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WiFi ready for the Lab?

August 16, 2011
The Internet lies at the heart of today's social, educational and business worlds. The next logical development for such communication pathways is to use this global network over a variety...

There’s big and then there’s this…

August 15, 2011
Motivation. Unfortunately something the Science lite desk has but a passing acquaintance with, yet even we are aware that it can usually be boiled down to several key ingredients –...

Proof is in the cow pat

August 15, 2011
Cows, sheep and other ruminants are thought to be responsible for a fifth of global methane production, but measuring exactly how much they contribute can be difficult.

Megapixel PCR for faster diagnostics

August 12, 2011
A new ‘megapixel’ DNA measurement platform could revolutionise genetic diagnostics and screening promising faster and more accurate results.

Supplying an analytical advantage

August 11, 2011
Potential environmental risk is something all manufacturers need to be aware of which has driven the 'environmental analytics' market to grow in recent years. Here we learn that gas is...

Polypill to reduce heart disease

August 11, 2011
A four-in-one combination pill can halve the predicted risk of heart disease and stroke suggests results from the world’s first international polypill trial

Bringing ultrasound down to Earth

August 10, 2011
Space bound technology regularly makes its way into our daily lives – more often than not we don’t realise it – and now new ultrasound tools developed in space could...

Rudolph sees blue

August 9, 2011
In nearly all mammals, including humans, the cornea and lens block UV light from entering the eye, but not in the arctic reindeer; not only does UV light reach the...

Gel implant to relieve back pain

August 9, 2011
A biomaterial implant developed at the University of Manchester could finally bring treatment for chronic lower back pain – in the form of a simple jab

Slowing it down

August 8, 2011
For the first time, scientists in Glasgow have been able to drag light by slowing it down to the speed of sound and sending it through a rotating crystal. The...

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