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Monopoles and magnetricity – the story of spin ice

January 12, 2011
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A major breakthrough has been made in understanding magnetic monopoles and magnetricity as scientists have created artificial spin ice in a state of thermal equilibrium for the first time.
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Leaky blood vessel drug treats Alzheimer’s

January 10, 2011
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Drugs currently used to treat leaky blood vessels could treat symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease say researchers in Bristol investigating the function of blood vessels in the brains of people with...
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Innocent bystander is not so innocent

January 7, 2011
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The long-standing mystery of how HIV promotes the death of CD4 T cells and causes AIDS has been solved by scientists in America – it’s down to “bystander cell killing”.
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Sloppy maths surprisingly useful

January 6, 2011
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If your head is still a little fuzzy after the New Year and you can’t keep up with the calculations needed on the job, don’t worry because sloppy arithmetic is...
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Scientists honoured in New Year list

January 6, 2011
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The New Year’s Honours Lists was announced at the end of 2010, and science featured prominently with a British-born astronaut, university professors and a TV presenter scooping a collection of...
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What’s yours?

January 6, 2011
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It might be a New Year, but the resolutions are the same – and our brain hampers our efforts to stick to them by expecting a reward for the bad...
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Bettering Haber-Bosch

January 5, 2011
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Cambridge researchers think they’ve figured out a way to improve the efficiency of ammonia synthesis process, research which could have wide-reaching implications in the agricultural and energy sector.
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New component to gravity explains anomaly

January 3, 2011
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Einstein’s Theory of Relativity can be reconciled with a new force which explains the rotation of stars in the centre of a galaxy and unexpected spacecraft trajectories says a Viennese...
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Antibiotics boost

January 3, 2011
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A company developing novel DNA-based antibiotic technology against drug-resistant infections has received an equity investment totalling £730,000, with the potential to rise to £1.25 million.
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New home for cell research

December 22, 2010
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Scientists investigating the building blocks of life are being built a new home at the University of Warwick
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Is Santa toxic?

December 22, 2010
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How does Santa survive in the North Pole? Not only is it freezing cold, but everything he eats is likely to be filled with toxic chemicals say scientists from Norway.
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Saving the Christmas tree

December 22, 2010
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Your living room floor is awash with needles from the Christmas tree because the plant hormone ethylene causes the tree to shed its needles say researchers, who have also discovered...
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