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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.

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Silicon Carbide technology to boost fuel cell vehicles

Wolfspeed and ZINSIGHT are increasing the efficacy of fuel cell vehicles with Silicon Carbide technology.

The CMS experiment and the precision frontier

Professor Tiziano Camporesi, former CERN spokesman for the CMS experiment, discusses the challenges of upgrading the experiment and the importance of the precision frontier.

An extraordinary career as a physicist

Professor Brian Foster OBE, FRS draws observations from his career as a physicist, from studying at Oxford to the International Linear Collider (ILC) and beyond.

Shining a light on nuclear astrophysics

Professor Moshe Gai, from the University of Connecticut, and Dr Robin Smith, of Sheffield Hallam University, discuss new opportunities for nuclear astrophysics with gamma-beams at the HIƴS facility of TUNL in the USA and at the newly constructed ELI-NP facility in Romani.

UK scientists support completion of the ultimate gamma-ray detector

A major international project, constructing the ultimate gamma-ray detector, will resolve the most fundamental questions in nuclear physics.

Low cost, industrial scale, high-quality CVD graphene production

A ‘wonder material’ trapped in the lab for almost two decades, graphene’s potential has finally been unlocked with the production of cost effective, high-quality CVD graphene.

Groundbreaking research reveals origins of high-energy cosmic particles

Researchers at Tohoku University have discovered that mellow supermassive black holes play a significant role in the origin of high-energy cosmic particles.

UK to further support of international neutron research centre

The UK government, alongside the governments of France and Germany, has agreed to maintain their support of a world-leading neutron research centre for a further ten years.

Groundbreaking steps towards the direct detection of dark energy

Researchers have determined the possibility that dark energy – the mysterious force that causes the Universe to accelerate – has been detected.

Evidence towards a ‘new physics’ beyond the Standard Model of particle physics

Towards a ‘new physics’: calculations made by scientists at the University of Bonn support the hypothesis that the Standard Model of physics should be extended.

Using laser-induced graphene to enhance flexible electronics

Researchers at Penn State have experimented with laser-induced graphene designs to develop advanced flexible electronics for wearable health devices.

UK science funding boost worth £113m will support future science leaders

Almost 100 of the UK’s next-generation of science leaders will be granted a total £113m science funding boost to facilitate the commercialisation of their innovations and tackle global challenges from the climate crisis to chronic illness.

Groundbreaking brain-inspired memory device for semiconductor design

Researchers at the National University of Singapore have developed a novel brain-inspired device that could facilitate the transformation of semiconductor design.

STFC: Ensuring and supporting the future of UK innovation in science

Professor Mark Thomson, the Executive Chair of the STFC, discusses how the organisation is supporting UK innovation in science.

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