Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
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ScienceMathematicians are creating a new "periodic table" that will provide a directory of all the possible shapes in the universe across three, four and five dimensions, linking shapes in the same way as the periodic table links chemical elements.
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A new early-warning system monitors soil acoustics to determine when landslides are imminent.
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U.K researchers have devised an ‘exergaming’ virtual boxing system to be put into workingmen’s clubs with the aim of getting unfit middle-aged men active.
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A research project at Glasgow Caledonian University is currently taking a close look at why a certain piece of music evokes a particular emotive response
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Researchers have created a degradable polymer from non-food crop sugars that they believe can be used for food packaging and be disposed of in domestic compost bins.
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A portable magnetometer being developed at the University of Leeds could dramatically simplify and improve the process of diagnosing heart conditions.
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A smarter CCTV system is to be deployed in the next five years in the UK that analyzes the feeds and interprets the footage. Researches hope this technology will help prevent crimes through early detection.
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A robotic 'ferret' will help customs find drugs, weapons and people hidden in freight containers.