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Polar bears have black skin. The polar bear’s fur is also translucent, and only appears white because it reflects visible light

Polar bear fur could be key to advances in anti-icing solutions

31 Jan 2025

UK infrastructure ‘not as safe as public thinks’ - ICE report

31 Jan 2025

The clinic where the experiments took place consisted of a large central waiting room (154m3, split into A and B for the purpose of the study), eight surrounding consulting rooms and a nurses’ station (all approximately 35m3). The clinic was connected via a permanently open passageway to a corridor leading to the rest of the hospital. Experiments took place at night and weekends when no staff or patients were present

Hospital ventilation could cause viruses to spread

31 Jan 2025

The Greatest Gathering launch

Alstom to host The Greatest Gathering

31 Jan 2025

The government supports a third runway at Heathrow and is inviting proposals to be brought forward by the summer

Chancellor backs third runway at Heathrow

30 Jan 2025

Licovolt teams up with PBT on battery recycling

30 Jan 2025

The team has found a new way to use diamond as the basis of a transistor that remains switched off by default

Research advances diamond transistors for high-power applications

30 Jan 2025

Report calls for government-based funding for digital transformation

West Yorkshire manufacturers missing out on productivity boost - report

30 Jan 2025

The team identified Simvastatin as being significantly associated with reduced incidence of Parkinson's disease

Artificial Intelligence

AI models spot potential risk genes for Parkinson’s disease

29 Jan 2025

Pollutants often find their way into water systems, where they disrupt ecosystems

Energy & environment

Chemical cages could tackle water pollution

29 Jan 2025