May 28, 2024

Creators of a new process claim that it has the potential to boost polystyrene recycling massively beyond present industrial levels.

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May 27, 2024

A joint research team from two UK universities has employed computational design to develop new metal-free porous framework materials using cheap and abundant mon-metallic elements.

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May 6, 2024

Sophisticated nanotechnology is being employed to protect the legacy of Britain’s most famous admiral.

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April 28, 2024

A combination of spectroscopy and computer simulations have revealed how pyramidal molecules are able to move over surfaces.

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April 20, 2024

Developers responsible for a new microscope say its improved technology enables the instrument to visualise complex electron spin states in materials.

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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...

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March 24, 2024

Hub locations are as much a feature in healthcare as for life sciences in general. Ursula Costa outlines how the Swiss city of Basel is nurturing digital innovation.

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March 24, 2024

Time was when three scientific disciplines sufficed, says Russ Swan. They’ve multiplied, to say the least.

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March 10, 2024

Ground vibrations picked up at a remote seismic station a decade ago and attributed to a meteor may have a more mundane origin, suggests new research.

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February 19, 2024

UK Space Agency funding will enable university based scientists to be involved in a raft international missions to the Moon, Mars and Venus.

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