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Everywoman in Tech award goes to chemical engineer
February 10, 2017
A Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Bath has won the Academic Award in the UK’s biggest programme championing women in technology.
Optogenetics breakthrough achieved in Japan
February 9, 2017
Light has been successfully used by a Japanese researcher to manipulate gene expression to produce double-headed zebrafish.
Planetary ‘spitballs’ hurtled from galaxy’s centre
February 7, 2017
Researchers believe a giant black hole at the centre of the Milky Way is hurling planet-sized objects throughout the galaxy, after new research by researchers in the US.
Self-assembling materials discovered
February 6, 2017
Researchers at the Academy of Finland have discovered gold nanoclusters that can self-assemble to form two and three-dimensional materials
The man with X-ray vision
February 6, 2017
From neutron stars to nebulas – X-ray astronomy has revealed so much of our universe. Here X-ray visionary Joachim Trümper tells us about his experiences in the field and future...
A very Jovian affair
February 2, 2017
It’s not just the monstrous gravity which gives Jupiter a unique hold over humankind. It has worked its way into our mythologies and become embedded in our imaginations over hundreds...
SESAME synchrotron circulates first beam
January 30, 2017
The Middle East’s first ‘light-source laboratory’ has circulated a beam for the first time.
New discovery challenges physics assumption
January 25, 2017
The production of narrowband light sources - where electromagnetic radiation would not normally be possible - has been achieved by scientists in Scotland.
Breakthrough achieved in flexible electronics
January 18, 2017
Scientists in Singapore have developed conducting polymer films that can give a superior performance in plastic electronics. Plastic, or organic, electronics are made from carbon-based semiconductors that could provide flexible,...
Asteroid exploration missions announced
January 12, 2017
NASA has announced two new missions to better understand the early stages of our Solar System.
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