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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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US DOE invest $17.5m to enhance the research of particle accelerators

The US DOE has revealed that it will be financing $17.5m to advance the research and technology encompassing particle accelerators.

Developing an algorithm to advance accurate particle-tracking

Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have developed an image-processing algorithm for enhanced 3D particle-tracking.

Novel innovation platform designed to meet industry needs

Materize is an innovation platform designed to establish a single point of contact between scientists and industry.

Reshaping the landscape of 3D bioprinting replacement soft body tissues

Professor Alan Smith discusses a method of using gel particles as a suspending media for 3D bioprinting replacement soft body tissues.

CRISPR technology achieves DNA repair in Space for the first time

A team including four students and astronauts onboard the International Space Station has successfully conducted DNA repair in space.

Conducting astroparticle physics experiments to understand the Universe

SNOLAB's Senior Research Scientist, Christine Kraus, explains how its latest astroparticle physics experiment - SNO+ - will enrich our understanding of CP-violation and the Universe.

Discussing the Future Circular Collider feasibility study

Following the recommendations of the European Strategy for Particle Physics, CERN and its international partners are now studying the technical and financial feasibility of a 100km circular collider, the Future Circular Collider integrated project.

FloodSENS: Taking a look at the flood mapping of the future

Ben Gaffinet, Applied Physicist at RSS-Hydro, explains how Machine Learning can help create valuable flood maps to support disaster response.

Pushing the precision frontier for gravitational waves

Dr Michèle Levi discusses how she plans to use her Ernest Rutherford Fellowship to develop our fundamental understanding of gravity.

Exploring new opportunities in nucleon structure measurements

A team at the Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory (TUNL) is using the beam at the High Intensity Gamma-Ray Source (HIγS) to explore nucleon structure using Compton scattering.

Transforming fundamental science into real-world solutions

STFC announces seven novel projects that will transform fundamental science into real-world solutions in areas such as medicine, nuclear security and air pollution, are in progress.

Groundbreaking discovery of protein that can bend a cell’s cytoskeleton 

Researchers at the University of Warwick have discovered a protein that bends the cytoskeleton of cells, twisting them into novel shapes. 

The Burmann Lab: Exploring the Tudor domain in unprecedented detail

Dr Björn M. Burmann describes how his group are elucidating how altered protein dynamics contribute to the functional repertoire.

BioRescue moves closer to saving northern white rhino from extinction

The BioRescue Project has announced a significant development in stopping the extinction of severely endangered the northern white rhino.

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