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Researchers have developed an environmentally friendly method for a key process used in the production of pharmaceuticals and other important chemicals that only leaves water as a byproduct, opening up new possibilities for drug discovery and production.

In a new study in Nature Communications, researchers from Imperial College London, the University of Nottingham and KU Leuven have revealed fresh insights as to why blood clotting can sometimes go awry in a study funded by the Medical Research Council and British Heart Foundation.

A historic shoe collection has been saved from possible destruction thanks to work undertaken by scientists at the University of Nottingham.

Scientists have discovered how some plants can quickly detect that they are under water when flooded, and initiate processes that prevents them from drowning, a finding that could pave the way towards flood-proof crops that can thrive even under stressful conditions.

Beneath those carefully crafted profiles on dating sites there are traits that evolution has crafted that drive what we look for in a partner, now new research has shed light on which traits are most important to people when looking for love and revealed it’s compassion that sets hearts racing.

The University of Nottingham is one of five UK-based consortia to receive a share of up to £55 million from the Faraday Institution to conduct application-inspired research to make step changes in the development of battery chemistries, systems and manufacturing methods.

Paving the way for new sustainable battery materials?

An experiment to test a popular theory of dark energy has found no evidence of new forces, placing strong constraints on related theories.

New quantum phenomena that helps to understand the fundamental limits of graphene electronics.