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Time for some cheese?

July 25, 2017
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As ingenuity goes – we humans are unbearably smug. As a species, the notion that we can ‘out-invent’ any other inhabitants of the rock famous, among other things, for being...
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A significantly different approach

July 20, 2017
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A recent study has thrown a spotlight on the very real problem of data fabrication. We caught up with Dr John Carlisle to find out about the computer programme he...
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Guide to the great outdoors

July 17, 2017
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Dr Matthew Partridge talks us through the many gripes of field work in his forays outside the laboratory  I don’t get out much – both socially, and from a research...
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Zinc oxide crystals

July 10, 2017
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This image displays the intergrowth of Zinc oxide crystals.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Analytical Chemistry, Astronomy, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Engineering, Focal Point, Geology, Materials, Materials Science, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Physics
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Innovation comes in all shapes, sizes… and GSM

July 10, 2017
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Ever been afraid of breaking that expensive bit of kit? Well, says Russ Swan, that was exactly the motivation behind a remarkable new microscope made from paper…the Foldscope
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Could the increased public spend on science be swept aside?

July 6, 2017
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Theresa May made much of her ambition to make the UK a global leader in research and innovation in the months leading up to the General Election. Will her commitment...
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When we were asked for zombie eyes…

July 4, 2017
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Zombies can be recreated easily enough for the big screen with special effects and cosmetics. So what role, if any, does the humble autoclave play in this? Ashley Rogers from...
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biological Sciences, Biology, Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Interviews
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The 2017 Science Enabler Awards

July 3, 2017
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So, 2020 then. The time by which Professor Stephen Hawking says we should be back on the Moon. He thinks it’s the only way to save us from ourselves, as...
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Programmed cell death

July 1, 2017
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This stunning image is a composite of six Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) topography of SW480 colon cancer cells.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Focal Point, Health/Diagnostics, Medical/Health
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SI Units

July 1, 2017
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The SI units have introduced worldwide familiarity with measurements - but how familiar are you with metrology?
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Microscopy is always stronger together

June 28, 2017
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Correlative microscopy, massive data sets and citizen science – times are really booming for electron microscopy says Lucy Collinson
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Is your work making everything better?

June 21, 2017
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In these peculiar times, where everything seems so relentlessly contingent, justifying science – despite the political parties harping on about knowledge economies and the like – can be tricky.
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