Settlement archaeology in Egypt and Nubia
Julia Budka, Professor of Egyptian Archaeology and Art at LMU Munich sheds light on the missing link to a more direct understanding of Pharaonic...
MicroRNA and its role in preventing psychiatric disease
Hermona Soreq, Ph.D., Professor of Molecular Neuroscience, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem discusses how MicroRNA guardians prevent psychiatric disease by controlling brain-expressed non-coding ‘pseudogenes’...
Psychiatric diseases such as schizophrenia or manic-depressive...
Nanotherapy and its role in multiple myeloma treatment
A new class of nanotherapy blockades the genetic drive for multiple myeloma progression. Gregory M. Lanza and Michael H Tomasson, of Department of Medicine, Washington University...
New concept of flame retardant coatings
Dr. Jimenez Maude, Associate Professor at Lille University outlines how flame retardant coatings can give better protection to major structures such as buildings…
Fire is...
German research awarded €533m budget
Following a lengthy debate, German research has been granted a boon in the form of a €533m budget per year indefinitely…
German research has secured...
£57.5m funding for biomedical and quantum technology
The government has announced £57.5m funding will be made available for the UK’s energy and infrastructure, biomedical, and quantum technology sectors…
A new funding boost has...
Harnessing new technologies for the defence sector
Professor Neil Stansfield, Quantum Programme Strategic Lead at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, explains how new technologies such as cryogenics are making game-changing...
Research Councils UK sets out its stance post Brexit vote
The UK research sector must retain its relationships with the EU, irrespective of the vote, to maintain its global position in the future…
Research Councils...
Reducing NOx emissions from exhaust fumes
Susanne Mossin, Associate Professor at DTU Chemistry discusses the role of copper substituted zeolites in reducing NOx emissions from exhaust fumes...
Copper substituted zeolites are...
HPC fuelling innovation: The Irish experience
Jean-Christophe Desplat, Director at the Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC) explains the benefits of high-performance computing…
High-performance computing (HPC) has emerged as a key...
Using semantic technologies for GRC in the financial industry
Peter G Cowap and Professor Tom Butler from the GRC Technology Centre talk about how semantic technologies can be employed to solve the problems...
Reclassifying neurodegenerative diseases for drug development
Professor Duncan McHale, Head Global Exploratory Development, UCB discusses reclassifying neurodegenerative diseases to enable drug development and to help patients...
Neurodegenerative diseases are a growing global challenge...
Biometrics gaining identity
As the influence of biometrics continues, Christopher Brown, Programme Manager for Governance & Resilience at BSI, explores its growing role in modern society…
Biometrics can be...
World class mechanical property assessments
Colin Small, Chief Operating Officer at Swansea Materials Research and Testing (SMaRT) Ltd outlines how the company provides industry and academia many forms of...
UK science looks ahead following EU vote
The UK science sector looks to the future following the outcome of the vote to leave the EU this morning…
Whether you voted to leave...
Expansion planned for NI Science Park
The Northern Ireland Science Park is set to undergo major development over the next decade as part of expansion plans…
Non-profit foundation the Northern Ireland...
Investing in scientists of the future
AG Editor, Laura Evans highlights new investments for UK science and what Minister for Science and Universities, Jo Johnson thinks a Brexit could mean...
A national approach to supporting STEM in Ireland
Niamh Lyons, Interim Director of communications, Education and Public Engagement at Science Foundation Ireland highlights the importance of STEM in Ireland, and how the...
The ocular lens as a tool for developing antioxidant therapies
Peter F. Kador, Ph.D., FARVO, College of Pharmacy, University of Nebraska and President and CEO, Therapeutic Vision, Inc. discusses antioxidant therapies.
The brain health challenge: reducing the economic impact
Prof David Nutt, European Brain Council on the economic impact of poor brain health & how they are calling for new thinking towards how it is treated
