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Spider’s web resists damage

March 5, 2012
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It’s not just the strength of the silk that makes a spider’s web so strong, say researchers in America, it’s the stretchiness too.Spider’s silk stretches and softens when pulled, before...
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Ancient mating song revealed

March 2, 2012
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The mating song of an extinct cricket that lived 165 million years ago has been bought back to life thanks to an international team of scientists.Modern-day katydids or bush crickets...
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Mathematics of a heart beat

March 1, 2012
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A new mathematical model that looks at the calcium activity within the atrial heart cell could significantly improve our chances of treating heart disease and stroke.Each heartbeat is a coordinated...
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Get your teeth into it

March 1, 2012
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Milk teeth and permanent adult teeth do not develop in the same way suggests new research which could assist in age-at-death determinations in forensic situations.Dr Patrick Mahoney from the University...
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Redefining the kilogram

March 1, 2012
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British researchers are leading the way when it comes to redefining the kilogram.The kilogram is the only unit in the international system of units (SI) still defined by a physical...
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T. rex has most powerful bite

February 29, 2012
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An adult Tyrannosaurus rex has the most powerful bite of any terrestrial animal suggests a new computer model.Previous research has estimatde that the T rex’s bite had a force of...
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Science not ‘glamorous’ and ‘not for me’

February 23, 2012
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Fewer than 17% of 10 year olds are interested in pursuing a career in science despite viewing science and scientists positively suggests a research report from King’s College London.The ASPIRES...
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S-Lab Awards call for entrants

February 21, 2012
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S-Lab – in conjunction with the National HE STEM program – is looking for entries for the Effective Laboratory Awards 2012.The awards will recognise good practice in laboratory design, operation...
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Endomannosidase structure revealed

February 21, 2012
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The structure of an enzyme that hijacks human enzymes to reproduce and cause disease has been determined by scientists in York.A team from the University of York used state-of-the-art synchrotron...
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Magnetic breakthrough

February 16, 2012
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A revolutionary new way of magnetic recording could open the door for faster information processing.An international team of scientists has discovered that heat can be used to record information on...
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Fool’s gold to improve catalysts

February 16, 2012
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Fool’s gold may hold the key to better catalytic materialIron pyrite – or Fool’s gold – could be an unlikely alternative to overexploited catalytic materials say researchers from the University...
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Smells like young fruit flies

February 16, 2012
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The younger you smell the more likely it is males will be attracted to you – at least that’s true for the common fruit fly.Researchers from the University of Michigan...
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