Articles tagged with 'science-and-engineering' | University of Manchester

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2024
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October
2024
| 09:26 Europe/London
The University of Manchester is marking two decades since the discovery of graphene: the Nobel Prize-winning 鈥榳onder material鈥, which was first isolated by Professor Sir Andre Geim and Professor Sir Kostya Novoselov on this day in 2004.
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16
October
2024
| 14:00 Europe/London
Gain entrepreneurial skills for all settings with MEC's new interactive scenario-based microlearning, 鈥楰ey 5鈥.
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16
October
2024
| 10:00 Europe/London
Scientists believe they could have pinpointed the age of the largest and oldest impact basin on the Moon to over 4.32 billion years ago.
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10
October
2024
| 14:50 Europe/London
The University of Manchester has been gifted a unique mathematical object known as a G枚mb枚c 鈥 the first known physical example of a new class of shapes called mono-monostatics.
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09
October
2024
| 14:42 Europe/London
The British Standards Institution has appointed Dr Leszek Majewski as Head of the UK delegation of IEC TC 119 - 鈥淧rinted Electronics鈥 for the 88th IEC General Meeting in Edinburgh.
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09
October
2024
| 10:44 Europe/London
Alzheimer's disease and glioblastoma are two of the most devastating and challenging brain disorders we can face. There鈥檚 not currently a cure for either. Yet they also have a surprising connection. Emerging epidemiological studies suggest that
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09
October
2024
| 09:36 Europe/London
The University of Manchester hosted a two-day workshop focused on innovative solutions to reduce SF6 emissions, a significant contributor to greenhouse gases in the electrical industry.
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07
October
2024
| 13:53 Europe/London
A new report ORE Outlook 2040 from the Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub, calls for rapid acceleration in energy generation from the sea to help the UK meet its Net Zero targets by 2050.
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03
October
2024
| 14:01 Europe/London
The University of Manchester will play a key role in a new European collaboration, which aims to boost accessibility and coordination of leading astroparticle and astronomy research infrastructures.  
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02
October
2024
| 09:00 Europe/London
Today, the BBSRC announced that researchers at The University of Manchester have been awarded 拢2 million as part of the Global Centre Bioeconomy grant, an $82 million initiative led by the National Science Foundation in the US.
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01
October
2024
| 11:36 Europe/London
The hugely successful Researcher to Innovator (R2I) programme inspiring early career researchers to translate research to impact is back for 2024-25.
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26
September
2024
| 16:29 Europe/London
With a growing demand for sustainable materials that extend the lifespan of infrastructure like wind turbines, it's crucial to understand how these coatings work to get new, better performing and more sustainable products to market.
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26
September
2024
| 14:18 Europe/London
The M4 wave energy converter, developed by Professor Peter Stansby at The University of Manchester, has been successfully launched in Albany, Australia. The device is designed to harness the power of ocean waves to generate electricity, and the
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18
September
2024
| 16:00 Europe/London
Scientists have discovered that ocean waves may become far more extreme and complex than previously imagined.
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18
September
2024
| 09:00 Europe/London
The University of Manchester is proud to share that Dr Bovinille Anye Cho has been announced as a recipient of the prestigious Royal Society Career Development Fellowship (CDF).
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16
September
2024
| 11:57 Europe/London
Scientists from The University of Manchester and the University of Warwick have developed a cutting-edge computational framework that enhances the safe freezing of medicines and vaccines.
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13
September
2024
| 10:00 Europe/London
Scientists have found a way to create artificial sugars that could lead to better ways to diagnose and treat diseases more accurately than ever before.
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12
September
2024
| 15:05 Europe/London
91直播 researchers, as part of a wider consortium led by National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET), have been awarded funding to find a better way to manage, and ultimately replace SF6 with an environmentally-friendlier alternative. 
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09
September
2024
| 09:00 Europe/London
A leading nanomedicine researcher at The University of Manchester has secured a 鈧1.5m (拢1.3m) European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant to push forward pioneering research on Alzheimer鈥檚 disease and glioblastoma.
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06
September
2024
| 13:14 Europe/London
A team of scientists from the University of Manchester has achieved a significant breakthrough in understanding lithium-ion storage within the thinnest possible battery anode - composed of just two layers of carbon atoms. Their research, published
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30
August
2024
| 09:00 Europe/London
A project that aims to advance research software practices across the UK, has been awarded a record 拢10.2 million in funding.
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01
August
2024
| 11:42 Europe/London
Graphene@91直播, in collaboration with four industry partners, has received 拢400,000 from Innovate UK's decarbonising concrete fund to accelerate the commercialisation of more sustainable concrete.
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31
July
2024
| 10:19 Europe/London
A new study has revealed that changes in the ocean floor impacts currents, giving new insight into the deep-sea pathways of nutrients and pollutants. 
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25
July
2024
| 19:00 Europe/London
Scientists have discovered a way to control mutation rates in bacteria, paving the way for new strategies to combat antibiotic resistance.
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17
July
2024
| 16:00 Europe/London
Scientists have developed a new approach to store and distribute crucial protein therapeutics without the need for fridges or freezers.
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11
July
2024
| 10:06 Europe/London
Academics at The University of Manchester have been at the forefront of securing a transformative project set to revolutionise UK life sciences research.
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08
July
2024
| 13:54 Europe/London
Scientists from The University of Manchester have uncovered a more efficient and sustainable way to make peptide-based medicines, showing promising effectiveness in combating cancers.
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04
July
2024
| 15:30 Europe/London
The Masood Entrepreneurship Centre (MEC) is pleased to announce the winners of the Eli & Britt Harari Graphene Enterprise Award 2024.
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04
July
2024
| 12:05 Europe/London
This week, NGI and GEIC hosted representatives from 120 large organisations, SMEs and start-ups, in an exclusive two-day event for industry.
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01
July
2024
| 10:28 Europe/London
91直播 is a world-leader in the novel fabrication of semiconductors devices from 2D materials to silicon. Alongside its world-leading academic expertise, it hosts nationally-leading institutes, providing sector-leading capability.
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