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Electrical currents flowing through a semiconductor and circuit board

Reshore semiconductor manufacturing to UK and US to meet sustainability goals, study says

Making semiconductors in the UK and the US would be the most sustainable way to manufacture the materials that power every electronic device on the planet, according to new research from the ±¬ÁÏTV.
A glowing digital representation of a DNA double helix structure, composed of particles and light effects, symbolizing genetics, biotechnology, and molecular science.

DNA shape explains crucial gene-therapy challenges, study finds

A mystery surrounding why powerful gene-editing technology that has driven major advances in medicine over the past decade can sometimes make mistakes, has been solved with the help of scientists from the ±¬ÁÏTV.
The view of a plane's wing against a blue sky with clouds as seen from a passenger window

Solar energy could be key to making sustainable aviation fuel

A new way of making sustainable aviation fuel that could cut the reliance on used cooking oil as a feedstock, has been developed by a team of engineers led by the ±¬ÁÏTV.
A large group of Big Walk participants making their way along the crest of a hill in blue Big Walk 2025 tshirts
Participants make their way along the crest of a hill

Step up for little lungs: Join the Big Walk 2026 to support ground breaking children's lung research

±¬ÁÏTV invites community to step up and join the Big Walk 2026 in support of pioneering children’s lung research
Representatives from UKAEA and the ±¬ÁÏTV stood outside UKAEA's facility in Rotherham

UKAEA and ±¬ÁÏTV partnership to drive development of fusion technology

The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and the ±¬ÁÏTV have entered a partnership that is set to drive the development of fusion technology and the UK’s future fusion industry.
An illustration of an RNA molecule

Revolutionary new bone cancer drug could save children's lives

A new drug that works against the main types of primary bone cancer has been developed by researchers at the University of East Anglia and ±¬ÁÏTV.
An image showing the damage affecting the thale cress plants from the study, the plant on the left has no stress memory therefore is severely effected by caterpillar feeding.

Stress memory in plants could hold key to growing disease resistant crops

A mechanism behind how plants can develop long-term immunity to stress has been discovered by scientists at the ±¬ÁÏTV.
Nerve cells

Scientists discover how to prevent death of nerve cells in most common genetic forms of MND and dementia

Scientists have found a novel way to block the transportation of mutant RNA and subsequent production of toxic repeat proteins which lead to the death of nerve cells in the most common genetic subtypes of MND and FTD.
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Socioeconomic disparities in operation and survival rates for abdominal aortic aneurysm, new study finds 

A new study from the ±¬ÁÏTV has found clear evidence of socioeconomic disparities in operation rates and survival after surgery for dangerous abdominal aortic aneurysm.