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Texting costs are astronomical

June 9, 2008
A UK space scientist has worked out that sending texts via mobile phones works out to be far more expensive than downloading data from the Hubble Space Telescope.

New guidlines published as mouse models thrown into question

June 6, 2008
As guidelines for animal testing are published, new genetic data suggests mouse models may not be relevant for studying human disease

Microscopy on the up!

June 5, 2008
As technology gets smaller, the field of microscopy gets bigger. Laboratory News takes a look at MICROSCIENCE 2008, the event that features it all

Sculpture resurrected thanks to science

June 4, 2008
A dismantled Henry Moore sculpture could be re-erected in Kensington Gardens, thanks to the latest rock engineering techniques say scientists and engineers.

Go your own way

June 3, 2008
When it comes to automation, what works in one lab is unlikely to work in another. That is when the extra pair of eyes of a third party can pay...

Efficiency is dragonfly secret

June 2, 2008
Scientists have used a specially designed robot dragonfly to examine the aerodynamic consequences of four winged flight.

Shine a light on your proteins

May 29, 2008
During therapeutic protein development it is vital that the active ingredient remains stable in various conditions – the best way to examine stable protein formulations, says Sigrid Kuebler, is to...

Shock tactics deter sharks from death

May 29, 2008
Scientists think they may have a way to shock sharks into avoiding fishing nets – something which kills up to 13 million of the fish a year.

Crispy noodles help drive hydrogen cars

May 28, 2008
Researchers from the University of Manchester have developed a new material that could help reduce carbon emissions and drive hydrogen cars.

Britains heading to flood-rich period

May 28, 2008
Experts are warning that the summer of 2007 was not a one off – and that more flooding is on the way.

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