Imaging at the tip of a needle

A team of physicists, led by Dr David Phillips from the University of Exeter, have pioneered a new way to control light that has been scrambled by passage through a single hair-thin strand of optical fibre.

"Game changing" antibody test can detect exposure to new variants

Antibody tests that can detect whether people have been exposed to new variants of Covid-19 have been developed by the University of Aberdeen, in collaboration with biotechnology group Vertebrate Antibodies and NHS Grampian.

China Still Buys American DNA Equipment for Xinjiang Despite Blocks

The police in the Chinese region of Xinjiang are still buying hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of American DNA equipment despite warnings from the US Government that the sale of such technologies could be used to enable human rights abuses in the region.

Artificial Skin Bruises Like The Real Thing

Researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong have developed an artificial skin that can effectively indicate if damage has occurred, in the same way that human skin bruises naturally. The new skin is made using an ionic hydrogel and demonstrates changes in electrical signalling when it is deformed. It also produces a purple colour change, providing a visual indicator.