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operation ouch

Operation Ouch! - Take 2

4 November 2013

Cardiff University researchers star in CBBC series exploring the human body.

Planck

Planck satellite receives its last command

24 October 2013

After 4.5 years of soaking up Big Bang radiation, the Planck satellite sends its farewell transmission.

cancer death switch

Light triggers cancer death switch

16 October 2013

Light pulses stimulate designer peptides to initiate a death pathway in cancerous cells.

arthritis suite

Virtual rehabilitation suite for arthritis patients

10 October 2013

New technology gives real-time feedback to patients in therapy for limb disorders.

Biophotonic Nanoswitches control the life cycle of cells

9 October 2013

Researchers from Cardiff University’s School of Chemistry along with their colleagues from the Schools of Medicine and Pharmacy have created light-responsive peptides that are able to induce cell death in cancer cells when activated with externally applied light pulses.

Enzyme catalysis

Enzyme catalysis unravelled in new research

4 October 2013

Research clears the way for designer enzymes with potential to develop anti-infective and anti-cancer drugs.

Allemann group research is published in PNAS

2 October 2013

Researchers from the School of Chemistry, along with colleagues in Bristol, València and Castelló, have uncovered a mechanism by which enzyme motions couple to chemical reactions.

Cardiff School of Chemistry Welcomes Record Intake

Cardiff School of Chemistry Welcomes Record Intake

25 September 2013

We have accepted a record 161 students into the first year of our degree programs.

nuclear

Public split on nuclear power

19 September 2013

Research finds opposition to nuclear power in Britain falls despite Fukushima accident

concrete

Concrete that can heal its own cracks

18 September 2013

Success at British Science Festival for futuristic discovery.