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Train drivers earn more than scientists

May 31, 2005
A shocking new survey of British pay shows scientists trailing behind train drivers, engineers, software professionals and taxation experts.

Electronic protein chips give flexibility

May 26, 2005
An Israeli research team are developing electronics based on protein fragments which could lead to lighter and completely flexible electronic devices

Liquid metal is the solution for cooling your computer

May 23, 2005
A company in Texas has devised a way of using liquid metal to cool computer processors, which may solve the cooling crisis in chip technology

Bacteria reach critical mass

May 20, 2005
Scientists are trying to work out how bacteria communicate with each other in an effort to combat disease

Smoke without fire ball

May 18, 2005
Scientists and structural engineers are trying to simulate the effects of a bomb blast without the use of explosive materials

Saturn gains 12 new moons

May 16, 2005
Scientists have discovered 12 new moons orbiting Saturn using the world’s largest telescopes.

Cancer detection going for gold

May 12, 2005
Cancer detection could be made much easier by using gold nanoparticles say scientists.

Physicists trash turbulence lab

May 1, 2005
Researchers at the University of Warwick have trashed the world's biggest turbulence lab by turning a pleasant stream into a raging torrent - but they say their actions will lead...

Stitching up MRSA

April 29, 2005
Scientists from the University of Strathclyde have developed a method of chemically bonding a virus to nylon products that could be used as a base to attack MRSA.

Alcohol consumption creates nerves that contribute to alcohol dependency

April 27, 2005
Moderate alcohol consumption over a relatively long period of time can enhance the formation of new nerve cells in the adult brain. The new cells could prove important in the...

Historical samples link wheat disease to air pollution

April 19, 2005
Scientists at have been able to recover DNA from crop diseases on wheat samples stored as part of a Victorian field experiment.

Excitable cells link obesity and insomnia

April 13, 2005
A possible link between insomnia and obesity has been traced to hypocretin/orexin cells in the hypothalamus region of the brain that are easily excited and sensitive to stress.

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