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‘On-off switch’ controls crystal structure of graphene

May 16, 2014
News
American researchers have found an ‘on-off switch’ for graphene which enables them to change its crystal structure in a controlled fashion. Most materials require high temperature or pressure to change...
Materials
Materials Science
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Nano-silver health risk?

May 15, 2014
News
Dietary supplements containing nano-silver could be harmful to health say Danish researchers who have shown that the small sized particles can penetrate cells and cause damage. Silver has an antibacterial...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Food & Beverage
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New understanding of gamma-ray bursts

May 15, 2014
News
New observations suggest that gamma-ray bursts behave differently than previously thought. Theories predicted that light from the afterglow of a gamma-ray burst (GRB) would only be polarised linearly and not...
Physics & Engineering
Physics, Theoretical Physics
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Concordat on Openness on Animal Research signed

May 14, 2014
News
Over 70 organisations across the scientific sector have signed the Concordat on Openness on Animal Research in the UK. The Concordat aims to help the public understand more about animal...
Uncategorised
Policy
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Dino weigh-in sheds light on evolution

May 14, 2014
News
Rapidly shrinking body sizes allowed feathered dinosaurs to exploit ecological niches throughout their evolution and become hugely successful suggests research led by the University of Oxford. An international team –...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Paleobiology
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Ice core clue to Earth’s evolution

May 13, 2014
News
In an attempt to reveal how the planet has evolved, polar scientists have successfully drilled a 2,000-year-old ice core in the heart of Antarctica. Approximately two tonnes of ice core...
Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Geology
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‘Lonely’ bacteria lead to antibiotic resistance

May 12, 2014
News
Smaller groups of bacteria are more likely to become resistant to antibiotics than larger groups suggests new research from the University of Manchester. The research, published in Nature Communications, explored...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Microbiology
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UK’s science job boom to be hindered by skills gap?

May 9, 2014
News
By 2020, 1.5 million science, engineering and technology job opportunities will be created across the country, but the UK must educate another 450,000 technicians across all sectors to address a...
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Somersaulting spider a new species

May 8, 2014
News
Just like a gymnast somersaulting across the floor, observations of a new species of spider shows it moving through its desert home by means of flic-flac jumps. The newly-found Cebrennus...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Zoology
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MRI sensor to change oxygen monitoring

May 7, 2014
News
A new MRI sensor could change the way oxygen is monitored in the body and aid cancer diagnosis and treatment. Low oxygen environments allow cancer cells to thrive with tumours...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences
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Polio spread of international concern

May 6, 2014
News
The World Health Organization has declared the international spread of wild poliovirus in 2014 a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). So far this year, there have been 68...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Virology
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Clean catalyst for methanol production

May 5, 2014
News
A potentially clean, low-cost way to convert carbon dioxide into methanol while reducing harmful by-products like carbon monoxide has been discovered by researchers in America. A team from Stanford University...
Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Chemistry
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