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The problem of ‘hot electrons’ mean that photovoltaic cells only harvest part of the sunlight they receive. if we could harvest this excess energy, we could double the efficiency of...

Physics & Engineering

Astronomy, Chemical Engineering, Energy, Engineering, In Depth, Physics

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The legacy of Hawking radiation

March 14, 2018

Perhaps the most powerful legacy of Stephen Hawking was the inspiration he gave to others – but his science on black holes will endure...

Physics & Engineering

Astronomy, In Depth, Physics

The heavy metal of oncology

March 13, 2018

Forget a silver bullet – it is the is the osmium rocket we need to think about when devising selective cancer drugs Today, every two minutes someone will be diagnosed...

Chemistry

Chemistry, In Depth, Organic Chemistry

Bursting the bubble on cancer

March 6, 2018

How to take on the leading cause of death in the developed world? To go big, you need to start small thinks Professor Steve Evans as he takes us through...

Confidence comes as standard

February 21, 2018

As the era of proteomics becomes firmly established, reliable analytical standards are vital – but lacking. A team from Munich has set about changing this by creating the most comprehensive...

Time to go at full charge?

February 19, 2018

Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering

Li-ion batteries rule the world of mobile devices, however, they are far from perfect. To fully understand how to achieve higher capacity and longer lasting life needs nothing less than...

Energy, Environment, In Depth

Systems biology goes public

February 15, 2018

A personalised approach to medicine based on systems biology can only happen if there is a huge change in the way we democratize data. Data silos have to be a...

Chemistry, Life Sciences

Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology

Why robotics needs a radical reboot

February 12, 2018

Chemical Engineering, Engineering, In Depth

Intelligent robots that operate convincingly within the dynamic chaos of the real world are far from being a reality. For artificial systems to behave anything like living systems we need...

Physics & Engineering

T’is the season to be queasy

February 7, 2018

As the flu season continues to wreak havoc – with so-called ‘Aussie flu’ on the rampage _– we get to the science behind the headlines Influenza is a complicated and therefore...

Chemistry, Life Sciences

Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology

Turning back the evolutionary clock

January 18, 2018

A glance back in evolutionary time, cancer diagnostics and a deep understanding of our connection to our mammalian ancestors… when a diverse group of biologists met over Skype, their interest...

Chemistry, Life Sciences

Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology

Time for antimicrobial action stations

January 17, 2018

When it comes to antimicrobial resistance the time for talk is over says Dr Peter Jackson, what we need now is decisive action. Here he discusses how we can deal...

Pathology’s new frontier

January 15, 2018

The recent Life Science Sector Deal placed a strong emphasis on digital pathology… but does AI really have a role here, and will the government’s hope for a successful partnership...