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New semiconductor production method proposed

May 25, 2016
News
A new production method could allow larger and more flexible solar panels, according to Penn State University scientists.
Materials
Materials Science
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Majority of public unaware of ocean acidification

May 24, 2016
News
A recent survey suggests that just one in five people in Britain are aware of ocean acidification.
Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Oceanography
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Theory on ancient Earth’s atmosphere challenged

May 23, 2016
News
An international team of scientists are challenging the theory that ancient Earth’s atmosphere was low in oxygen.
Earth & Environmental
Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences
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Lasers used to create new compounds

May 20, 2016
News
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics have used lasers to manipulate atoms in hydrocarbons.
Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Chemistry
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Pfizer merger terminated

May 20, 2016
News
The £105bn deal that would have seen Pfizer merge with Irish pharmaceutical company Allergen has been called off.
Uncategorised
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New understanding of Sun’s infancy possible

May 19, 2016
News
The ability to view in depth images of a nearby star has provided an international team of astronomers with the chance to understand the Sun’s behaviour billions of years ago.
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Physics
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Upgraded spectrometer able to analyse outer space

May 18, 2016
News
A spectrometer has had its capabilities extended to identify large, complex molecular structures found in explosives, fuels, and gases around stars.
Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry, Atmospheric Chemistry, Chemistry
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World’s smallest engine created

May 17, 2016
News
Scientists from the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge have created the world’s tiniest engine – a few billionths of a metre – that uses light to power itself.
Materials
Nanotechnology
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Novel method for producing antibiotic introduced

May 16, 2016
News
Scientists from the University of Bristol have developed a new method for producing an antibiotic.
Life Sciences
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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Promising phase I Ebola trials

May 13, 2016
News
Scientists involved in Phase I trials for an Ebola vaccine have described recent results as very promising.
Life Sciences
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Immunology
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World’s tiniest thermometer built

May 12, 2016
News
Canadian scientists have created the smallest thermometer in the world using DNA.
Life Sciences
Biophysics
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Antibiotic resistance solution proposed

May 11, 2016
News
A group of US scientists are confident the key to tackling antibiotic resistant bacteria is already in front of our faces – non-antibiotic therapeutic drugs.
Life Sciences
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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