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Delay for WEEE implimentation

August 11, 2005
The government has postponed the implementation of the waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE) Directive until June 2006.

Lung cancer pioneer dies

July 25, 2005
Professor Sir Richard Doll, the scientist who first confirmed the link between smoking and lung cancer, has died

Perfect way to study big bang

July 25, 2005
Whilst exploring the very beginning of the universe, scientists have unexpectedly come across what they have called the most perfect fluid ever created

Nuclear sell off will lose billions

July 11, 2005
British Nuclear Fuels (BNFL) has confirmed controversial plans to sell Westinghouse, its US-based nuclear design and construction arm

Government gets tough on animal rights extremists

July 11, 2005
A crackdown on animal rights extremists who intimidate and harass legitimate scientists was implemented last week

Roller coaster ride for physics

July 6, 2005
A world-renowned roller coaster designer is to receive an honorary doctorate for his ability to link physics to the experience of the human body

Cold comfort during global warming

June 28, 2005
Global warming could result in northern Europe growing colder as the southern hemisphere gets hotter, say scientists

Adult stem cells show potential

June 28, 2005
Researchers are to publish a study this week that suggests adult, post-natal, stem cells have the same ability to multiply as embryonic stem cells.

A superbug needs a super test

June 27, 2005
As MRSA continues to claim victims and fears rise over dirty hospitals, Bio-Rad Laboratories have called for the war on the superbug to be stepped up with the use of...

Ripples in universe unite theories

June 22, 2005
Scientists have shown that theories of the infinitely large and the infinitely small are in agreement by studying elementary particles with no charge and very little mass

Deep impact strikes comet

June 15, 2005
On 4th July UK astronomers and space scientists will be among researchers the world over watching as a NASA probe dramatically encounters the comet Tempel-1

World record for mass spectrometry

June 8, 2005
Scientists in Zurich have set a world record in mass spectrometry by observing the largest ever mass-to-charge ratio of over 1 Mio Dalton (MDa).

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