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What’s wassonite?

April 13, 2011
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A new mineral consisting of sulphur and titanium has been found in a meteorite recovered from Antarctica in 1969 and has a unique crystal structure never before seen in nature.
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Pursuing purity

April 12, 2011
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Ultra high purity gases are increasingly used in Gas Chromatography across a wide range of industry sectors. But why does purity matter so much and is the higher cost of...
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Giving resonance to miracle superconductors

April 11, 2011
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The possibility of resistance-free electrical transfer at higher temperatures would reduce the cost of MRI scanners. Yet commercial deployment of these conductors has failed to materialise as expected. We look...
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Optical fibres advance

April 11, 2011
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The first optical fibre made with a core of zinc selenide promises to open the door to more versatile laser-radar technology say researchers at Penn State University.
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Beating heart cells created in 11 days

April 8, 2011
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Adult skin cells have been converted directly into beating heart cells in just 11 days in a new technique that bypasses the need to generate embryonic-like stem cells
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UK Young Scientist scooped by a woman

April 8, 2011
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For the first time, a young woman has been named UK Young Scientist of the Year in the National Science and Engineering Competition.
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The successful failure

April 7, 2011
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As the 13th Apollo mission prepared for launch, a disinterested America bored with space travel meant that few were watching. Soon enough that would all change - and it was...
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Reversing migratory cancer cells

April 6, 2011
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Ovarian cancer isn’t typically discovered until it’s already spread to other organs, by which time chemotherapy is ineffective, but researchers think they know how to revert metastatic cells back to...
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Survival of the copycats

April 6, 2011
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Sea turtles return to the same beach they were born on to lay their eggs – even though swim past perfectly good beaches on the way – and researchers think...
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The great escape

April 5, 2011
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A hallmark of many chronic illnesses caused by pathogenic bacteria is the recalcitrance to treatment with antibiotics, even in the face of laboratory tests showing the causative agents to be...
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