Britain today joined international partners in contributing to a fund to help ensure the permanent safety of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site.

Cancer Research UK and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) have announced that they are to commit £35m for five years to four cancer imaging centres across the country.

Bacteria in subsea oil deposits can be detrimental and hazardous to upstream activities, but these problems can be mitigated with small changes to oilfield practices.

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a method to restore a computer operating system to its former state if it is attacked.

Ultrasound waves could help make the skin more permeable to drugs, according to researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

British defence companies are hoping to exploit the recent relaxation of Japanese defence export laws in order to increase business between the two countries.

Penn State researchers have developed a technique that uses acoustic waves to sort cells on a chip, a development that could allow more cell types to be analysed simultaneously.

Researchers have found a way to prevent short-circuiting in yarns designed to store electrical energy, an advance that could help the development of ‘smart textiles’. 

A researcher at the University of Missouri is working with the US Army to test a method of retrofitting buildings to protect them in the case of a terrorist attack.