Articles tagged with "In Depth"

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The quantum weirdness powering biology

November 5, 2015
It allows particles to be in two places at once, pass through impenetrable barriers or maintain spooky connections with other particles – but can quantum physics really govern biology?

Touching the sky

October 27, 2015
Bats are amongst the most agile of fliers – but can it really be their sense of touch which is key to this incredible ability?

Reaching out for the origins of life

October 22, 2015
Evidence suggests meteorites could have been an important source of the prebiotic compounds required for life on Earth. Now, after the success of ESA’s Rosetta mission, NASA are hoping to...

Thermal analysis by structural characterisation

October 15, 2015
We hear from thermal analysis pioneer Professor Mike Reading on a new general purpose thermal analysis technique

Characterising the future of medicine

October 13, 2015
Nanotechnology offers great promise for the improvement of the treatment of a number of diseases. However, access to the expertise and methodologies required to characterise new nanomaterials is limited. Now,...

How to make money in bio-technology’s golden era

September 29, 2015
Professor Janice Kiely, award-winning bio-sensing pioneer and a Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Fellow, explains how biotechnology researchers can tap into the commercial value of their ideas

Catching a world within

September 24, 2015
The human microbiome holds immense potential when it comes to drug development and disease insight. But can sampling methods catch up with analysis methods when it comes to the study...

How to attract investment

September 22, 2015
Here we hear from Lynn Shepherd and Eileen Modral on how to attract that all important investment for your start-up

What it takes to get smart

September 17, 2015
Simon Stoddart tells us how to maximise the value and avoid the pitfalls of smart labs

Turning our gaze skywards

September 14, 2015
Space weather can have a big impact on modern day life, and improving forecasts has become a priority in the UK. But to do this we need data – data...

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