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Reaching the Government’s R&D target

December 18, 2018
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In the 2017 General Election campaign, the Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats all made manifesto pledges to increase R&D intensity in the UK. The Tories set a target to...
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A strange sequence of events

December 12, 2018
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An enigmatic interstellar visitor, a grand failure of our space-based instruments and ever-gathering conspiracy theorists… Russ Swan considers a peculiar series of events There's something odd going on, and careful...
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The Colours of Iron

December 11, 2018
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'The Colours of Iron' (Lochaber, Scotland) by Ursula Lawrence took the third place) in the Geological society's 2018 Earth Science Week photography competition, 'Earth Science in our Lives.'
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Materials
Analytical Chemistry, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Environment, Focal Point, Geology, Materials, Materials Science
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Science is a very human endeavor

December 6, 2018
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Scientists are a hard working bunch. Very hard working in fact – but even you need time to consider other parts of your life. After all, says Matthew Partridge, science...
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Clowning around with cynicism

November 29, 2018
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Cynicism is no stranger to us here on the Science light desk. Indeed it has become a close and valued ally. A comforting mental overcoat, arming us for the oh-so-smug...
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A right royal institution: Professor Aoife McLysaght

November 29, 2018
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This year, The Royal Institution Christmas lectures will, for the first time in its 194-year history, feature not one but two lecturers. Accompanying Professor Alice Roberts for her Who am...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Interviews, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health
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Finding the next generation of cancer therapy

November 28, 2018
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Having been awarded a grant from The Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 – Carlos Julià is determined to reduce the cost of next generation cancer therapies by using...
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials
Biological Sciences, Biology, Drug Discovery, Interviews, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Pharmaceutical
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Split the difference

November 22, 2018
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Our brains can integrate left and right functions... so why can't our society do the same?
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Comment And Analysis
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Influenza epidemic

November 12, 2018
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We are overdue an influenza epidemic and the hunt is on for a universal flue vaccine. Here we look at some sickness stats...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Comment And Analysis
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Matter and antimatter

November 8, 2018
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While a well-honed scientific theory can cut through to reveal clarity, dig deeper and the facade slips leaving us holding an empty cup...Never is this starker than at the cutting...
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Comment And Analysis
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Biodegradable Microbowls

November 8, 2018
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Biodegradable Microbowls by Tayo Sanders II from the University of Oxford. Many tumours lack an extensive network of blood vessels, making it difficult for anti-tumour drugs to reach their deeper...
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Engineering, Focal Point, Health/Diagnostics, Materials, Materials Science, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Nanotechnology
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Using science to change our world

October 24, 2018
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As the Royal Institution sets it sights on expanding the public understanding of science, we hear from its new Director on how he wants everyone to develop a lifelong journey...
Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Earth & Environmental, Engineering, Geology, Interviews, Materials, Materials Science, Policy
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