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Scientists beat chefs to the skinniest spaghetti

UCL scientists have ousted a renowned Sardinian pasta maker’s record for the thinnest pasta ever created.

Bacteria point the way for sustainable space power

Seaweed-to-packaging spinout scoops £4million-plus private investment

Game Theory: Ecosystem – Coral Reef

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Scientists beat chefs to the skinniest spaghetti

UCL scientists have ousted a renowned Sardinian pasta maker’s record for the thinnest pasta ever created.

Bacteria point the way for sustainable space power

Seaweed-to-packaging spinout scoops £4million-plus private investment

Nanotech provides Nelson with an edge over two old opponents

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Food forensics: how AI can smell authentic olive oil

Extra virgin olive (EVO) oils are highly complex. Here, Prof Chiara Cordero discusses the application of an AI smelling machine to analyse, qualify, categorise, and authenticate olive oil and counter…

Algae – a novel solution to the climate crisis?

The sweet sense of sustainability – repurposing sugar

Making a clean break from plastics

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Comment And Analysis

Game Theory: Ecosystem – Coral Reef

Like its namesake, Coral Reef is simple to appreciate but it’s challenging to master.

Wheat field trial heralds UK acceptance of gene edited crops

Adapting to growth in medical cannabis market

#DryLabsRealScience: Teaching practicals without labs

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Interviews

Banking botanicals: protecting plants and safeguarding seeds

Following up on the wonderful photo story, ‘Botanical biodiversity banked’, published on our website last November in celebration of MSB’s 20th anniversary, we decided to ask Dr Chris Cockel what it…