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Physics Nobel goes to hard drive poineers

October 9, 2007
This year’s physics Nobel Prize is awarded for the technology that is used to read data on hard disks.

Nobel goes to knock out kings

October 8, 2007
Two US scientists and their UK collaborator have been awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine for their groundbreaking work in gene technology.

Lord Winston speaks out against ‘blinkered’ regulations

October 7, 2007
Lord Robert Winston has accused “blinkered” regulations of holding up his research aimed at creating transgenic organs for transplantation.

New gum avoids sticky situations

October 5, 2007
Scientists are hoping that stepping in gum won’t be such a sticky situation anymore - as they have invented nonstick gum.

Beetles toxic steam inspires researchers

October 4, 2007
Researchers are using an insect that sprays its predators with toxic steam to inspire new types of nebulisers, needle-free injections, fire extinguishers and powerful fuel injection systems.

Ozone – the fallen super-hero?

October 4, 2007
Ever thought of ozone of a super-hero that could turn bad at any moment? Well one scientist thinks you should – and has produced a comic strip to show the...

War tragedy highlights ignored scientists

October 4, 2007
A law of physics named after him, correct predictions of several unknown elements, and the first experimental test of quantum theory – these achievements read like the career of one...

Icebergs revealed as biological hotbed

October 3, 2007
Rather than free-floating frozen voids of life, icebergs are now thought to be biological hot spots, according to a new study.

Green chemistry gives ‘benign by design’ coatings

October 1, 2007
Green chemistry is being employed to develop revolutionary drug delivery methods that are more effective and less toxic and could benefit millions of patients.

Could E.T. be a particle of interstellar dust

September 28, 2007
Science has long since developed beyond the view that extra terrestrial life takes the form of little green men - but it could, say physicists, be made from corkscrew-shaped particles...

Coffee gives up its bitter secret

September 26, 2007
It may be vital for that early morning pick-up, but scientists now think that caffeine is not responsible for your coffee’s bitter taste.

Award for ethical science

September 24, 2007
Researchers using brain scanners to develop methods of replacing invasive experiments on laboratory animals have won an ethical science award from non-animal medical research charity, the Dr Hadwen Trust.

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