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How Jellyfish revolutionised bioscience

October 24, 2008
The Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2008 went to the researchers that discovered GFP (Green Flourescent Protein)

Energy storage a boost for renewables

October 22, 2008
Engineers and scientists think they have paved the way for the massive installation of renewable energies with a breakthrough in electrical charge storage.

BSE test may prevent precautionery slaughter

October 20, 2008
Scientists hope a new discovery might lead to a urine-based BSE test that could prevent the precautionary slaughter of many animals when the disease is detected.

No such thing as a safe tan

October 13, 2008
After an underwhelming summer, you may be entertaining thoughts of topping up your tan on the sun bed, but according to several new studies there may be no such thing...

Fast food set to make criminal sweat

October 13, 2008
The inventor of a new forensic fingerprinting technique claims criminals who eat processed foods are more likely to be discovered by police through their fingerprint sweat corroding metal.

Physicists tune in to big questions

October 10, 2008
In a month dominated by Cern and the study of the very small, a group of astronomers from the UK have joined an innovative project that looks at outer, rather...

Memories are made of this

October 8, 2008
For the first time scientists have recorded individual brain cells in the act of calling up a memory, revealing where in the brain a specific memory is stored and how...

School in store for iPhone style desks

October 6, 2008
Schools could be set for a Star Trek make-over thanks to the development of the world’s first interactive classroom by researchers at Durham University.

Science and art set to combine for arctic trip

October 3, 2008
Science and art has come together in an expedition to monitor the sensitive and rapidly changing Arctic environment.

Science divided over Royal Society “creationism” resignation

October 1, 2008
Director of education steps down after suggesting creationism should be discussed in science lessons

Public-private initiative for sustainable chemicals

September 19, 2008
A new research initiative, bringing together the UK's main public funder of bioscience research with 10 companies, has been launched to accelerate development of technologies required for the sustainable production...

Met office strike supercomputer deal with IBM

September 19, 2008
In a deal worth £33M, IBM is to provide the Met Office with its next generation supercomputer that will underpin its weather forecast and climate research programmes up to 2013.

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