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Cooking up the perfect plastic

November 14, 2011
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Scientists have solved a long-standing problem that could revolutionise the way plastics are developed with a high-tech recipe book for cooking up the perfect plastic. The breakthrough – made by...
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Nanoantenna splits light

November 11, 2011
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Swedish scientists have developed a nanoantenna that can act as a router for red and blue light, even though the antenna is smaller than the wavelength of light. The finding...
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Glow in the dark brains

November 10, 2011
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Glioblastoma is one of the common and most harmful primary malignant brain tumours in adults, and making the tumours glow in the dark could enable surgeons to remove it more...
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Real-life Scrat unearthed

November 10, 2011
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The animators of Ice Age might not have been too far off the mark when the created the loveable sabre-toothed squirrel Scrat. Researchers from the University of Louisville have unearthed...
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Smartphone set for space

November 10, 2011
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Scientists in Surrey have been developing a nanosatellite on a shoestring budget – their smartphone-controlled satellite will be launched next year. Researchers from the Surrey Space Centre and engineers at...
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Cholesterol key to ‘sneaky’ HIV weakness

November 9, 2011
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Removing cholesterol from the membrane surrounding the HIV virus could point to a new method of preventing the virus from damaging the immune system. Researchers from Imperial College London and...
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What a difference a D20 makes

November 7, 2011
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Water is one of the simplest and most abundant chemicals on the planet, but scientists are still working to unlock its secrets, including understanding its true structure. An international collaboration...
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Research leads to TV gold

November 4, 2011
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There’s nothing worse for the telly addicts amongst us than sitting down to watch TV and getting an awful glare off the screen, but a simple layer of gold could...
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Cosmic Vision

November 2, 2011
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The UK is set to unlock the secrets of the Sun and search for dark energy after the European Space Agency (ESA) gave the go ahead for two missions to...
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Graphene gets £50m boost

November 1, 2011
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The University of Manchester is to house the Graphene Global Research and Technology Hub after Chancellor of the Exchequer George Obsorne announced a £50m investment to keep research into the...
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Foam treatment for varicose veins

October 31, 2011
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Varicose veins can be unsightly and agonising, and just as painful to remove but foam injections could provide a cheaper, pain-free method to treating the condition.Foam sclerotherapy – developed by...
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Is your iPhone a (sp)iPhone?

October 27, 2011
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You get to work each morning, take out your phone and put it on your desk, but this very action could be turning your iPhone into a (sp)iPhone say researchers...
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