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Celebrating Great British Science

June 3, 2014
News
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...
Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Chemistry, Physics
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SMRs to improve nuclear power safety

May 21, 2014
News
New research from the University of Lincoln suggests a new, smaller type of nuclear reactor might be a suitable candidate to meet the world’s growing demand for energy, while simultaneously...
Physics & Engineering
Physics, Thermodynamics
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New understanding of gamma-ray bursts

May 15, 2014
News
New observations suggest that gamma-ray bursts behave differently than previously thought. Theories predicted that light from the afterglow of a gamma-ray burst (GRB) would only be polarised linearly and not...
Physics & Engineering
Physics, Theoretical Physics
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Clean catalyst for methanol production

May 5, 2014
News
A potentially clean, low-cost way to convert carbon dioxide into methanol while reducing harmful by-products like carbon monoxide has been discovered by researchers in America. A team from Stanford University...
Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Chemistry
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Ancient Mercury’s volcanic past

April 25, 2014
News
Volcanoes exploded on Mercury for a large proportion of the planet’s history according to detailed data from Messenger. The spacecraft’s first fly-bys of Mercury in 2008 pointed to its explosive...
Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Physics, Volcanology
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Greater London population at risk of future heat waves

April 23, 2014
News
Properly adapting buildings for climate change could significantly reduce the risk of heat-related deaths say researchers who have modelled the effects of future heat waves on the Greater London population...
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biological Sciences, Pathology, Physics, Thermodynamics
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Quantum standard for amp achieved

April 11, 2014
News
A quantum standard for the ampere can now join the ranks alongside the volt and ohm thanks to research from the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB). The research team – led by...
Physics & Engineering
Physics, Quantum Physics
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A change of heart…in space

April 10, 2014
News
Astronauts’ hearts become more spherical in space say NASA scientists, which could lead to cardiac problems in space, and have important implications for manned missions to Mars. A study of...
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Biological Sciences, Pathology, Physics
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Super-Earths likely to be dead worlds

April 4, 2014
News
Many of the super-Earths discovered in recent planet-hunting missions are likely to be dead, uninhabitable worlds say Austrian researchers. Although these planets are in the so-called ‘habitable zone’ and appear...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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Cosmic collision created ringed planet

April 1, 2014
News
A comet-like planet surrounded by two fine rings of ice and pebbles has been found between Saturn and Uranus; astronomers believe it may have formed during a cosmic collision. The...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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