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Wearable tech creates user-friendly sleep apnoea test

February 4, 2026
New wearable technology developed by the University of Chester is providing fresh insights into how to monitor sleep patterns and tackle sleep apnoea, with the aid of AI deep learning...

New UK–Brazil research group to pioneer novel bone surgery paste

November 30, 2025
Two British institutions have set up a new research group with a peer organisation in Brazil to develop an injectable paste to aid bone cancer surgeries.

A biotech boost for Scotland

July 21, 2025
Scotland’s first open-access 300-litre fermenter promises to provide a major boost for the country’s bioeconomy, explains IBioIC’s Neil Renault.

Shall I compare thee to soft robotics…?

May 6, 2025
A scientific revelation regarding rose petals has been hailed by its discoverers as a potential breakthrough for materials science.

Engineering biology: converting lab R&D into outputs

April 6, 2025
IChemE’s Duncan Lugton, who submitted evidence to the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee inquiry on engineering biology, examines the key areas of interest, highlighting issues that must be...

Transplanted microbiota offers hope in fight against cotton disease threat

March 18, 2025
A disease that has devastated cotton crops worldwide is being tackled by a novel method of plant transplantation.

Composite product offers hope for neurodegenerative conditions, claim developers

January 13, 2025
A novel composite material created by two UK universities has the potential to provide new treatments for nervous system and neurodegenerative damage, say researchers.

Imperial’s smart heart reading T-shirt nets £340k

January 6, 2025
Imperial College London researchers have secured more than a third of a million pounds to enable them to develop an AI t-shirt that can detect inherited heart rhythm conditions.

Bacteria point the way for sustainable space power

November 18, 2024
An international research project involving scientists from Heriot-Watt University has found inspiration from some of Earth’s simplest life forms, in order to harness solar energy for space travel.

A matter of scale

July 22, 2024
Funding support and infrastructure are needed to bring bio-based products and processes to market and meet net zero targets, urges Lynsey Dunbar. Otherwise, start-ups will be looking elsewhere.

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