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Printing artificial bone

June 21, 2013
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Researchers at MIT have developed a method to design synthetic bone-like materials and quickly turn the design into reality using computer optimisation and 3D printing.The research, detailed in Advanced Functional...
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Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Developmental Biology
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Why strawberries taste like strawberries

June 21, 2013
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Researchers have discovered what gives ripe strawberries their characteristic aroma. According to the team at Technische Universität München (TUM) in Munich, 4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3(2H)-furanone (HDMF) plays a fundamental role in producing the...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Botany
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Universe evolved ability to make black holes

June 19, 2013
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The maths underpinning Darwin’s theory of natural selection might explain how the universe may be designed to make black holes.Researchers from Oxford University propose that if new universes are born...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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Neutrons reveal potential dangers of pharma’s golden bullet

June 17, 2013
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Gold nanoparticles are projected to be the ‘magic bullet’ of drug delivery, but scientists working at the Institut Laue-Laugevin have revealed the potential dangers of the tiny particles at high...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Neuroscience
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Coral reefs could be saved by geoengineering

June 17, 2013
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At-risk tropical coral reefs could be bought time by limiting the amount of warming experienced by the world’s oceans in the future suggest Bristol University researchers. The scientists used computer...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Zoology
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Alligator’s smile provides tooth regeneration clues

June 12, 2013
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Scientists are studying alligators in order to potentially understand how to stimulate tooth regeneration in humans. The global researcher team led by Keck School of Medicine of the USC has...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Zoology
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Redefining the ampere

June 10, 2013
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The National Physical Laboratory and the University of Cambridge have joined forces in redefining the ampere in terms of fundamental constants of physics.Published in Nature Nanotechnology, the researchers describe the...
Materials
Materials Science
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Flesh-eating plant discards DNA ‘junk’

June 7, 2013
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Scientists have spent decades puzzling over why noncoding DNA makes up the majority (98%) of the human genome, but studying the genome of carnivorous bladderwort plant, Utricularia gibba has offered...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Botany, Proteomics & Genomics
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Wood-eating gribble could be key to biofuel future

June 6, 2013
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Studying the gribble, a tiny marine organism that eats wood, has revealed a surprising discovery that may be an important step in the quest for sustainable fuels.Using advanced biochemical analysis...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biotechnology
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Modelling the Sun’s magnetic field

June 6, 2013
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The important mechanism behind the generation of astrophysical magnetic fields such as that of the Sun has been uncovered by researchers at the Universities of Leeds and Chicago.The mechanism is...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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Control a flying robot with just your thoughts

June 6, 2013
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University of Minnesota researchers have developed a new non-invasive system that allows people to control a flying robot using only their mind. The work has the potential to help people...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biotechnology
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It’s going pear-shaped for atomic nuclei

June 5, 2013
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According to the Standard Model, we shouldn’t even exist – but an international team of physicists have discovered that the reason we do may be due to pear-shaped nuclei.The discovery,...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Particle Physics, Physics
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