Blood test predicts Alzheimer’s
Researchers in the UK have found a way to predict the onset of Alzheimer’s disease by testing for a set of proteins in the blood.
European Spallation Source gets go-ahead
Construction of the world’s most powerful neutron source will begin in the autumn after countries agreed how to fund it.
New nanomaterials to recover waste heat energy
The EU-funded NexTec project is using nanotechnology to design new nano-engineered thermoelectric converters for industrial uptake.
EU graphene initiative doubles in size
The EU's Graphene Flagship initiative, a multi-million euro programme to investigate ways to exploit the atom-thick material, has added 66 new partners.
World's first android newscaster
Japanese scientists have showcased the world’s first robotic newscaster at Tokyo's National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation.
CERN gearing up its Large Hadron Collider
The world's biggest particle accelerator is preparing to begin its second three-year run in early 2015, and it should have almost twice the energy.
Work starts on world's largest telescope
Construction of the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) has started with engineers blowing the top off a mountain in Chile.
Superconductivity breakthrough
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have worked out why some materials have no resistance when carrying electricity.
Smart glasses for the blind
Researchers at Oxford University are running trials of 'smart glasses' that can enable visually impaired people to see basic outlines and shapes.