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Novel solution to antimatter storage

August 8, 2007
An award winning Japanese scientist is hoping to crack a physics problem that has so far seemed untouchable – literally.

An expert at your shoulder

August 7, 2007
Most modern analytical systems help the user to make good measurements, some advertising 'single click' analysis. Generating meaningful data, however, is not simply about making a measurement. Now 'expert systems'...

Team examine CO2 from thawing Artic

August 7, 2007
An expedition is underway to examine any potential effect that the CO2 escaping from thawing Artic soil could have.

Research shows Humans came out of Africa

August 6, 2007
Researchers at the University of Cambridge claim that they have proven the theory that humans evolved from a single point in Africa by combining studies of genetic variations in humans...

Smoke warning 50 years old

August 3, 2007
As smokers across the nation get used to braving the elements to indulge their habit - smoking is now firmly linked with health problems in the public’s mind - but...

Partners at the cutting edge of technology

August 1, 2007
Dr Xue-Feng Yuan and his team at Manchester's new Interdisciplinary Biocentre are working in collaboration with UK's instrumentation company, Linkam Scientific, to develop new tools to better understand flow characterisation...

Missing link’ stem cells found

August 1, 2007
Two independent teams of researchers have discovered a new type of embryonic stem cell in rodents which, they say, is the missing link between mouse and human embryonic stem cells.

New project keeps women in science

July 27, 2007
The Institute of Physics has launched a project to encourage more girls and women to develop their careers in higher education and research.

Fibre optics – laser delivery for the future

July 25, 2007
Instrument builders are under constant pressure to create more functional, more reliable, higher-performing instrumentation. In this pursuit, single-mode fiber optic delivery of laser beams is increasingly being seen as a...

Genes feel the rhythm

July 24, 2007
We are all familiar with some effects of our circadian rhythm, but now researchers think that our daily cycles could affect more that just sleeping and eating.

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