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Search for dark matter with cool crystals

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Dark matter is one of the most elusive constituents in the universe; escaping our detection for decades since astronomers first theorised its existence. In his research, Dr Jing Liu at […]

Biomimetic assembly of multienzyme reactions on DNA nanostructures

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Using DNA nanotechonology, researchers from Rutgers University-Camden have created self-assembly biomimetic systems capable of enzyme proximity immobilisation and enzyme compartmentalisation. Remarkably, these structures have proven themselves capable of forming a […]

Predatory publishers III: how to avoid them

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Avoiding the predators is, largely, a matter of common sense. Your ‘default settings’ should include an awareness that reputable publishers will never elicit manuscripts in the way that the predatory […]

PACT: Working with parents and carers to help autism development

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Autism is an enduring condition affecting over 1% of people worldwide but with a lack of evidenced therapy to reduce its symptoms. PACT is an early social communication intervention working […]

Increasing personalisation in scientific college courses

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In the U.S., women and minorities are severely underrepresented in the science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM) workforce. Nationwide, and only 40% of students who enrol in a STEM course complete […]

Reproducible computer vision.
Cross-disciplinary and scalable image informatics

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The LIMPID, or Large-Scale IMage Processing Infrastructure Development project aims to help scientists around the world to share information and advance the reproducibility of methods in the field of computer […]

Understanding the effects of humidity on ionic liquid-based electrochemical gas sensors

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Electrochemical gas sensors are critically important tools used in a wide variety of everyday tasks, but with current designs, their performance can be significantly diminished in hot, dry conditions. Debbie […]

Using metabolomics and artificial intelligence to explore the universe of the dark metabolome

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Professor David Wishart, University of Alberta, is a member of Canada’s national metabolomics laboratory and leads the Human Metabolome Project. His work aims to identify and catalogue metabolites in human […]

Can training for ethics in STEM benefit the workforce?

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The ethics in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (E-STEM) programme is a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded project at Gwynedd Mercy University, Greater Philadelphia. Dr Michelle Kulp McEliece and her […]

Climate change & the Caribbean: Enhancing coastal resilience

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Climate change poses a significant threat to Caribbean communities. Building coastal resilience and developing adaptation strategies through convergence research is vital to mitigating the impacts. To address this issue, Dr […]