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Putting the physics into spin

July 4, 2013
News
As the Ashes series gets underway next week, physicists from Australia have been exploring the physics behind the spin of a cricket ball. Siblings Garry and Ian Robinson, Honorary Visiting...
Physics & Engineering
Physics, Solid State Physics
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Coral reef skeleton can survive even in acidic oceans

July 3, 2013
News
For the first time, scientists have described the biological process of how corals create their skeletons to form massive and ecologically vital coral reefs in the world’s oceans.The team at...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Zoology
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Einstein’s theory aids planet-hunters

June 24, 2013
News
A team of astrophysicists have discovered an exoplanet using a new method that relies on Einstein’s special theory of relativity.The exoplanet known as Kepler-76b is like a hotter, larger Jupiter....
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Physics
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Fibre-optic pen aids understanding of dyslexia

June 21, 2013
News
A fibre-optic pen developed at the University of Washington will help scientists to see inside the brains of children with learning disabilities while they read and write.The tool has been...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Medical Diagnostics, Neuroscience
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New layer of human cornea discovered

June 21, 2013
News
Research at University of Nottingham has uncovered a previously undetected layer in the cornea, the clear window at the front of the human eye.Detailed in Ophthalmology, the breakthrough could help...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Physiology
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Printing artificial bone

June 21, 2013
News
Researchers at MIT have developed a method to design synthetic bone-like materials and quickly turn the design into reality using computer optimisation and 3D printing.The research, detailed in Advanced Functional...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Developmental Biology
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Why strawberries taste like strawberries

June 21, 2013
News
Researchers have discovered what gives ripe strawberries their characteristic aroma. According to the team at Technische Universität München (TUM) in Munich, 4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3(2H)-furanone (HDMF) plays a fundamental role in producing the...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Botany
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Universe evolved ability to make black holes

June 19, 2013
News
The maths underpinning Darwin’s theory of natural selection might explain how the universe may be designed to make black holes.Researchers from Oxford University propose that if new universes are born...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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Neutrons reveal potential dangers of pharma’s golden bullet

June 17, 2013
News
Gold nanoparticles are projected to be the ‘magic bullet’ of drug delivery, but scientists working at the Institut Laue-Laugevin have revealed the potential dangers of the tiny particles at high...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Neuroscience
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Coral reefs could be saved by geoengineering

June 17, 2013
News
At-risk tropical coral reefs could be bought time by limiting the amount of warming experienced by the world’s oceans in the future suggest Bristol University researchers. The scientists used computer...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Zoology
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Alligator’s smile provides tooth regeneration clues

June 12, 2013
News
Scientists are studying alligators in order to potentially understand how to stimulate tooth regeneration in humans. The global researcher team led by Keck School of Medicine of the USC has...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Zoology
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Redefining the ampere

June 10, 2013
News
The National Physical Laboratory and the University of Cambridge have joined forces in redefining the ampere in terms of fundamental constants of physics.Published in Nature Nanotechnology, the researchers describe the...
Materials
Materials Science
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