SIforAGE: Envisioning the new world for older people
SIforAGE is an European project of the VII Framework Programme, (Science-in-Society 2012-2016) which aims at promoting Active and Healthy Ageing (AHA) in society by...
Should we bother to teach chemistry anymore?
Professor Colin Suckling discusses the importance of chemistry...
As the year moves on into August we in Universities start to prepare for the next academic...
Concrete Infrastructure: Durability screening of new blended cements
Portland cement has for decades been the most used type of cement to build reinforced concrete infrastructure. Experience and research on corrosion of reinforcement...
Enabling research into Neurodegenerative disease through sharing of data
Professor Duncan McHale discusses neurodegenerative disease research...
Neurodegenerative diseases are a growing global challenge as medical advances ensures more individuals live longer. By 2020 there...
Biobased electrospun nanofibers for recovery of precious metals from e-waste liquid streams
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) also known as “e-waste” is actually one of the fastest growing waste streams all around the world. This...
Implementing Bioeconomy with Electrobiorefinery
Food, chemical and industrial sectors are challenged with the growing population, increasing longevity and quality of life. In consequence, the demand for fossils energy...
Illustration of Variation in Muscle Radiodensity
Our research group has developed a novel lens with which to view cancer patients: using computed tomography (CT) images routinely taken during clinical assessment,...
Electrically isolated post-tensioning tendons
Very high durability and the possibility for long-term monitoring and inspection of post-tensioning tendons in concrete structures are obtained with electrically isolated tendons.
Post-tensioning created...
A new bio-based sorbent for water and wastewater treatment applications
Water is essential to life and there is no substitute to it. It is one of the most important natural resources on Earth contributing...
Low Cost Production of Nematodes for Biological Control of Insect Pests
J.A. Morales-Ramos1, M. G. Rojas1 and D. I. Shapiro-Ilan2
1USDA ARS SEA Biological Control of Pests Research Unit, Stoneville, MS
2USDA ARS SEA SE Fruit and...
You’ve got to be able to see what you are doing!
At the heart of almost everything we do in chemistry is analysis, measurements that show us what we have made, how pure it is,...
Change in perspective
3 of 4 special reports on non-chemical cell communication.
When we add the cell’s endogenous electrodynamic fields into our models about cell dynamics we also change...
AG: Health Supplement
Due to the success of the Health & Social Care section within the AG publication, Adjacent Digital Politics Ltd will be producing a health analysis...
Electronic devices from organic semiconductors containing heterocyclic compounds
So far these notes on heterocyclic chemistry have dealt mostly with applications in medicinal chemistry. However one of the key things about heterocyclic chemistry...
Plants, Drugs, and Heterocyclic Chemistry
When thinking about heterocyclic chemistry it’s as interesting to consider where it came from as what it is and what it can do. Probably...
Chemical biology and drug discovery
The power of flexible teamwork is the key to successful research in chemical biology and drug discovery in the work of Professor Colin Suckling...
Weather extremes
Extreme weather events may cause severe damage to our society. Examples include hurricane Sandy in 2012 (the second-costliest hurricane in United States history), European...
Challenging the stem cell convention
Professor Alan Clarke, Director of the European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute gives an overview of how cancer stem cells differ from the conventional...
Institute of Virology
Understanding liver cancer development in Europe: Novel mouse models for pre-clinical trials.
Today, liver cancer – also called hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) – reflects the 3rd most...
Biobank Networks
Biobank networks set to multiply the access to the key resources for biomedical sciences.
The systematic examination of human samples in combination with their medical...
