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The world's smallest chromatography columns
Added: 30 Jul 2012
Engineers have demonstrated the use of individual carbon nanotubes to force two differing molecules…
Nano-FTIR enables nanoscale chemical identification
Added: 30 Jul 2012
An optical technique that combines s-SNOM and FTRI could significantly improve non-invasive chemica…
Replacing and reducing the use of animal experiments
Added: 26 Jul 2012
A record amount has been awarded for research to reduce animal experiments and improve animal welfa…
Method aims to find novel connections between genes
Added: 25 Jul 2012
A new algorithm is expected to change how scientists build networks from data to help predict gene …
Rat cells used in creation of artifical swimming jellyfish
Added: 23 Jul 2012
Scientists have created a freely-swimming artificial jellyfish by combining silicon with heart cell…
Sequencing technology helps determine how plant genes are organised
Added: 23 Jul 2012
Researchers have used a new technique to understand what plant genomes really encode.
Scientists call for improved innovation policy across Europe
Added: 20 Jul 2012
A new report assesses why a clearer understanding of the science of innovation will be crucial to t…
Online tool provides deeper analysis of microarray data
Added: 19 Jul 2012
A new software program designed by scientists at the Stanford University enables researchers to see…
Hydrogen release from storage materials
Added: 18 Jul 2012
Scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara, have shed new light on the kinetics of h…
German scientists develop world's lightest material
Added: 18 Jul 2012
A network of porous carbon tubes interwoven at nano and micro level has been identified as the ligh…
RCUK unveils open access policy
Added: 16 Jul 2012
Research Councils UK (RCUK) has announced that from April 2013, publicly-funded science papers must…
Super-resolution microscopy shows details of biofilm structure
Added: 13 Jul 2012
A new imaging technique discovered at the University of California, Berkeley, reveals a possible pl…
‘Stoned’ gene key to maintaining normal brain function
Added: 12 Jul 2012
Scientists have found that a protein produced by a gene identified in fruitflies is responsible for…
Micrscope probe-sharpening to improve imaging technology
Added: 10 Jul 2012
A simple new improvement to an essential microscope component has been developed to greatly improve…
Sea urchins hold vital genetic clues
Added: 9 Jul 2012
The purple sea urchin could help develop cures for diseases such as Alzheimer’s and cancer, scienti…
Amniotic fluid yields alternatives to embryonic stem cells
Added: 5 Jul 2012
Stem cells found in amniotic fluid can be transformed into a more versatile state similar to embryo…
'Trophy molecule' created by Nottingham scientists
Added: 3 Jul 2012
Experts at Nottingham University are the first to create a stable version of a ’trophy molecule’ th…
World's first virtual underground laboratory
Added: 28 Jun 2012
German researchers are developing the world’s first virtual underground research laboratory as part…
Biomarkers predict Alzheimer's disease years before symptoms
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland | Added: 27 Jun 2012
Scientists from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, in collaboration with the University of E…
Scientists struggle with mathematical details
Added: 26 Jun 2012
A study at Bristol University suggests that scientists pay less attention to theories that are full…
