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Sensing and instrumentation spend set to increase

October 31, 2007
UK companies operating in the multi-billion pound sensing and instrumentation market expect to increase their spend on research by an average of 10% in the coming 12 months.

Microwave sensor – fat chance!

October 29, 2007
They might be ideal for that last minute instant meal, but now researchers are hoping that the trusty microwave could be used to determine how much fat and salt is...

Globetrotting flu keeps immune system on toes

October 26, 2007
The influenza A virus does not lie dormant during summer but migrates globally and mixes with other viral strains before returning to the Northern Hemisphere as a genetically different virus,...

Is ethics education a good thing for scientists?

October 24, 2007
Education or mentoring on the responsible way to conduct research does not always guarantee positive results on students and young researchers says a US researcher.

UK should put humans in space

October 22, 2007
The UK should have involvement in both human and robotic elements of space exploration if it wants to play a full role in the unique opportunities that will define space...

Ultimate model? On yer Bike!

October 19, 2007
Here is a teaser for you - How on earth is it possible that a moving bicycle can, all by itself, be so stable?

Researchers face Oblivion

October 17, 2007
Scientists have helped to capture the essence of excitement with a live experiment that measured the thrill factor of riding a rollercoaster.

Results challenge core knowledge

October 15, 2007
Scientists have discovered that the Earth’s core behaves very differently than predicted by models in the first experiments able to mimic the crushing, searing conditions found in Earth’s lower mantle.

Listen up – ears are older than we thought

October 12, 2007
A new finding suggests that the modern ear may have developed much sooner that scientists had previously thought.

Biobank confusion cleared up by new guidelines

October 10, 2007
The use of Biobanks looks set to change the way biological research is carried out in the future, but the vast array of guidelines set up to control their use...

Chemistry Nobel Prize goes to surface chemist

October 10, 2007
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has gone to German Gerhard Ertl for groundbreaking surface chemistry work that helped us understand why iron rusts how fuel cells function and how the...

L.A.B. 2009 to be more British

October 10, 2007
For those of you that missed the delights of the L.A.B. show - held at Excel, London, at the beginning of October - you really didn’t miss much.

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