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Clam shells detail millennium of change

December 14, 2016
A US scientist has created, for the first time, a 1,000 year record of ocean climate change – using clam shells.

Ready for a fully energised lecture?

December 12, 2016
The Christmas Lectures have been a key part of the Royal Institution’s science outreach since 1825. Following in the footsteps of scientists such as Faraday, Sagan and Dawkins, Professor Saiful...

Scientists calculate future benefits of electric vehicles

November 22, 2016
Electric vehicles that run on batteries instead of hydrogen fuel cells are more likely to be environmentally friendly in the future, according to researchers from California and Munich. The scientists...

Accidental greenhouse gas to fuel process discovered

October 21, 2016
Scientists have accidentally discovered a way to convert carbon dioxide solution to ethanol.

Industrial Fellowships for promising researchers

October 5, 2016
The Royal Commission of the Exhibition of 1851 has awarded 10 early-career engineers and scientists £80,000 each to fund potential profitable technologies.

World’s smallest machines scoop Chemistry Nobel

October 5, 2016
The 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L. Feringa for their design and production of molecular machines.The collective work of Sauvage (University of Strasbourg,...

US scientists observe chemical reaction for the first time

October 4, 2016
Scientists have used a specific type of X-ray to study a never-seen-before chemical reaction.

Library of pharma compounds open for researchers

September 28, 2016
In conjunction with the Medical Research Council, six global drug companies have released 47 deprioritised pharmaceutical compounds for scientists.

Scientists achieve breakthrough in graphene production

September 19, 2016
Chemists in Germany have created, for the first time, defect-free graphene from graphite.

Lateral solar cells promise bright future

August 22, 2016
A team of US engineers have created high performance, micro-scale solar cells that could power a wide range of personal devices.

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