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Chemical reactions in a trillionth of a second
March 13, 2015
Scientists have developed a method that allows observation of chemical reactions on a trillionth of a second timescale. Researchers at the University of Bristol combined ultrafast spectroscopy and computer simulations...
The rise of new ozone-damaging gases
March 9, 2015
Short lived gases - previously thought to have little effect on the environment - can contribute to ozone depletion and influence climate.A team of researchers at Leeds’ University School of...
The big squeeze
March 3, 2015
The physical properties of proteins, so vital for cellular function, are intimately linked to the cellular environment – a very crowded place indeed. But has this relationship been neglected in...
The wonder stuff – How peptide hydrogels could change the face of biomedicine
January 20, 2015
With a list of characteristics and applications long enough to make most bioengineers take notice, ultrashort peptide hydrogels are fast becoming the toast of biomedicine. Here, a team from Institute...
A new lease of life
January 13, 2015
When a large scientific company decides to leave a manufacturing or R&D plant, what happens to the state-of-the-art facilities which only these big companies can afford?
The all seeing AI
January 6, 2015
Stephen Hawking and other high profile scientists have recently issuing stark warnings over the threat posed to humanity by advanced artificial intelligence. But aside from being a source of existential...
A meeting of microscopic strengths
December 24, 2014
Integrated correlative light and electron microscopy (CLEM) offers the possibility to study the same area on a sample using both fluorescence and electron microscopy. One of the challenges associated with...
Fighting the doping cheats
December 3, 2014
Daniel Leigh explores the evolution of mass spectrometric approaches in sports drug testing At the Winter Olympics in Sochi in February, the biathlete Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle tested positive for the stimulant...
How do I smell? Much the same as you see
December 2, 2014
As the International Year of Crystallography approaches its end, Dr David von Stetten explains how unique protein analysis has helped us understand the common mechanisms in our senses Every day...
Stand and deliver – effective antisense delivery
November 25, 2014
Before we can fully take advantage of antisense therapeutics, we first need to effectively deliver the RNAi agent to its target. When it comes to oligonucleotides, says Dr Catherine McKeen,...
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