University of Birmingham
New membrane for cleaner lithium extraction
New membranes to pull lithium directly out of salty lake water using electricity.
UK’s biggest Dinosaur footprints discovered in Oxfordshire quarry
The trackways form part of a huge ‘dinosaur highway’.
For the first time, the precise shape of a single photon revealed
Research explores the nature of photons in unprecedented detail.
Researchers discover new route quantum spin liquid materials
A new route to materials with complex 'disordered' magnetic properties at the quantum level.
Scientists identified protein that balances DNA replication and restarting
USP50 protein helps balance nuclease and helicase activity during critical processes.
Human urine: An eco-friendly crop fertilizer
1 yr stored urine had little impact on soil bacterial communities and produced minimal change in soil pH.
Critical crops’ alternative way to survive stressful, dry conditions
All C4 crops are critical for global food security.
Microscopy technique for counting labeled proteins in living cells
The technique paves the way for improving understanding of cellular functions.
Heat-sensitive trees move upwards to escape rising temperatures
Heat-sensitive trees are relocating to cooler, higher altitudes as a survival strategy against global warming.
Study finds human skin absorbs forever chemicals
Dermal absorption of PFAS using 3D human skin models.
A new approach to determining when babies become conscious
Types of clusters and consciousness development.
A study pinpointed human neural compass
A pattern of brain activity that helps prevent us from getting lost has been identified in a new study.
A carbon-lite atmosphere could be a sign of habitable planet
The James Webb Space Telescope can detect.
Self-awareness in babies at four months – research findings
4-month-olds' sensory processing affected by approaching visual objects.
DNA time machine: Insights into a century of loss
The approach could help regulators to protect the planet’s existing biodiversity levels.
Massive space explosion observed creating rare chemical elements
The second-brightest gamma-ray burst ever seen.
We could be breathing in toxic substances from cooking and cleaning for longer
Surfactants can cause toxic chemicals in aerosols to last longer in the air.
The discovery of unusual exoplanets could offer a better understanding of planet formation
An unusual Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a low-mass star located in the Corvus constellation.
Astronomers identified a new Tatooine-like multi-planetary system
The second-ever discovery of a multiplanetary circumbinary system.
A thin cellulose film can inactivate the SARS-CoV-2 virus within minutes
It also inhibits the growth of bacteria.
Mental fatigue can have a negative impact on physical performance
People subjected to mentally demanding tasks find it harder to go on to perform physical exercise.
The mystery of the Hall effect in a Weyl antiferromagnet unveiled
An advance in the use of antiferromagnetic materials in memory storage devices.
Water separates into two different liquids at low temperatures
Fresh evidence that water can change from one form of liquid into another, denser liquid, has been uncovered.
A new method to increase efficiency in biocatalysis
New method to promote biofilm formation and increase the efficiency of biocatalysis.
‘Beam-steering’ technology increases the efficiency of data transmission beyond 5G
A new beam-steering antenna.
An elusive kind of fundamental particle modeled in a beam of light
Scientists demonstrated how skyrmions can be measured in three dimensions.
Motivation depends upon the fluctuating rhythms of fatigue
The willingness to work is not static and depends upon the fluctuating rhythms of fatigue.