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Meet the author of Rise of the Rocket Girls

August 8, 2016
Nathalia Holt, microbiologist-turned-author, tells us about her latest book, Rise of the Rocket Girls, which looks at the role of the female ‘human computers’ employed at NASA in the 1940s...

Green electricity produced from ion transfer

August 2, 2016
A nanomaterial membrane has allowed scientists in France to develop a system that generates electricity using the diffusion of salt ions.

Photosynthesis recreated in the lab

July 20, 2016
Swiss chemists have taken a step closer to generating energy from sunlight, by reproducing a crucial phase of photosynthesis using artificial molecules.

Nanotechnology boosts oil recovery chances

July 6, 2016
A new method utilising nanoparticle-containing solutions that allow for enhanced recovery of oil at low cost, has been discovered by scientists at the University of Houston.

Nanoparticle embedding method created

July 5, 2016
Tools such as ‘smart display’ 3D glasses or remote radiation sensors could be more easily created after a recent breakthrough allows light-emitting nanoparticles to be embedded in glass.

Material discovered to lower nuclear fuel recycling costs

July 4, 2016
A computer model has helped scientists find a new material that could help nuclear fuel recycling by capturing gases released during reprocessing.

Lasers used to create new compounds

May 20, 2016
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics have used lasers to manipulate atoms in hydrocarbons.

Wonder material finally created in bulk

April 20, 2016
Carbyne, hailed as a wonder material due to its physical properties, has been created in large amounts by researchers at Vienna University.

Body temperature reactive polymer created

February 24, 2016
A polymer that changes shape due to body heat has been created by a team of US scientists. The material – a type of shape memory polymer – is programmed...

New power source trialled by scientists

January 12, 2016
A new power source combining solar power and hydrogen fuel is being trialled by US researchers.

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