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Accidental discovery in MEMS

March 19, 2010
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A serendipitous discovery by scientists at MIT could lead to cheaper, more pliable microelectromechanical devices (MEMS) for use in car tyres and video game controllers.
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Seen it through the grapevine

March 18, 2010
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Electron microscopy has enabled researchers in America to see for the first time how a bacterium that kills grape vines is able to move through the plants at the cell...
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A classic case of Brain freeze

March 17, 2010
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Three-dimensional images of structures involved in communication in the brain have been obtained using a novel technique that cools cells so quickly that their biological structures can be frozen while...
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A night on the town

March 17, 2010
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Its official – beer is good for you, or so say scientists from the University of California who have discovered the alcoholic beverage is a significant source of dietary silicon.
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Energy from down under

March 15, 2010
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A few miles below the Earth’s surface, there is a huge, untapped power source which could provide a virtually limitless source of energy – geothermal energy.
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Nanotech looks to the sticky feet of gecko

March 12, 2010
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Science often tries to mimic what nature has already achieved, and nanotechnology is no exception – scientists have developed a method of dry printing nanotubes on to surfaces in a...
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Junk DNA could help diagnose cancer

March 11, 2010
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Genetic rogue elements produced by ‘junk DNA’ could help diagnose breast and bowel cancers according to scientists at the University of Nottingham.
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Dual system attack against cancer

March 10, 2010
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A dual system of nanoparticles injected into the bloodstream can locate and kill cancer tumours in mice according researchers in America.
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The future of fusion

March 10, 2010
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Nuclear fusion could provide a virtually endless supply of energy with no carbon emissions and little radioactive waste, and scientists have devised an experiment with a half-ton doughnut-shaped magnet to...
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Breakthrough in HIV research

March 9, 2010
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Scientists have made a major breakthrough in HIV research after finding the answer to a 20 year-old puzzle – the three-dimensional structure of an enzyme found in the retrovirus.
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H1N1 prevented by natural human protein

March 8, 2010
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A naturally occurring human protein which could help slow transmission of H1N1, or even prevent infection by the virus, could lead to the development of more effective anti-viral drugs.
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Large Hadron Collider produces results

March 8, 2010
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After the well documented false start, the Large Hadron Collider at Cern was up-and-running at the end of 2009, but what are scientists hoping to achieve with one of the...
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