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Peptides are biological molecules that are essential to several biological processes, such as the movement of electrons and oxygen. The building blocks of proteins, amino acids, are arranged in short chains to form peptides.

4 Dec 2023

Nanopore Sensing Leads the Way for New Peptide Sequencing

Proteomics and clinical diagnostics will be transformed by new protein sequencing technologies with better sensitivity and throughput.

28 Nov 2023

Scientists 'Poke' Cells to Uncover Response to Mechanical Pressure

In an innovative exploration into the microscopic world of living cells, scientists have pioneered a technique that may revolutionize our understanding of how cells respond to external mechanical pressures.

21 Nov 2023

Novel AI-Driven Nanopore Platform Could Revolutionize COVID-19 Testing

A rapid, accurate way of testing for COVID-19 infection would be a big step in overcoming the virus' hold over our society.

27 Oct 2023

National Physical Laboratory (NPL) Secures a Place on the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology’s (DSIT) New Silicon Catalyst Programme, ChipStart UK

A pioneering new semiconductor technology developed by scientists at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has been selected as one of the first twelve UK semiconductor innovations to receive support from ChipStart UK.

25 Oct 2023

Novel Type of Nanomotor can Perform Pulsing Movements

An international team of scientists headed by the University of Bonn has developed a novel type of nanomotor.

24 Oct 2023

Wearable Device Uses Bismuth Oxide Nanorust to Generate Power and Store Memories

Researchers have invented an experimental wearable device that generates power from a user's bending finger and can create and store memories, in a promising step towards health monitoring and other technologies.

19 Oct 2023

Drug-Delivery Technique for Brain Cancer Shows Growing Promise

A technique developed by University of Texas at Dallas and UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers to deliver medication through the blood-brain barrier has shown promise in a preclinical study for treating glioblastoma, the most common human brain cancer.

17 Oct 2023

The Benefits of an EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) Turnkey Approach to Engineering: Is the UK Prepared to Adopt This Highly Effective Innovative Model?

A highly effective approach that delivers complete engineering projects from the planning stage through to project completion and beyond, full EPC turnkey solutions deliver certainty, reduce errors and facilitate challenges.

16 Oct 2023

Innovative Cross-Party 5-Point Plan Launched to Grow Engineering and Technology Apprenticeships for Young People

Former Labour and Conservative ministers Lord Knight and Lord Willetts are today launching an ambitious new 5-point plan for growing and sustaining engineering and technology apprenticeships for young people.

16 Oct 2023