Can’t name Princess Di? Blame the left side of your brain
Scientists have discovered that the left side of the brain controls the verbal expression of our long-term ‘semantic’ memory which contains facts, meanings, concepts...
New software being developed in Manchester can detect hidden and complex emotions in parents
New software capable of detecting intricate details of emotions that remain hidden to the human eye has been developed by researchers – and could...
Manchester Wonder material graphene claims yet another superlative
In a paper published in Nature this week (13 Apr 2023), researchers from The University of Manchester report record-high magnetoresistance that appears in graphene...
More than half of the North West’s tech businesses are confident about the next...
More than half of tech and digital businesses in the North West reported they are not expecting any impact on staffing or turnover this...
First 3D printing filaments made from post-consumer single use plastic waste
Representatives from Manchester Metropolitan University are attending COP26 to help accelerate action to tackle climate change. We'll be sharing our insights and research that...
Scientists develop Bluetooth tracing system, with privacy at heart
A new Bluetooth contact tracing system for detecting Covid-19 proximity, has been developed by a team of scientists and data privacy experts.
The DP-3T tracing...
UK’s first regional net zero skills plan set to unlock green jobs in the...
The UK’s first regional skills plan is to be developed in the North West to ensure young people can fully benefit from an influx...
Manchester led project seeks to plot detailed chronology of a world of ancient sites...
Cutting-edge radiocarbon dating will pinpoint the times of ancient sites from the Neolithic and Bronze Age and bring more clarity to 2,000 years of...
NIHR supported study that ran in Stockport publishes COVID-19 booster data
ix COVID-19 vaccines are safe and boost immunity for people who have had two doses of AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech, results from the UK-wide COV-BOOST...
Images to brighten your day-NASA releases Mars pictures
NASA has released the first high-quality video of a spacecraft landing on Mars, a three-minute trailer showing the enormous orange and white parachute hurtling...