Superman's ability to shoot laser beams from his eyes has come a step closer to reality, with discoveries made by a research team at the University of St Andrews.
Optics & Photonics
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We all know that unpleasant feeling when we're talking about something interesting and halfway through our sentence we're interup – "Wait, what's for dinner?" – pted.
Social Sciences
May 2, 2018
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Imperial scientists have worked out how to fine-tune cellular clocks, which might lead to optimised production of drugs, biofuels and other chemicals.
Biotechnology
May 2, 2018
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In experiments studying how fruit flies distinguish between ever closer concentrations of an odour, the researchers led by Professor Gero Miesenböck had previously identified a tiny minority of about 200 nerve cells in the ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 2, 2018
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In recognition of World Asthma Day, here is ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst preparing to take preflight measurements for the Airway Monitoring experiment, which looks into inflammation of the airway.
Space Exploration
May 2, 2018
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The ability of plants to harvest sunlight and split water into hydrogen and oxygen through photosynthesis has long fascinated scientists, who have sought to replicate the process to capture hydrogen as a renewable and sustainable ...
Materials Science
May 2, 2018
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'Clean' and 'soft' are words strongly associated with washing products and fabric softeners, and soon they are set to be described as 'green' too with less chemical waste and longer-lasting action.
Environment
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Some materials can morph into multiple crystal structures with very different properties. For instance, squeezing a soft form of carbon produces diamond, a harder and more brilliant form of carbon. The Kurt Vonnegut novel ...
Condensed Matter
May 2, 2018
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Experiments using X-rays on two beamlines at the Australian Synchrotron have helped characterise a new class of single atom catalysts (SACs) supported on carbon nanotubes that exhibit outstanding electrochemical reduction ...
Nanomaterials
May 2, 2018
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If you've ever been unable to find a bathroom in a moment of need, you know the gotta-go feeling. That's nothing compared to the wood frog, which doesn't urinate all winter.
Plants & Animals
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