The Large Hadron Collider is back online, but tantalising hints of a new particle prove unfounded.
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world’s largest science experiment. Since it came online eight years ago it has...
Researchers develop new technique for producing liquid hydrocarbon fuel from raw sawdust
Researchers from the University of Manchester and the East China University of Science and Technology have developed a method of...
Wearable graphene wrist patch accurately monitors diabetes through sweat
South Korea’s Institute for Basic Science (IBS) has developed a wearable graphene-based armband which is capable of monitoring diabetes by...
Washington University team turns smartphones into active sonar receivers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpVUCEZvNjI Software developed by Washington University allows users to turn any surface into an input area for their smartphones, by...
Nottingham Trent researchers receive $4.4m from US Department of Homeland Security to develop new X-ray scanner
The US Department of Homeland Security has provided researchers from Nottingham Trent University with $4.4 million to develop an airport...
UK Government announces £204 million fund for PhD students and quantum research
Universities Minister Jo Johnson has announced that the UK Government will provide £167 million in funding to help train PhD...
Successful tests for ‘bat wing’ Micro Air Vehicles
A team from Southampton University and Imperial College London have successfully tested an innovative new wing design for Micro Air...
First hydrogen-powered drone takes to the skies
The first drone to be powered only by solid hydrogen pellets has taken flight, using a new design by UK...
Institute of Physics offers grants to develop STEM projects in Africa
Thanks to a donation from prize-winning particle physicist Sir Tejinder Virdee, the Institute of Physics is inviting applications for grants...
IChemE backs call for immigration rethink
The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) has declared its support for the Campaign for Science and Engineering’s (CaSE) call to...
Annual Education Conference gives teachers opportunity to engage with IOP
The Institute of Physics (IOP) held its annual Association for Science Education conference in Birmingham earlier this month. It is...
The Internet of Things
The UK government’s Minister of State for Culture and the Digital Economy, Ed Vaizey, has confirmed the development of a...
Engineering on the curriculum in Cambridge
A prep school in Cambridge has introduced engineering lessons for its pupils aged 7 to 13. The school’s head teacher...
Investment in centres to tackle life-threatening diseases
On Wednesday, George Freeman, the Life Sciences Minister, announced a new investment worth £10 million for five new UK-wide research...
Simulation of insect brain can help scientists better understand human brain
Scientists from Columbia University in the US and Sheffield University in the UK are collaborating to simulate the first complete...
Royal Academy of Engineering welcomes safeguarding of science budget
Philip Greenish CBE, Chief Executive of the Royal Academy of Engineering, has welcomed the announcement made by Chancellor George Osborne...
Manufacturing hubs receive £20 million boost
Universities and Science Minister Jo Johnson has announced that two manufacturing research hubs which will each receive £10 million. The...
Business Secretary announces boost to UK innovation
Business Secretary Sajid Javid celebrated the UK’s position as a global innovation leader at Innovate UK’s annual conference. He announced...