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Sustainable cooling and cold chain CoE opened near Hyderabad airport

A centre of excellence to promote sustainable cooling innovation and accelerate deployment of energy-efficient refrigeration for food and vaccine supply chains across India opened on August 9 at the GMR Innovex Campus near Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad.

The Hindu · Aug 9, 2023

Study reveals chemical contamination on International Space Station

Scientists analysed dust from air filters within the ISS and compared them to contaminants found in houses on Earth.

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2023

The chemical contamination of the International Space Station is out of this world (and not in a good way)

Levels of potentially harmful chemicals found in dust collected by filtration systems aboard the International Space Station are greater than those in floor dust found in U.S. homes.

Space · Aug 8, 2023

Ukraine recap: Yevgeny Prigozhin and the mystery of the mutiny that never was

Ukrainian units are forcing their Russian foes back by what on some days seems like a few metres at a time. But on June 24, at least some Russian troops moved much more rapidly toward their own capital.

The Conversation · Jul 6, 2023

Global Centre of Rail Excellence boosted with £15m rail innovation project

The project at the planned facility follows a successful bid by a consortium led by the University of Birmingham to the Research Partnership Investment Fund

Birmingham Post · Jul 6, 2023

Student who lost hearing during studies horrified to be told he has brain tumour

Ned Hilton, 24, had been studying at the University of Birmingham when he was diagnosed with a grade 4 medulloblastoma tumour but eventually managed to complete his studies

Daily Mirror · Jun 16, 2023

Scientists using Britain's deepest mine to simulate how humans might live on Mars

The University of Birmingham has launched the Bio-SPHERE project in a Yorkshire tunnel network to enable researchers to recreate the conditions humans would experience in similar caverns in space

Daily Mirror · May 29, 2023

Mental health: research reveals harrowing impact of traumatic material on crime investigators

Rape, murders, torture, arson, acts of terrorism and even genocide: if there is one thing police and justice staff know, it is that humanity’s cruelty and destruction knows few bounds. In their jobs, the professionals working to bring offenders to justice are routinely exposed to traumatic experiences through written witness…

The Conversation · May 25, 2023

Blood test to spot ovarian cancer early could save 'thousands' in new trial

Ovarian cancer often gets diagnosed after it's too late as symptoms don't usually appear until its late stages.

Daily Record · May 15, 2023

How better local employment support could help tackle UK labour shortages

There has been a rise in “economic inactivity” in the UK among people of working age since the start of the COVID pandemic. Although the trend peaked last year, an additional 420,000 people are now in this category compared with early 2020.

The Conversation · May 12, 2023