Genetically engineered bacteria have been created that can convert polyethylene terephthalate (PET), the polymer plastic ...

The intense electric fields generated by peeling tape can produce ‘microlightning’ that can ionise reactants and drive ...

The article indicates that the sudden appearance (or disappearance?) of polymorphs can derail clinical programmes. Such an example occurred in the development of the anti-glioma drug temozolomide, ...

Chirality refers to two versions of a structure – be that light, molecules or crystals – that are almost identical but cannot ...

A new dysprosium complex retains magnetic memory at 100K, the highest temperature recorded for this class of compound. The researchers behind the work attribute the material’s properties to its ...

An injection that can prevent HIV infection for six months has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

You can also apply for accelerator programmes that will help guide you through the early days of startup life, and some ...

Stable isotope analysis could offer a new tool in the fight against wildlife poaching by helping differentiate legal mammoth ...

The stability of the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide can be dramatically improved simply by adding a small amount ...

Some online sleuthing showed this wasn’t a one-off occurrence, and Mahon found users of the internet forum Mumsnet seething ...

Solve this wordoku in the same way as a sudoku with letters instead of numbers (each of the nine letters in each row, column and nine-square cell). Once solved, one of the overall diagonals can be ...