Science and Engineering

30 May 2025
Scientists found out how naturally unstable filaments decide whether to grow or to shorten.

21 May 2025
Breakthrough study reveals how potassium ions flow through channels in cells – with implications for drug development and understanding neural signalling

16 May 2025
Atomic-level snapshot of a 3-billion-year-old photosynthetic assembly shows life nailed the design early.

15 May 2025
A landmark study published in Nature has established a new benchmark in modelling the universe’s most extreme events: the collisions of black holes and neutron stars.

13 May 2025
New techniques to mimic the complexity of living human organs provide an alternative to using animals in science

8 May 2025
A new national initiative to pioneer brain-inspired, energy-efficient computing technologies has been launched, with Queen Mary University of London playing a crucial role alongside other leading UK institutions.
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29 April 2025
A team of UK scientists at Queen Mary University of London, University of Nottingham and University of Glasgow has received a £6 million EPSRC programme grant, “Enabling Net Zero and the AI Revolution with Ultra-Low Energy 2D Materials and Devices (NEED2D).” This will develop energy efficient, atomically-thin semiconductors to dramatically reduce the electricity demand from AI data centres and high-performance computing.

28 April 2025
An international team uncovers a hidden celestial structure using innovative far-ultraviolet techniques.

4 April 2025
Researchers propose a unified framework to monitor and protect insect biodiversity amid growing concerns over global declines

25 March 2025
A team of biologists at Queen Mary University of London has discovered that a neurohormone controlling appetite in humans has an ancient evolutionary origin, dating back over half a billion years.