million for investment in AI, including a new lab f…
Ancient yeast leavens bread
Added: 7 Aug 2019
A 4,500-year-old strain of yeast sampled from ancient Egyptian pottery has been used to bake bread.
Porous rocks support prebiotic evolution theory
Added: 7 Aug 2019
The water-air interface found at pores in volcanic rocks could have been the location of the chemic…
Physicists borrow from social networks
Added: 7 Aug 2019
A new technique treats debris from proton collisions like a social network in order to distinguish …
3D-printed collagen forms functioning heart parts
Added: 6 Aug 2019
A new bioprinting method allows anyone to 3D-print functioning components of the human heart.
UK food safety company partners cannabis producer
Added: 5 Aug 2019
Scottish food safety company R-Biopharm Rhône will supply its test kits to an unnamed Canadian cann…
Agar Scientific buys London Resin Company
Added: 2 Aug 2019
Laboratory equipment supplier Agar Scientific has acquired London Resin Company for an undisclosed …
Health data alliance adds eight members
Added: 1 Aug 2019
The UK Health Data Research Alliance (HDR UK) has added eight health organisations to increase the …
Imperial develops fluorescent artificial cell
Added: 31 Jul 2019
Imperial College London has created an artificial cell that fluoresces when it detects chemical cha…
