New research has discovered how plant roots sense the availability of moisture in soil and then adapt their shape to optimise acquisition of water.
Biotechnology
Dec 21, 2018
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Scientists have turned to nature's own 'laboratory' for clues about how plants adapt in the environment to ensure their own survival.
Plants & Animals
Dec 4, 2018
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A new study has found ground-breaking evidence from an ice core in the Swiss-Italian Alps that proves the 7th century switch from gold to silver currencies in western Europe actually occurred a quarter of a century earlier ...
Archaeology
Nov 16, 2018
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A cutting-edge material, inspired by nature, that can regulate its own temperature and could equally be used to treat burns and help space capsules withstand atmospheric forces is under development at the University of Nottingham.
Materials Science
Oct 26, 2018
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Experts in the Nanoscale and Microscale Research Centre (nmRC) at the University of Nottingham have taken a first peak into the private life of atomic clusters.
Nanophysics
Sep 4, 2018
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Researchers have found that seawater can replace freshwater to produce the sustainable fuel Bioethanol, reducing the need to drain precious resources.
Biotechnology
Aug 21, 2018
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New University of Nottingham research proves that advanced materials containing molecules that switch states in response to environmental stimuli such as light can be fabricated using 3-D printing.
Materials Science
Jun 19, 2018
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Experts from the University of Nottingham have created a self-sustaining circuit of reactions which is a greener and more efficient method of chemical production.
Materials Science
Jun 4, 2018
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Digital memory and security could be transformed according to new research, which has for the first time showed that antiferromagnets can be easily controlled and read by switching the direction of ordinary electrical currents ...
Nanophysics
Mar 13, 2018
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Original concerns that cloning caused early-onset osteoarthritis (OA) in Dolly the sheep are unfounded, say experts at the University of Nottingham and the University of Glasgow.
Biotechnology
Nov 23, 2017
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