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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.

Chasing strangeness with a hybrid ring imaging Cherenkov detector

Professor Fatiha Benmokhtar is conducting experiments using hybrid Ring Imaging Cherenkov detectors to investigate the proton’s structure.

The Department of Animal Biosciences: A global leader in research and education on agricultural and companion animals

The Department of Animal Biosciences underpins the ethical and sustainable production of animal products and care of companion animals.

Positioning Europe as a key hub for life sciences

Explore the Strategy for European Life Sciences and its aims to accelerate Europe’s leadership in the life sciences sector.
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.

Quality Education - UN SDG Goal 4 Partnerships for the Goals - UN SDG Goal 17

Utilising graphene to transform nanomedicine and health technology

Exploring the evolution of graphene from a lab-based discovery to a clinically useful tool to transform nanomedicine and health technology. Professor Kostas Kostarelos, Chair of...

Protons sizes are even smaller than once thought

Research conducted by scientists at the University of Bonn highlights that protons sizes are 5% smaller than was once assumed in the 1990’s. A few...

Matter-antimatter comparisons reach new heights in groundbreaking study

CERN’s BASE collaboration has made significant steps in matter-antimatter comparisons, making the world’s most precise comparison of protons and antiprotons. In a paper published in...

Assessing the feasibility for a Future Circular Collider

Mark Boland, Machine Director at the Canadian Light Source and Associate Professor at the University of Saskatchewan, explains how the CLS and the University...

Norman Murray awarded Dannie Heineman Prize for astrophysical achievements

The Heineman Foundation, at the American Institute of Physics, and American Astronomical Society, announced Professor Norman Murray as the winner of the 2022 Dannie...

Oxygen levels on Earth reveals information about life on other planets

A research team from McGill University has discovered that a deeper understanding of the Earth’s atmosphere could aid in identifying life on other planets. Scientists...

Uses of a molecular machine enclosed in a nano cage

Scientists have successfully enclosed a supramolecular rotor in a cube-shaped porphyrin nano cage molecule. Machines enclosed in a nano cage or casing could display interesting...

Hydrogen production using banana peel

Scientists at EPFL’s School of Basic Sciences have developed a new method for biomass photo-pyrolysis utilising banana peel for hydrogen production. As the world’s energy...

Unleashing the shredder: Understanding cellular maintenance

Dr Björn M Burmann, from the University of Gothenburg, outlines the cellular clean-up process from a molecular level. In the real world, waste is normally...

Scientists utilise innovative approach to create new catalyst for polymer diversity

Scientists have developed a catalyst that turns three monomer mixtures into diblock dialternating terpolymers in one single step. A catalyst developed at King Abdullah University...

Scientists develop an artificial light-fuelled molecular machine

A collaborative research team from the University of Barcelona and the University of Nottingham, has created an artificial light-fuelled molecular machine that has potential...

Laser beams utilised to create an upward water fountain

Engineers from the University of Houston (UH) have discovered that they can create upward water fountains by shining laser beams on the water’s surface. What...

CERN: Progress and prospects for the future of accelerator physics

Georgie Whitworth, Innovation News Network Editor, spoke to Joachim Mnich, Director for Research and Computing at CERN, to discuss the organisation’s achievements in 2021...

Study displays novel crystal structure for hydrogen under high pressure

Using data science and supercomputer simulations, researchers have identified a potential crystal phase for hydrogen solidified at extreme pressures. Elements in the periodic table can...

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