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New chemical sponge has potential to lessen the carbon footprint of oil industry
November 28 2014 UK scientists have discovered a ground-breaking technique with the potential to dramatically reduce […]
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Tags: crude oil, Dr A.J. Ramirez-Cuesta, Dr Sihai Yang, EPSRC, ERC, funding, hydrocarbons, Leverhulme Trust, multi-disciplinary, Nature Chemistry, NOTT-300, ORNL, Professor Martin Schröder, refinement, research, synchrotron science facility
National survey to shape the future of hearing loss research
November 27 2014 People whose lives have been touched by hearing loss are being offered the […]
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Tags: diagnosis and management, funding, Hearing Link, hearing loss, Helen Henshaw, Medical Research Council Institute of Hearing Research, National Institute for Health Research, National survey, Nottingham Hearing Biomedical Research Unit, Nottingham Hospitals Charity, online survey, prevention, research
Atoms colder than outer space are the key to futuristic nano-sensors
November 26 2014 Experts at The University of Nottingham have secured a £6 million grant to […]
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Tags: BIS, Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Additive Manufacturing, Dstl and the Knowledge Transfer Network, EPSRC, GCHQ, George Green Institute for Electromagnetics Research, GPS technology, Innovate UK, microchips, nano-sensors, National Physical Laboratory, Nottingham Geospatial Institute, Professor Mark Fromhold, Professor Philip Nelson, Professor Saul Tendler, Quantum Technology Hub, research, School of Physics and Astronomy
Study highlights under 5s at risk from broken bones
24 November 2014 Public health researchers have discovered new clues about which children under five years […]
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Tags: Archives of Disease in Childhood, broken bones, children, Dr Ruth Baker, epidemiological survey, injury prevention, injury prevention initiatives, public health, research, risk factors for fractures, School of Medicine, The Health Improvement Network
‘Smart’ drugs won’t make smart people smarter
November 12 2014 It is claimed one in five students have taken the ‘smart’ drug Modafinil […]
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Tags: ‘Smart’ drugs, cognitive function, Dr Ahmed Dahir Mohamed, Hayling Sentence Completion Test, Modafinil, negative effects, neuropsychological task, PLOS one, randomised double blind study, research, School of Psychology, UNMC
Blood vessel protein could be harnessed to treat prostate tumours
November 10 2014 Research involving Nottingham academics has shown that a signal protein that plays a […]
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Tags: anti-angiogenic, BBSRC, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, Bristol University, Cancer Biology Unit, Dr Sebastian Oltean, new drugs, Oncogene, Oncology, proangiogenic, Professor David Bates, prognosis, prostate cancer, Prostate Cancer UK, research, Richard Bright VEGF Research Trust, School of Medicine, signal protein vascular endothelial growth factor
Prison and probation risk assessment tool is not effective in judging re-offending
November 5 2014 A psychological risk assessment tool used by prisons and the probation service (NOMS) […]
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Tags: Centre for Forensic and Family Psychology, Criminal Justice and Behaviour, Dr Ruth Tully, prisons and the probation service, Professor Kevin Browne, Professor Leam Craig, psychological risk assessment tool, reconviction, research, SARN-TNA, School of Psychology, sex offenders, Structured Assessment of Risk and Need – Treatment Needs Analysis
Engineers develop an early warning system to make fracking safer
November 3 2014 New technology developed by researchers at The University of Nottingham could offer an […]
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Tags: British Geological Survey, Copernicus Masters Earth Monitoring Competition, Department of Civil Engineering, Dr Andrew Sowter, early warning system, earthquakes, fracking, GNSS Research Applications Centre of Excellence, Intermittent Small Baseline Subset method, land stability, PUNNET GEO, research, Shale gas extraction