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Traditional Japanese artistry inspires materials science breakthrough

April 14, 2024
Researchers at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT) have introduced a new method for creating the finely structured hydrogels, termed ‘kirigami hydrogels’ expanding possibilities in the field of soft...

Surrey makes history with two pinches of salt

February 19, 2024
Scientists at the University of Surrey are claiming a first with their observations on the effects of electrical current caused by combining different salts in liquid.

Keep it clean

February 5, 2024
Chemical disinfectants are hazardous to lab staff, and if discharged into the wastewater, pose a health risk to wildlife, ecosystems and the general public. Paul Birchmore makes the case for...

EnsiliTech wins contract to develop ‘freezer-free’ global mRNA vaccine

January 28, 2024
EnsiliTech, the University of Bath spin-out pioneering new methods of transporting medicines and food without reliance on refrigeration, has won a £1.7 million contract to develop the world's first thermally...

AI responsibility remains in our hands, warns Ri Christmas Lecturer

December 18, 2023
Artificial intelligence is a powerful tool for better decision making but the ‘ethical buck’ stops with us, warns leading AI expert and Royal Institution Christmas lecturer, Professor Mike Wooldridge.

Turing helps connect swimming sperm with zebra stripes

October 15, 2023
What is the connection between swimming sperm and the spots on a leopard or the stripes on a zebra? A common mathematical basis say two Bristol University engineers.

Lab Innovations 2023: sustainable solvent selection

October 9, 2023
While much discussion around sustainability has focused on the energy efficiency of instruments and equipment, factors such as chemical and solvent selection are overlooked. says Paul Vanden Branden, who examines...

Quantum go-‘slow’ allows first view of chemical process

August 28, 2023
Sydney university researchers have scored a scientific first by employing a quantum computer to observe a process critical in chemical reactions.

Scottish researchers seek to turn plastic waste into pharmaceuticals

July 29, 2023
A new project led by Scottish researchers is aiming to revolutionise the pharmaceutical industry by transforming plastic waste from industrial processes into medications for neurological conditions.

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