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Did gravity save the universe after the Big Bang?

November 27, 2014
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The universe did not collapse immediately after the Big Bang and a team of European physicists might be able to explain why. Studies of the Higgs particle have suggested that...
Physics & Engineering
Particle Physics, Physics
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UK-built comms technology to fly on ISS

November 27, 2014
News
The UK subsidiary of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has won the first phase of a contract to supply the European module of the International Space Station with its own...
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New sensor for MRI and fluorescent imaging

November 26, 2014
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Nanoparticles capable of simultaneously performing fluorescent and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in living animals have been developed by chemists at MIT. These particles could track specific molecules produced in the...
Life Sciences, Materials
Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Nanotechnology
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Divide and conquer protein revealed

November 25, 2014
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The structure of a key protein involved in building defensive bacterial cell walls has been revealed, and could help identify new antibiotic targets. Commonly-used antibiotics target the cell wall –...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Microbiology
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The answer is in the intergalactic wind

November 24, 2014
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Astronomers have observed the first direct evidence that an intergalactic “wind” is stripping galaxies of star-forming gas as they fall into clusters of galaxies. This explains why galaxies found in...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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Gee-whiz science yields high res climate models

November 21, 2014
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A climate scientist has used the powerful supercomputers at Berkeley Laboratory to carry out ‘gee-whiz science’, producing high resolution models predicting extreme storms caused by climate change. These models, developed...
Earth & Environmental
Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences
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Mary Rose dog male, not female

November 20, 2014
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The smallest member of the crew on board the Mary Rose – a dog named Hatch – was a he and not a she as previously believed. Hatch was discovered...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Paleobiology
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Philae finds organics on comet

November 19, 2014
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Philae detected organic molecules on the surface of comet 67P before it went into hibernation scientists have confirmed. The German-built Coasc instrument, designed to ‘sniff’ the comet’s atmosphere, picked up...
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biophysics, Physics
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Smart drugs impair the healthy

November 19, 2014
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Smart drugs won’t make smart people smarter suggests new research from the University of Nottingham; instead it could impair their performance. A new study conducted by Dr Ahmed Dahir Mohamed...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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Longitude Prize open for entries

November 18, 2014
News
The Longitude Prize to tackle resistance to antibiotics has opened today, 18 November. Entries for the £10m Prize should develop a transformative point-of-care test to identify when antibiotics are needed...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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Controlling genes with your thoughts

November 17, 2014
News
Scientists have developed a mind-control system that allows a person to switch on genes in mice through the power of thought alone. This technology could one day be used in...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology
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Philae to start drilling

November 14, 2014
News
Scientists have started drilling into comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko amid fears that the battery aboard Philae will die within the next day. The European Space Agency (ESA) uploaded commands today to tell Philae...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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