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Extremophile key to nuclear waste disposal

September 19, 2014
A subterranean bacterium could solve the problem of how to dispose of nuclear waste say researchers at the University of Manchester. This is the first time a microbe capable of...

Splitting water based on nuclear spin

September 19, 2014
Separation of water based on the nuclear spin of individual molecules has been made possible thanks to what scientists are dubbing an electric prism. Water exists in two nuclear spin...

Rock breaking research offers insight into fracking

September 2, 2014
In a ground breaking discovery, geologists have discovered what else escapes from fractured shale other than methane.The finding, published in Environmental Science and Technology could have important implications for fracking,...

New bacteria-filled sensor for water monitoring

August 15, 2014
A small sensor filled with bacteria could be used to monitor the quality of drinking water in real time without expensive lab equipment. Developed by researchers at the University of...

Snapshot of photosynthesis reveals process

July 22, 2014
Femtosecond snapshots of photosynthetic water oxidation have enabled researchers to understand how the process works. Using the world’s most powerful x-ray laser at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory researchers were...

DNA replication fork visualised

July 18, 2014
An American team have built the first model to decipher what goes on at the ‘replication fork’ during DNA duplication. Rockefeller University researchers led by Michael O’Donnell reconstructed at the...

Bees under the spotlight

June 30, 2014
Recent research has uncovered a novel biopesticide which is safe for bees and doesn’t affect their food foraging ability, while another study has found that this activity might be aided...

Chemical sensor on a chip

June 19, 2014
Infrared laser beams are ideal for analysing liquids and gases, and scientists in Vienna have miniaturised the technique to develop a new type of sensor. The method sees a quantum...

Celebrating Great British Science

June 3, 2014
Frank James, Professor of the History of Science at the Royal Institution, has nominated Faraday’s electro-magnetic induction ring as his Great British Scientific breakthroughAfter about ten years of searching Michael...

New insight into effect of pesticides on aquatic life

May 27, 2014
Research by an international team of scientists has provided new insight into the effects of pesticides on shrimps and snails. The study considered three pesticides – diazinon, imidacloprid and propiconazole...

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