Capturing the curious world of future cities in pictures
Imagine a city that can fly, float or be a mobile oasis to replenish the desert.
Lancaster University academics Professor Nick Dunn and Dr Paul...
Cutting edge Manchester Research could lead to step-change in NHS hearing aid provision
Cutting-edge research being led by the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) and University of Manchester , aimed at increasing adult hearing aid use,...
Hidden damage to lungs from Covid-19 revealed in new study
Early findings from a study into longer-term effects of Covid-19 suggest the use of cutting-edge scanning techniques may detect previously unseen lung damage.
Research by...
Manchester project will see waste concrete repurposed into public furniture using additive manufacturing
Waste concrete from demolished buildings is to be reinvented and made into new custom-made outdoor memorials and public garden furniture thanks to a new,...
Swirl power: how gentle body movement will charge your mobile phone
Researchers have found a way to produce nylon fibres that are smart enough to produce electricity from simple body movement, paving the way for...
COVID-19 lung damage caused by persistence of ‘abnormal cells’
Investigations of deceased COVID-19 patients have shed light on possible lung damage caused by the virus.
The study, published today in The Lancet’s eBioMedicine, by...
Breakthrough oncology development programme launched at Alderley Park
Some of the biggest names in UK cancer research and clinical excellence and four major global pharmaceutical and healthcare companies are combining forces to...
A Manchester Laboratory-on-a-chip’ devices could dramatically reduce COVID-19 detection times
Newly developed biosensor devices linked to smartphones could help medical practitioners dramatically cut down the real-time detection rates in the battle against COVID-19 and...
New graphene-based antibody test developed for detecting kidney disease developed in Manchester
A team of researchers from The University of Manchester have developed a new graphene-based testing system for disease-related antibodies, initially targeting a kidney disease...
Combination of measures not just lockdowns reduce the R rate study finds
A combination of measures rather than a pure lockdown has had the greatest effect on lowering the rates of Coronavirus a new study has...