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Nobel Prize awards

October 11, 2006
This years Nobel Prizes for Physics, Chemistry and Physiology or Medicine have been announced by The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences with prizes going to work on gene silencing, RNA...

Laugh out loud science

October 11, 2006
If yet another Nobel Prize has slipped through your fingers this year then fear not – next year perhaps you could aim for an Ig Nobel

Mountains reach new heights

October 9, 2006
The mountains in Europe are growing taller and melting glaciers are partly responsible, scientists say.

New research could end your dreams of a perfect tan

September 14, 2006
Scientists have suggested that if you have spent the summer desperately trying to get a Hollywood tan, only to come away with a red glow that can give people a...

Shining a light on road safety

September 14, 2006
Scientists at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) are hoping to make driving safer during the most dangerous part of the day for motorists - twilight

Environmentally friendly fume cupboard seminar

September 14, 2006
Environmental considerations and energy efficiency are becoming increasingly important. Waldner recently expolred this topic during the seminar, “Safe and Environmentally Friendly Fume Cupboard Design - can energy efficient fume cupboards...

UK collaborates with china to feed population

September 7, 2006
A new research partnership between researchers in the UK and Beijing is to help meet the challenge of feeding China’s fast-growing population

New discipline explains creative mind

September 7, 2006
It is not everyday that a new academic discipline is created, especially one that sets out to discover the secrets of the artistic mind. But that is exactly what two...

New type of snoring is complex

September 7, 2006
New research has begun to uncover the complexity of snoring, with the categorisation of a new type of sleep apnoea

New-look Laboratory News

August 15, 2006
After thirty five years in the business some might say its time for a change – and that’s precisely what Laboratory News is doing

From face paint to medicine

August 14, 2006
A plant that gave ancient Britons and Celts their blue war paint has been found to be a rich source of the anti-cancer compound, glucobrassicin.

Worlds first happy map

August 14, 2006
The first ever ‘world map of happiness’ has been produced by a psychologist in the UK.

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