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Science and Harry Potter

December 1, 2010
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The Harry Potter story is coming to an end – all seven books in the series have been published and in six months the final chapter will be released in...
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Size Matters says Mark Miodownik

December 1, 2010
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This year’s Royal Institution Christmas lectures are returning to the BBC so we caught up with this year’s under-pressure lecturer Mark Miodownik for a quick chatAs a materials scientist, Mark...
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Science is Vital!

November 26, 2010
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The science budget has miraculously avoided drastic cuts in the recent Comprehensive Spending Review. Leila Sattary looks back at the events leading up to the announcement and the part scientists...
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Diamond’s always different for Claire Pizzey

November 1, 2010
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No two days are ever the same at Diamond – the UK’s synchrotron light facility. Laboratory News caught up with industrial liaison scientist Dr Claire Pizzey to find out whyThe...
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Atmospheric Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Engineering, Interviews, Pharmaceutical
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Crop circle mystery solved

October 26, 2010
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Most crop circles are manmade but ‘experts’ maintain that there is a distinct difference between manmade and non-manmade circles. The basis of this conclusion is a wealth of evidence and...
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Its all about the curl

October 25, 2010
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Fluke or skilful – just how much did Roberto Carlos know about the science of ‘that’ goal in the 1997 Tournoi de France?
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Make-up artist turned forensic scientist Joanna Fraser

October 1, 2010
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Make-up artist turned forensic scientist – just how do you make the switch? Laboratory News finds outJoanna Fraser is a PhD student and teaching assistant at the University of Dundee...
Chemistry
Forensics, Interviews
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Dreams are made of this

September 26, 2010
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Sleep is such a natural part of life and yet it remains largely unexplained by science. Leila Sattary finds out what dreams are made of and why sleep is so...
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Cloning – unsafe or just misunderstood?

September 17, 2010
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Cloning has always been a controversial issue and it’s been thrust into the limelight again recently after the New York Times revealed a British farmer was selling milk from the...
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Fighter pilot turned scientist Missy Cummings

September 1, 2010
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She was an ace fighter pilot in the US Navy, and now she’s a top scientist – this is a Big Ask you’re definitely going to want to read…Missy Cummings...
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The bio-revolution

August 26, 2010
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Geneticist and entrepreneur Dr Craig Venter hit the headlines in May 2010 after creating the first example of synthetic life. Leila Sattary asks whether scientists are playing God and weighs...
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Bright ideas needed for Deepwater Horizon

August 19, 2010
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Three and a half months after the initial incident and oil is still leaking from BPs Deepwater Horizon rig. You wouldn’t think it would be this hard to plug the...
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