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Efficiency is dragonfly secret

June 2, 2008
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Scientists have used a specially designed robot dragonfly to examine the aerodynamic consequences of four winged flight.
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Shock tactics deter sharks from death

May 29, 2008
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Scientists think they may have a way to shock sharks into avoiding fishing nets – something which kills up to 13 million of the fish a year.
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Private funding for shock institute

May 28, 2008
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AWE, the private company that operates and manages the Atomic Weapons Establishment on behalf of the Ministry of Defence, is providing major funding for a new £10 million institute based...
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Crispy noodles help drive hydrogen cars

May 28, 2008
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Researchers from the University of Manchester have developed a new material that could help reduce carbon emissions and drive hydrogen cars.
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Britains heading to flood-rich period

May 28, 2008
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Experts are warning that the summer of 2007 was not a one off – and that more flooding is on the way.
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Moonlight serenades – lemur style

May 28, 2008
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Humans might think that finding the perfect partner is hard but at least when we do, even in the dim light of a bar, we can usually be sure we...
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UK professor wins Lifetime Achievement Award

May 23, 2008
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Professor Sir Martin Sweeting, chairman of UK space exploration company Surrey Satellite Technology, has won the 2008 Sir Arthur Clarke Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Scientists hope lightning does strike twice

May 21, 2008
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A team of European scientists has deliberately triggered electrical activity in thunderclouds for the first time by aiming high-power pulses of laser light into a thunderstorm.
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Synthetic biology gives ecosystem clues

May 19, 2008
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Bioengineers have used genetically altered bacteria to provide new insights into how the complex relationship of predator and prey.
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Plant scientists turn on athlete’s foot

May 16, 2008
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A green-fingered approach is being taken by scientists to help the millions of people who suffer the discomfort of itchy, sore feet.
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Team burst bubble on cyclone secrets

May 14, 2008
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French researchers have discovered that vortices created in soap bubbles behave like hurricanes in the atmosphere.
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World’s oldest living tree marker of climate change

May 12, 2008
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The world’s oldest recorded tree - clocking in at an ancient 9,550 years old - has been found in Sweden.
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