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Manchester scientists accelerate path to drugs for COVID-19
Scientists at The University of Manchester have developed a more efficient method to produce medicines that are in development for the treatment of COVID-19, cancer ...
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Scientists crack ‘the Brazil-nut’ puzzle, how do the largest nuts rise to the top?
Scientists have for the first time captured the complex dynamics of particle movement in granular materials, helping to explain why mixed nuts often see the ...
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First in-flight 100% sustainable aviation fuel emissions study on takes off on commercial passenger jet
A team of aerospace specialists has launched the world’s first in-flight emissions study using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on a wide-body commercial passenger aircraft. ...
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Simple COVID-19 home-test under development by Manchester biotech team
World-leading Manchester biotech researchers are working towards developing a test for COVID-19 that could be used at home like a domestic pregnancy test. This prototype ...
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Scientists find highest ever level of microplastics on seafloor
An international research project has revealed the highest levels of microplastic ever recorded on the seafloor, with up to 1.9 million pieces in a thin ...
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Rolls-Royce to work with graphene experts to pioneer the next generation of aero engines
Rolls-Royce has selected The University of Manchester’s Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) and award-winning Versarien subsidiary 2-DTech Ltd to help develop the use of graphene ...
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Crops can resist droughts thanks to microbes living in soil
New research has shown that crops facing drought conditions can become more resilient to climate change by understanding what is happening in the soil below. ...
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University announces unique new health-AI partnership
The University of Manchester and Finland’s Aalto University have entered into a strategic cooperation agreement to further health-AI research. Aalto University’s excellence in artificial intelligence (AI), ...
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Environmental cost of ‘fast fashion’ is not sustainable
Urgent fundamental changes to ‘fast fashion’ clothing items which are treated by many as disposable is needed to stem a devastating impact upon the environment ...
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Underwater avalanches are trapping microplastics in the deep ocean
A collaborative research project between the Universities of Manchester, Utrecht, and Durham, and the National Oceanography Centre has revealed for the first time how submarine ...
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The National Graphene Institute: Five years on
A day that not only saw a solar eclipse, Friday, 20 March 2015, marked the start of a materials revolution: the opening of the National ...
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First Stephen Hawking Fellowships awarded to two Manchester scientists
The first Stephen Hawking Fellows, announced today, will continue Professor Stephen Hawking’s legacy by furthering our understanding of the universe and communicating the wonders of science ...