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The latest science news from areas such as physics, chemistry, biology and health, along with the ever expanding field of materials science and space exploration.

Large Hadron Collider now powering nearby homes through heat exchange system

Discover how a heat exchange system at CERN turns waste heat from the Large Hadron Collider into heating for homes and businesses in France.

Biosolutions: Engineering a sustainable future, a path to net zero, and economic resilience

Explore the topic of biosolutions and how they are helping to drive a more sustainable future in the UK and beyond.

Electron beam technology emerges as a new weapon against PFAS pollution

Electron beam technology offers a powerful new method to break down PFAS pollution in water and soil, providing an efficient alternative.
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are 17 global targets designed to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure peace and prosperity for all by 2030. Our latest science news includes updates from organisations looking to tackle Goal 4 and Goal 17.

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UK Government announces plans for largest ever research and development budget

The £39.8 billion research and development budget for 2022-2025 will help deliver the UK Government's Innovation Strategy and drive forward scientific ambitions. The largest ever...

Scientists investigate the importance of symmetry in evolution

A research team from the University of Bergen has conducted an experiment to determine the importance of symmetry in evolution. Scientists have observed that symmetry...

Biotechnology scientists create new method of stabilising enzymes

Scientists at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) create stabilising enzymes that can be used in both aqueous and organic solvents. When used as biocatalysts,...

Imaging the electron dynamics in atoms made possible

A University Hannover scientist has developed a new imaging method to measure the tiniest details of electron dynamics in atoms. An international team led by...

Discovery of fossil revolutionises structure of Vampyropoda

Collaborative research conducted by the American Museum of Natural History and Yale University, reveals a new species of Vampyropoda, with 10 arms rather than...

New conference spotlights women in science

SciDev.Net hosts a reader’s conference to spotlight extraordinary women in science for International Women’s Day. Three extraordinary women in science from the Global South were...

Engineered light waves enable rapid 3D image acquisition

Researchers from the Tohoku University and Osaka University have developed a novel technique that enables rapid 3D image acquisition. One-scan is a technique involving an...

Novel machine learning technique revolutionises bacterial identification

A research team from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed a ‘fingerprint’ algorithm to aid in a quicker and...

Drosophila suzukii: an invasive fruit fly, investigated by scientists

A research team from Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI) have emphasised the safety of a classical biological control agent against the invasive...

Researchers have created a new layer of two-dimensional silicon dioxide

Researchers from Bielefeld, Bochum and Yale have succeeded in producing a layer of two-dimensional (2D) silicon dioxide. This two-dimensional silicon dioxide material contains natural pores...

In Wigner’s footsteps: High energy physics at the Wigner RCP

Péter Lévai, Director of the Institute for Particle and Nuclear Physics and Director General of Wigner Research Centre for Physics, outlines recent research activities...

PIP-II: An international effort breaking new ground in particle physics

Lia Merminga, Project Director of PIP-II, explains the progress made in the major PIP-II enhancement to the Fermilab accelerator complex. The U.S. Department of Energy’s...

Scientists discover endangered orchid plant

A research team from the University of Gdańsk, Poland, have discovered a new orchid plant species in the cloud rainforest of Northern Ecuador. How was...

The successes and challenges of the regenerative medicine sector

Stephen Majors of the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine discusses the successes of the sector, and explains how practices learnt during the COVID-19 pandemic could...

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