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Green Antarctica

September 10, 2012
News
Antarctica was once home to a warm rainforest dominated by palms and trees, and a mountain forest with beech and conifer trees.An international team of researchers have been studying this...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Atmospheric Sciences, Biological Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Paleobiology
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Protecting the heart against CO poisoning

September 7, 2012
News
A common anti-angina drug could help protect the heart against the effects of carbon monoxide poisoning. Researchers from the University of Leeds examined the effect of ranolazine in single cardiac...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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Two diseases hiding under one umbrella

September 5, 2012
News
A rare but deadly disease of the circulatory system is not one but two diseases with different causes hiding under one umbrella say scientists investigating ANCA-associated vasculitis.A genome-wide association study...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Pathology
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New technique shines light on nanomaterials

September 3, 2012
News
Advances in X-ray imaging have shone light on the three-dimensional shape of gold nanoparticles, and could be used to reveal the structure of other nanoscale materials.The new technique – developed...
Materials
Nanotechnology
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Milky Way galaxy ‘twins’ discovered

August 30, 2012
News
The Milky Way is a far from unique galaxy, but when paired with its close companions - dwarf galaxies, the Magellanic Clouds – it is very rare. However, now astronomers...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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Shedding light on glowing butterfly wings

August 30, 2012
News
Some butterfly wings shimmer and shine, and an international team of researchers have discovered the secret behind this ability.Researchers were able to break the limit of light resolution at the...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Zoology
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New genes implicated in bone strength

August 30, 2012
News
Nine new genes determining bone strength have been discovered with a new and rapid functional screening approach, and could provide clues to human skeletal diseases. An international team of researchers...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Proteomics & Genomics
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Success at the Chemical Industry Awards

August 28, 2012
News
SABIC UK Petrochemicals scooped the Gold Standard Skills Award at the recent Chemical Industries Awards, while Sembcorp Industries’ George Ritchie was recognised for a lifetime of work in promoting apprenticeships.The...
Uncategorised
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Bright future for photonics

August 24, 2012
News
Optical fibres that change the wavelength – and therefore colour – of light have been developed by physicists at the University of Bath.A fibre drawing tower uses a precisely controlled...
Physics & Engineering
Physics
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Stroke treatment discovered

August 23, 2012
News
A 20-year investigation has uncovered a drug that can dramatically reduce the amount of brain damage in stroke victims.Researchers at the University of Manchester discovered that IL-1Ra was effective at...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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Bloodstream scavenger stops deadly blood clots

August 22, 2012
News
A bloodstream scavenger which sweeps up the debris of damaged cells might stop the formation of deadly blood clots without triggering an equally threatening bleed.The compound – PAMAM G-3 –...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology
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Nuclear fuel in a jar

August 22, 2012
News
A ‘trophy molecule’ that has eluded scientists for decades has been created in a stable form for the first time by researchers in Nottingham.Chemists from the University of Nottingham have...
Chemistry
Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry
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