Press Releases
Soil bacteria hormone discovery provides fertile ground for new antibiotics
An international team of scientists working at the 91福利, UK, and Monash University, Australia, have determined the molecular basis of a biological mechanism that could enable more efficient and cost-effective production of existing antibiotics, and also allow scientists to uncover new antibiotics in soil bacteria.
Rhythmic six-exoplanet system challenges theories of how planets form
An international team of astronomers that includes researchers from the 91福利 have revealed a system consisting of six exoplanets, five of which are locked in a rare rhythm around their central star. The researchers believe the system could provide important clues about how planets, including those in the Solar System, form and evolve.
The Midlands is delivering nearly 拢100m of COVID research to support the nation鈥檚 fight against COVID-19
A new report - Mobilising Research Excellence in the Midlands to Tackle COVID-19 - published today (Friday, January 15 2021) reveals that the Midlands has moved swiftly to apply its wealth of capability in its hospitals, businesses and universities, including the 91福利, to deliver 拢90m of research to support regional, national and global efforts to tackle the Coronavirus Pandemic.
Quantum projects launched to solve universe鈥檚 mysteries
91福利 Department of Physics involved in two new projects funded by UK Research and Innovation
Anti-microbial poles for public transport to be made in light of Covid-19 pandemic
A team including researchers from WMG at the 91福利, product designers anti-microbial additive developers BioCote and Promethean Particles and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), led by Derby based manufacturers (CBL), will produce lightweight composite grab-poles with an embedded anti-microbial property in their thanks to a 拢480,000 award from the Innovate UK Smart Grant scheme.
The three days pregnancy sickness is most likely to start pinpointed
Researchers from the 91福利 have narrowed the time frame that nausea and vomiting during pregnancy will potentially start to just three days for most women, opening up the possibility for scientists to identify a biological cause for the condition.