Andrew West
- News
Optimism greets China's quest for clean coal
Chinese scientists are on the verge of successfully producing clean fuels from underground coal deposits
- Feature
Old King Coal
Clean coal technology is heralding a greener future for the once dirty energy source. Andrew West investigates the clean coal options
- Feature
Mission to Marzzz
Two years in a spacecraft is a long time. Human hibernation is being explored as one way to get astronauts to Mars. Andrew West examines the possibilities.
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Deciphering cell division
Microtubules play an important role in cell replication and information about the structure of these polymers might shed light on new cancer treatments. Andrew West investigates
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Promising a greener future
Ionic liquids have long been hailed as the future of green chemistry but can they live up to their promise? Andrew West investigates
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Motion mastered
Developments in organic LED technology could soon revolutionise aspects of patient care, especially for monitoring babies. Andrew West finds out more
- News
Bee is for bacterial destruction
Bees are creating a buzz in the world of antibiotic resistance thanks to research by independent teams in Belfast and Cardiff, UK.
- News
Chromium not so therapeutic?
Supplements containing chromodulin may form carcinogens in the body.
- News
Illuminating changes
Piersandro Pallavicini and colleagues at the University of Pavia, Italy, have developed a system for fluorescence signalling within a pH range rather than at a specific pH value.
- News
Biological support for fuel cells
Could cyanobacterial proteins hold the key to the 'hydrogen economy'?
- Feature
The missing link
Comparative genome analysis has changed theories about evolution and disease. Andrew West examines how it may also change ideas about drug development.