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Electrons given easy ride in graphene

February 1, 2008
Research has revealed that charged particles move through graphene, the 2D counterpart of graphite, more easily than in any other material.

Want to keep your partner? Better be cooperative

February 1, 2008
Mathematicians have tackled the question of why cooperative behaviour is common in many species when natural selection often favours those who do best for themselves rather than those who help...

Young, gifted and in with a chance

January 30, 2008
Applications are invited for a €15,000 prize intended to encourage and support the work of promising European biomedical researchers.

Autumn warming reduces carbon uptake

January 29, 2008
Research has suggested that, in terms of carbon, we lose more than we gain from warmer autumns.

Chemical engineers scoop Dragon’s Den style award

January 18, 2008
A team of UK Chemical Engineers have won the support of an International PR agency, after being awarded top spot in a Dragon’s Den style competition.

Hydrogen power squeezed into reality

January 16, 2008
The prospect of hydrogen-fuelled cars may be one step closer thanks to a new form of compound discovered by scientists at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility.

Infections gets nosis put out of joint

January 14, 2008
The UK’s National Centre for Zoonosis Research, dedicated to the study of animal-borne human diseases, has been opened at the University of Liverpool.

UK cuts research budget as Europe pushes for greater spend

January 11, 2008
Public spending on medical research in Europe should be doubled over the next ten years to ensure the health and welfare of Europe’s citizens and to nurture a thriving medical...

Strong BERT quells ERNI

January 10, 2008
BERT and ERNI may be familiar to Sesame Street fans, but now researchers have found that play a vital role in embryonic development.

Turning physics up to 11

January 10, 2008
Rock guitars, superstrings, 11 dimensions and the world’s largest and highest energy particle accelerator are the lead instruments for the Institute of Physics’ latest drive to get kids interested in...

Plucking scientists get to root of problem

January 10, 2008
It sounds like something from a science fiction novel: Pluck a few of someone’s hairs, and four to six weeks later they have grown into a piece of skin -...

Xmas carbon emissions over the moon

January 9, 2008
The season’s festivities are over and you are back to work with a bump, but new research suggests the xmas excess didn’t just bulge your waistline.

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