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Xi Hails Role of Confucius Institutes

Oct 27, 2015

President Xi Jinping and Britain's Prince Andrew unveil a plaque as they attend the opening of the UCL Institute of Education Confucius Institute annual conference in London on Thursday. Alastair Grant / Associated Press Classrooms make ...

Tags: Confucius Institute, cultural exchanges, business, arts

Blue LEDs Earning Their Inventors The 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics

Jan 12, 2015

Researchers at the UK’s University College London (UCL), in collaboration with groups at the University of Bath and Daresbury Laboratory’s Scientific Computing Department in Warrington, UK, are said to have uncovered why blue ...

Tags: Blue LEDs, energy-saving lighting, Electrical

More Research Is Needed Into The Effectiveness of Electronic Cigarettes

Dec 24, 2014

More research is needed into the effectiveness of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), although emerging research suggests the method is an effective way to reduce or quit smoking, according to a review of research on e-cigarettes ...

Tags: E-Cigarettes, Agriculture

The Study Found That E-Cigarettes Are More Likely to Help Give up Smoking

May 29, 2014

People attempting to quit smoking without professional help were approximately 60 per cent more likely to report succeeding if they used e-cigarettes than if they used willpower alone or over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapies such ...

Tags: E-Cigarettes, Smokers

Food and Drink Manufacturers May Hold Key to Increasing Fruit and Veg Intake

Apr 30, 2014

Food and drink manufacturers may hold key to increasing fruit and veg intake Manufacturers of food and beverages may be the solution to low intake of fruit and vegetables, according to UK-based global market research organisation ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food, Drink

A Research Collaboration Is Reckoned to Be The Widest-Band Amplifier Circuit Ever

Mar 17, 2014

A research collaboration between the University College London (UCL) in the UK and Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden has resulted in the design and testing of what is reckoned to be the widest-band amplifier circuit ...

Tags: amplifier circuit, Electrical, Electronics, MMIC

The System Has Been Uncovered by a Team of Scientists at Birkbeck

Mar 10, 2014

The system that allows the sharing of genetic material between bacteria – and therefore the spread of antibiotic resistance – has been uncovered by a team of scientists at Birkbeck, University of London and UCL. The study, ...

Tags: Consumer Electronics, Unravelling Bacterial Secretion System

The UK Has The Lowest Proportion of Female Engineering Professionals Across The EU States

Jan 23, 2014

Held at the House of Commons, the launch event was attended by high profile representatives from industry and Government, along with educators and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) organisations. In the UK, fewer than one ...

Tags: career, inspire, Women

Brain Imaging Experiments Have Revealed How Ecstasy Produces Feelings of Euphoria in Users

Jan 20, 2014

Brain imaging experiments have revealed for the first time how ecstasy produces feelings of euphoria in users. Results of the study at Imperial College London, parts of which were televised in Drugs Live on Channel 4 in 2012, have now ...

Tags: Clinical Uses of Ecstasy

Exploiting Quantum Phenomena Show Photosynthesis

Jan 10, 2014

Light-gathering macromolecules in plant cells transfer energy by taking advantage of molecular vibrations whose physical descriptions have no equivalents in classical physics, according to the first unambiguous theoretical evidence of ...

Tags: photosynthesis, light-gathering macromolecules, quantum mechanical

You Should Prepare Your Body Beforehand to Reduce Risk of Injuries Before You Hit Slopes

Jan 6, 2014

Downhill skiing is a great way to enjoy winter, but you need to prepare your body beforehand to reduce the risk of injuries, an expert suggests. "Most of us don't train before going on vacation, but it's important for skiers to work out ...

Tags: downhill skiing, increase endurance, skiing injury, leg strengthening

Almac Biocatalysis Has Secured a Biotechnology and BBSRC

May 21, 2013

UK-based Almac biocatalysis has secured a Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) programme with University College London (UCL) aimed at metagenomics and novel enzyme discovery. Almac and the departments of ...

Tags: Almac, BBSRC Programme

UK and EPSRC Has Awarded Funding Totaling £1m to Two Universities

Apr 26, 2013

The UK’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has awarded funding totaling £1m to two universities – University College London (UCL) and Bristol – to support the development of compound ...

Tags: Solar Cells, Silicon Substrates

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