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Nanosurgical tool could be key to cancer breakthrough

Published
7 March 2024
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Science

A nanosurgical tool - about 500 times thinner than a human hair - could give insights into cancer treatment resistance that no other technology has been able to do, according to a new study.

Patient Radiation proton therapy fixing mask showing laser lines for targeting cancer cells in the brain

Groundbreaking proton beam therapy cancer trial opens

Published
21 February 2024
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Science
Health
Research

A cancer treatment that is currently available to only a limited number of UK patients is to be tested in a clinical trial to see if it causes fewer long-term side effects than standard radiotherapy.

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Decarbonising the world’s industries

Published
1 February 2024
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Science
Research

Harmful emissions from the industrial sector could be reduced by up to 85% across the world, according to new research.

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Satellites ‘key to confronting global challenges’

Published
19 January 2024
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Environment
Technology
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Science

Science Minister Andrew Griffith says for the UK to become a Space superpower it must harness the talent of researchers and businesses involved in the analysis of satellite data.

A large iceberg floating in the sea in Disko Bay, Greenland. The iceberg stands tall above the sea, posing a hazard to nearby maritime traffic

AI can map the outline and area of giant icebergs

Published
9 November 2023
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Technology
Science
Environment
Research

Scientists have trained an artificial intelligence or AI system to accurately map in one-hundredth of a second the surface area and outline of giant icebergs captured on satellite images.