An artificial ‘tongue’ which can taste subtle differences between drams of whisky could help cut down on the trade in counterfeit alcohol, scientists say. In a new paper published today in the Royal Society of Chemistry’s journal Nanoscale, Scottish engineers describe how they built the tiny taster, which exploits the optical properties of gold and aluminium to test the tipples. Sub-microscopic slices of the two metals, arranged...
The Biorefinery Roadmap for Scotland – Building a Sustainable Future was launched by Roger Kilburn, CEO of IBioIC at BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology in front of over 900 global business leaders, academics and policy makers in America last week (8th – 11th July). The Roadmap details the strategic ambitions and milestones set out by the Biorefining Working Group, a sub group of the...
A wide-scale recruitment process has begun at Ineos Grangemouth with senior management figures considering applications from those who attended the recent jobs fair or sent CVs in. Project manager at the petrochemicals giant, Nigel Falcon hailed the employment event, which attracted more than 700 people to Grangemouth Town Hall, a huge success and thanked those who took the time to attend. “Consistent sustained investment by...
A postgraduate Chemistry student at the University of Strathclyde has struck gold in a competition in the House of Commons, for the excellence of his research. David Fallon was the winner in the Chemistry category of STEM for BRITAIN, a UK-wide competition run by the Parliamentary & Scientific Committee. He presented his chemistry research, on applications of photolabelling, to dozens of politicians and a panel...
FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies (Fujifilm), a leading Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) with experience in the development and manufacture of recombinant biopharmaceuticals and gene therapies, has announced the inception of the “FDB Centre of Excellence in Bioprocessing 2.0.” (CEB) in the United Kingdom. This initiative is an extension of Fujifilm’s global innovation initiatives. The Centre of Excellence will be led and funded by FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies, in partnership with leadingacademic institutions – University of Edinburgh; and University of...
Most of us take having a slice of morning toast for granted – but now those with dietary conditions can tuck into a tasty loaf thanks to academics from Heriot-Watt University. Millions of people around the world suffer from dietary conditions such as coeliac disease but researchers are due to develop three new plant proteins which will help improve gluten free bread. Working with Nandi...