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Volcanologists earn their crust

June 11, 2008
Scientists from Durham University have set off to explore the depths of the Atlantic Ocean to study the growth of underwater volcanoes that build the Earth’s crust.

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.

Private funding for shock institute

May 28, 2008
AWE, the private company that operates and manages the Atomic Weapons Establishment on behalf of the Ministry of Defence, is providing major funding for a new £10 million institute based...

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