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Making molecules dance to our tune

February 20, 2012
Dermot Martin takes a look at the interconnected dance of quantum chemistry and super computersThe brilliant French chemist Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac once said of chemistry that one day soon the...

Silicone scam

February 20, 2012
Industrial-grade silicon caused a global public-health scare – whose fault is it?The recent public-health care scandal will no doubt have caught your eye – 300,000 women in 65 countries are...

Magnetic breakthrough

February 16, 2012
A revolutionary new way of magnetic recording could open the door for faster information processing.An international team of scientists has discovered that heat can be used to record information on...

Fool’s gold to improve catalysts

February 16, 2012
Fool’s gold may hold the key to better catalytic materialIron pyrite – or Fool’s gold – could be an unlikely alternative to overexploited catalytic materials say researchers from the University...

Smells like young fruit flies

February 16, 2012
The younger you smell the more likely it is males will be attracted to you – at least that’s true for the common fruit fly.Researchers from the University of Michigan...

Wired Science

February 16, 2012
One supercomputer at Warwick University is connecting the work of hundreds of science researchers around the worldScience advancement and research and development needs computing power. At the University of Warwick’s...

Students get taste of science and engineering

February 15, 2012
Students are getting a taste of science and engineering thanks to the Royal Society who have awarded grants totalling over £45,000 to help scientists and teachers establish innovative classroom projects.The...

How many Fry are you?

February 15, 2012
Ever wondered how many Fry’s you are? Or how big your house is in RAHs? Perhaps you think your appearance is up to milliHelen levels? This month Russ Swan takes...

Boost for successful IVF and foetal gender

February 14, 2012
By imaging and tracking movements in the egg during fertilisation, Welsh scientists can identify embryos likely to result in a successful pregnancy, while a South Korean team have developed a...

It’s all about the soil temperature

February 13, 2012
By changing their sensitivity to plant hormones, dormant seeds detect and respond to changes in soil temperatures say researchers who believe their work may have important implications for food security.A...

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