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New map, new thinking

September 22, 2016
Feature
Dr Emma Robinson tells us how comparing brain function not cortical folding patterns led to a revolutionary new brain map and why this has revealed a startling truth about neural...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Scientists achieve breakthrough in graphene production

September 19, 2016
News
Chemists in Germany have created, for the first time, defect-free graphene from graphite.
Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Chemistry
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Patent pending?

September 15, 2016
Feature
When is a health treatment really new? When is a medical treatment really an invention? Patent attorney Isobel Finnie explores how diagnostic definitions vary between the European and American jurisdictions...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Coming together for microbiology

September 13, 2016
Insight
From forensic post-mortems to veterinary pathogen drug resistance – two burgeoning microbiological fields promise much. But before they can deliver, specialists need to come together.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Drug Discovery, Forensics, Interviews, Pharmaceutical
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Catch them if you can

September 12, 2016
Feature
When it comes to the performance of your fluorescence microscopy system, every photon is sacred – but how to catch as many as you can? Dr Martin Thomas has some...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Ethics of genetics: More than just designer babies

September 6, 2016
Feature
Work around the human genome and advances in the accessibility and analysis of data, creates huge opportunities for early healthcare interventions. But the advent of genomic information and evolving technology...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Lateral solar cells promise bright future

August 22, 2016
News
A team of US engineers have created high performance, micro-scale solar cells that could power a wide range of personal devices.
Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Chemistry
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Nanoparticles

August 15, 2016
Insight
Transmission electron microscopy image showing self-assembled diblock copolymer nanoparticles.
Chemistry, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Analytical Chemistry, Astronomy, Chemistry, Focal Point, Materials, Materials Science, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Physics
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The super-organism behind Nature’s skyscraper

August 11, 2016
Feature
Notions of the ‘super-organism’ need to be invoked to truly understand the intelligence behind Nature’s skyscraper – the termite mound. Hunter King discusses the hive-mind behind these incredible structures and...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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X-ray vision

August 9, 2016
Feature
Bees navigate by sensing the polarisation of light. We now know that some rainforest-dwelling bees can measure polarisation much more accurately than previously assumed. Dr Andrew Bodey tells us how...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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