Nano-tweezers for the extraction of a single molecule of a cell

Researchers at University of Leeds have developed ‘nano-tweezers’ which can extract single molecules from living cells without destroying them. Dr Paolo Actis, from the School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the University of Leeds, played a key role in...

What are the driving factors behind the synthetic biology market?

The synthetic biology market valuation hit $4.96bn in 2018 and is projected to gain CAGR of 26.3% during 2019–2027. According to a report by Transparency Market Research, the synthetic biology market is spurred on by biotechnology industry players leveraging modern...

Virginia students to compete in international robotics competition

A team of students from Virginia have been selected for the Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge 2020. Tomonari Furukawa, robotics researcher, Zinn Faculty Scholar, leads a 14-person robotics team of University of Virginia School of Engineering and Virginia Tech...

Could wood replace petroleum in the chemical industry?

Researchers have published a paper outlining how wood could offer a sustainable replacement to petroleum in the chemical industry. Bioengineers and economists from The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven), based in the Dutch speaking town of Leuven, Belgium, have calculated...

CardLab’s new smart card technology to be six times more efficient

Drayson Technologies have extended technology licence with CardLab in order to provide the latest third generation Freevolt energy harvesting technology to power smart cards. Drayson technologies have announced that CardLab has extended its licence to cover the latest third-generation of...

MICE: muon experiment a success

Physicists at the International Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment (MICE) have developed a method of quickly depleting the energy from muons. Muons are particles that possess a negative charge. Despite their similarity to electrons, muons are 200 times heavier. The MICE...

$50m to progress collaboration between Canada and EU

The Canadian government have announced the launch of new funding opportunities to boost scientific collaboration with other countries. Out of the C$50m available over the next five years, applications for the first C$10m is now available for Canadians who want...

RSS-Hydro: Innovating the fight against global floods

Dr Guy Schumann, CEO of RSS-Hydro, spoke to Innovation News Network about the most efficient and effective way of fighting floods at a global scale. The most sensible way forward in fighting floods at the global scale and minimising devastating...

Scientist have doubled the length of ethylene chains

A new polyethylene production technology has doubled the length of ethylene chains in comparison with those obtained by existing methods for polymers synthesis. To achieve the new length of ethylene chains, the authors synthesised new types of reagents. The results...

‘Fog’ on-demand: Soft matter enabled smart switchable windows

Scientists at the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences, India, have developed an electrically switchable device that can be set to be transparent and translucent. As an autonomous institute under the Union Department of Science and Technology (DST), the...

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