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A brighter future

September 10, 2009
A massive European effort to develop high-brightness semiconductor lasers could transform healthcare, telecoms and display applications and make Europe an undisputed leader in the field

Just how ripe is that pineapple?

September 9, 2009
A new system based on metal oxide sensors could check the safety and quality of foods reliably, quickly and economically – such as how ripe that pineapple really is.

Cellular alarm bell secrets uncovered

September 9, 2009
Scientists have discovered how cells react to a molecular ‘alarm bell’ that goes off when their DNA is damaged.

Getting through the data maze

September 8, 2009
Scientists working in the areas of gene and protein research are being increasingly overwhelmed by the vast amounts of data being produced, says Carl-Johan Ivarsson. Can computer software offer a...

The mystery of the vanishing Martian methane

September 7, 2009
The 2004 discovery of methane means that either there is life on Mars, or that volcanic activity continues to generate heat below the martian surface. Now, the ESA plans to...

Chemistry in fine health – but definitely room for improvement

September 4, 2009
An international review of chemistry research in the UK has found that despite overall health being good, there are potentially dangerous gaps in the intellectual core of the discipline.

Listeria in the lab

September 3, 2009
With listeriosis hitting the headlines again this year, Lisa Green takes a look at the causative organism and discusses the contribution of more effective microbiological culture media to its isolation...

Ancient primate shifts human origins

September 2, 2009
Did our evolutionary ancestors come from Asia and not Africa?

Fit for purpose

September 1, 2009
David Lummis from the BSIF asks whether your respiratory protective equipment is up to the job

Nanodiamonds are a wounds best friend

August 27, 2009
New research has shown that nanodiamonds can be used to deliver insulin to combat infections in serious wounds.

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