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The F-TAC dexterous hand performing 33 different human grasp types. Credit: Z. Zhao et. al./Nature Machine Intelligence article News story: Robotic hand with human-like touch set to revolutionise dexterous manipulation
9, June , 2025

New study introduces the F-TAC Hand, a biomimetic robotic hand with unprecedented tactile sensitivity, revolutionising dexterous manipulation in dynamic environments

Growing (left) and shortening (right) microtubule ends frozen in their dynamics at cryogenic temperatures and resolved using electron tomography article News story: Cellular scaffolding secrets unlocked: scientists discover key to microtubule growth
30, May , 2025

Scientists found out how naturally unstable filaments decide whether to grow or to shorten.

Simulation of ion permeation using the novel method described in the publication. Credit by: Wojciech Kopec article News story: Electrophysiology at atomic resolution: scientists simulate ion channel currents with unprecedented
21, May , 2025

Breakthrough study reveals how potassium ions flow through channels in cells – with implications for drug development and understanding neural signalling

A cryo-electron microscopy structure of Photosystem I isolated from the bacterium Anthocerotibacter panamensis. Credit: Han-Wei Jiang et al./PNAS article News story: Light-to-electricity nanodevice reveals how Earth’s oldest surviving cyanobacteria worked
16, May , 2025

Atomic-level snapshot of a 3-billion-year-old photosynthetic assembly shows life nailed the design early.

The cover of Nature Volume 641, Issue 8063 features the study by Dr Gustav Mogull and colleagues. Their research provides a high-precision prediction of black hole scattering. Credit: Mathias Driesse/Humboldt University Berlin. article News story: New insights into black hole scattering and gravitational waves unveiled
15, May , 2025

A landmark study published in Nature has established a new benchmark in modelling the universe’s most extreme events: the collisions of black holes and neutron stars.

article News story: Queen Mary scientists achieve micro-scale breakthrough with big promise
13, May , 2025

New techniques to mimic the complexity of living human organs provide an alternative to using animals in science

article News story: Queen Mary University of London to play key role in new UK Multidisciplinary Centre for Neuromorphic Computing
8, May , 2025

A new national initiative to pioneer brain-inspired, energy-efficient computing technologies has been launched, with Queen Mary University of London playing a crucial role alongside other leading UK institutions.

Close up of a blue motherboard article News story: Atom-thin semiconductors could cut energy use by over 90%
29, April , 2025

A team of UK scientists at Queen Mary University of London, University of Nottingham and University of Glasgow has received a £6 million EPSRC programme grant, “Enabling Net Zero and the AI Revolution with Ultra-Low Energy 2D Materials and Devices (NEED2D).” This will develop energy efficient, atomically-thin semiconductors to dramatically reduce the electricity demand from AI data centres and high-performance computing.

An artistic representation of the Eos molecular cloud as it would appear in the sky to the naked eye. Credit: Composite image: Ilya Grigorik (London Skyline), YourCredit (Eos Cloud) article News story: A vast molecular cloud, long invisible, is discovered near the solar system
28, April , 2025

An international team uncovers a hidden celestial structure using innovative far-ultraviolet techniques.

Azure Damselfly. Creadit by Dave Cooling article News story: New study reveals critical gaps in insect biodiversity research
4, April , 2025

Researchers propose a unified framework to monitor and protect insect biodiversity amid growing concerns over global declines

By helmutvogler article News story: Biologists discover ancient neurohormone that controls appetite
25, March , 2025

A team of biologists at Queen Mary University of London has discovered that a neurohormone controlling appetite in humans has an ancient evolutionary origin, dating back over half a billion years.

article News story: Climate change fuelling mental health crisis in areas most affected by climate crisis
18, March , 2025

Young people in southern Madagascar are facing a mental health crisis driven by the devastating impacts of climate change.

This image shows the efficiency of a new type of solar cell, called a article News story: UK-led breakthrough offers path to stable, low-cost solar hydrogen production
18, March , 2025

A collaborative team of researchers from Imperial College London and Queen Mary University of London has achieved a significant milestone in sustainable energy technology, as detailed in their latest publication in Nature Energy.

Bee on a purple flower article News story: What do pesticides do to bumble bee brains over time?
12, March , 2025

New research reveals how pesticide dose and exposure time shape effects on bumble bee brains.

By fotoplot article News story: The quest for room-temperature superconductors
5, March , 2025

In a new development that could help redefine the future of technology, a team of physicists has uncovered a fundamental insight into the upper limit of superconducting temperature. 

By Prostock-studio article News story: The art of well-being: group activities shown to ease depression and anxiety in older adults
5, March , 2025

A new study led by Queen Mary University of London researchers, reveals that group arts interventions – such as painting, music, or dance – can significantly reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety among older adults. The findings, published in Nature Mental Health, offer a compelling case for the benefits of shared creative activities. 

Professor John visits the Indonesian Bureau of Meteorology, Climate and Geophysics (BMKG)’s centre for Earthquakes and Tsunami early warnings to discuss research related to incorporating AI in modeling. This is an example of an application where AI could make a difference between life, and death. Photo credit: Ali Azimi, BMKG article News story: Can AI and sustainability co-exist?
3, January , 2025

Professor Cédric John, Head of Data Science for the Environment and Sustainability, considers the impact of AI on sustainability.

Diagrammatic representation of the entropic quantum gravity action. The action for gravity is given by the quantum relative entropy between the metric of the manifold and the metric induced by the matter field and the geometry. article News story: Gravity from entropy: A radical new approach to unifying quantum mechanics and general relativity
4, March , 2025

In a new study published in Physical Review D, Professor Ginestra Bianconi, Professor of Applied Mathematics at Queen Mary University of London, proposes a groundbreaking new framework that could revolutionise our understanding of gravity and its relationship with quantum mechanics.

Group of people at the organ-on-chip facilities launch article News story: Queen Mary University of London opens one of Europe’s largest organ-on-a-chip facilities
24, February , 2025

The new facility will advance drug testing, reduce reliance on animal research, and train the next generation of scientists.

article News story: Groundbreaking study reveals how topology drives complexity in brain, climate, and AI
24, February , 2025

Study introduces higher-order topological dynamics, unlocking new frontiers in science and technology

NASA engineer and Queen Mary alumnus Dr Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu recorded a speech for the event (Credit: Akram Alomainy) article News story: A Night of Science and Engineering: exploring Tomorrow’s World at Queen Mary
21, February , 2025

Queen Mary University of London's third annual Night of Science and Engineering brought together leading industry partners, researchers, academics, policymakers, and the public for an evening of discovery, innovation, and collaboration. 

Queen Mary PhD student Marko Tot article News story: Queen Mary PhD student contributed to the new generative AI model in gameplay creativity
19, February , 2025

Study led by Microsoft Research introduces World and Human Action Model (WHAM), a cutting-edge generative AI model enhancing creative ideation in game development

article News story: Queen Mary welcomes new Royal Society URF awardee to lead exoplanet research project
27, January , 2025

Dr Andrew Winter has been awarded £1.8 million grant from the Royal Society’s University Research Fellowship (URF) programme. He will join Queen Mary’s School of Physical and Chemical Sciences in April and lead a groundbreaking project investigating the influence of neighbouring stars on planetary system formation. 

Bee on lavender article News story: Pesticide impacts on bees more complex than expected
15, January , 2025

A new study shows distinct effects of neonicotinoid pesticide exposure in different bumble bee body parts, explaining why pesticides have diverse harmful effects and highlighting the need for more sensitive safety testing.

article News story: Queen Mary academic contributes to groundbreaking study on Nord Stream methane emissions
15, January , 2025

A new study published in Nature reveals the staggering scale of methane emissions caused by the 2022 Nord Stream subsea pipeline explosions.

article News story: Professor Maria Liakata: How to make AI work for the public good
14, January , 2025

This comment, authored by Professor Maria Liakata, Professor of Natural Language Processing, explores the opportunities and challenges associated with the large-scale deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across public services in the UK.

Crystal structure of cordierite. Credit by: M. Dove et. al./Matter article News story: Breakthrough study reveals the secrets behind cordierite’s anomalous thermal expansion
13, January , 2025

Queen Mary University of London researchers uncover new insights into a high-performance material

Longitudinal ventral nerve cord of basal Cambrian scalidophoran worms. Credit: Dr Deng Wang. article News story: New fossil discovery sheds light on the early evolution of animal nervous systems
13, January , 2025

Groundbreaking research uncovers the origins of the ventral nerve cord in early moulting animals

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