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Spin-out technology promises to cut costs of protein production

Tue, 1 Sep 2026 12:48:15 EDT

A recent collaboration between Kent scientists and the Science and Technology Facilities Council-supported Central Laser Facility (CLF), has affirmed the remarkable versatility of the technology in expanding the possibilities of protein production. - - The Vesicle Nucleating Peptide (VNp) technology, which underpins Kent spin-out company, Sirius Proteins, dramatically increases the yield, simplicity and scope of recombinant protein production in bacteria. - - This makes it easier and more af...

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Professor Bonnie Bassler awarded world's oldest scientific prize for research on how bacteria talk to each other

Tue, 1 Sep 2026 09:25:47 EDT

Renowned microbiologist, Professor Bonnie Bassler, has been named this year's recipient of the Royal Society's Copley Medal – the world's oldest scientific prize. - - She is among 27 Royal Society medal and award winners announced for their outstanding contributions to scientific discovery, public engagement and research culture. - - The Copley Medal is the Royal Society's most prestigious prize, awarded for sustained, outstanding achievements in any field of science. It was first award...

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NSF launches three new Science and Technology Centers with $90M investment in transformative research

Tue, 1 Sep 2026 09:21:23 EDT

The U.S. National Science Foundation is investing $90 million over five years to support three new NSF Science and Technology Centers (NSF STC). These centers will advance American leadership in science and technology, strengthen the nation's STEM workforce, and accelerate innovation in fields ranging from artificial intelligence and biotechnology to fusion energy and robotics. - - The three centers will bring together researchers from universities, national laboratories, industry, and oth...

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Eight NSF research institutes to propel U.S. quantum science with $290M investment

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:24:35 EDT

Understanding and wielding the quantum properties of nature is the ambitious objective of eight research institutes that will collectively receive more than $290 million from the U.S. National Science Foundation. The investment is an expansion of the NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes program, which NSF created in 2020 as part of the agency's strategy to fulfill the 2018 " National Quantum Initiative Act." - - Of the eight institutes, three are newly formed. The other five were establish...

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Royal Society response to GCSE and vocational results

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:40:57 EDT

Responding to the publication of GCSE and Level 1 and 2 vocational results, Professor Jane Clarke FRS, Chair of the Royal Society Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education, said: - - Congratulations to everyone receiving their results today. You should feel very proud of what you have achieved, and especially having done so in such exceptionally high temperatures. - - Resits remain an issue that must be urgently addressed. While there were more students resitting maths compared to last ye...

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Language skills stay strong in older adults, even while other cognitive abilities decline

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:54:29 EDT

As people age, many cognitive functions tend to decline. Brain scanning studies have revealed corresponding changes in the function of a brain network that is involved in many of these cognitive functions, including working memory and problem-solving. - - When it comes to language skills, however, the picture is different. Unless impaired by a stroke or dementia, most older people retain their language skills and may even improve them as they steadily gain vocabulary throughout their lives....

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America's Workforce Academy: No Cost. No Prior Experience Necessary. A Career on the Other Side.

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:29:04 EDT

Takeaways - - - • The first cohort of America's Workforce Academy (AWA) graduated last week, and we're sharing their stories, which highlight how AWA is helping them land careers they didn't think were available to them. - - • The free program guarantees jobs for all graduates and also awards them with the industry-recognized National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) credential and an America's Workforce Academy Certificate. - - • Powered by an initial $115 million...

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NSF announces $1.5B for foundational research to drive scientific breakthroughs for American technological leadership

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:31:15 EDT

The U.S. National Science Foundation released 12 new notices of funding opportunity (NOFOs) providing over $1.5 billion for foundational research, including basic and use-inspired inquiry across the sciences and engineering. - - These funding opportunities support the foremost goal in the administration's memorandum " Ushering in a New Golden Age of American Innovation: Fiscal Year 2028 Administration Research and Development Budget Priorities " which calls for investing in the foundational...

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High-speed microscopy reveals electrical activity across the brain

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:37:42 EDT

Within the brain, neurons compute by generating electrical impulses. These signals travel throughout neurons, which are in turn connected in vast networks that control brain functions such as sensory perception, memory formation, and control of movement. - - In an advance that could help neuroscientists map those neural networks, leading to a better understanding of how neural activity underlies behavior and other brain functions, MIT engineers have invented a new microscope that can image...

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Announcing monetisation of M&M shares received as endowment contribution

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:37:21 EDT

In continuation of our announcement dated August 12, 2026, Mahindra University and its sponsoring body, Mahindra Educational Institutions (together, the “University”), is pleased to announce the completion of the sale of the Mahindra & Mahindra Limited (“M&M”) equity shares that had been received by them as an endowment contribution from Anuradha and Anand Mahindra. - - The sale has been carried out through the stock exchange. - - The proceeds will be applied towards the University's educati...

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STFC announces latest Ernest Rutherford Fellows

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:54:09 EDT

Backed by an investment of £6 million the new fellows will each lead their own research programme at a UK university over the course of the fellowship. - - The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) has awarded this year's cohort of seven researchers the 2025 Ernest Rutherford Fellowship. - - Supporting early-career researchers - - The fellowship is one of the main routes by which early-career physicists in the UK are supported to lead independent research in particle physics, ast...

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New NSF State and Regional AI Infrastructure Hubs will power AI-enabled scientific research across the country

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:55:26 EDT

The U.S. National Science Foundation announced the NSF State and Regional Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Hubs program, a $100 million initiative to drive AI-enabled scientific discovery and innovation across disciplines. The program will transform research and workforce development by expanding access to compute, data and other AI resources that frontier science now requires. - - The program responds to core recommendations in Science: A New Golden Age, a report published by Wh...

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