News – Page 499
-
News
Microfluidics to diagnose sleeping sickness
An understanding of the physics of particle sorting can help separate parasites from blood for clearer analysis
-
NewsOrigin of life experiments revisited
Forgotten samples of Stanley Miller's add clues to the origin of life
-
News
Seeing clearly with silicone
Cheap, adjustable glasses, with lenses that contain silicone fluid, could help millions of children see more clearly
-
News
Amino acids flag risk of diabetes
A simple blood test could help predict diabetes risk years before onset of the disease
-
News
Simple salt removal to get fresh water
A technique to desalinate water at low temperatures to get a clean, fresh supply
-
News
Digging deeper into bone fossils
Infrared spectroscopy to understand the fossilisation process of ancient bone
-
News
Cool roof coating inspired by the poplar leaf
Scientists have created a reflective and hydrophobic coating based on a leaf
-
News
The way to pain-free uterine disease detection
Infrared spectroscopy could be used to look for signs of endometriosis
-
News
Hydrazine fuels hydrogen power hopes
Improving how spent a hydrogen storage material is regenerated makes it a more practical prospect for powering fuel cells.
-
News
Uncertainty for nuclear power
Political fallout from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster may have a lasting impact on nuclear power policy and research
-
News
Cleaning up nuclear storage ponds
Scientists have replicated nuclear storage pond liquor to find a way to remove plutonium
-
News
International recognition helps Chinese vaccine industry
Recognition from the World Health Organisation will help strengthen China's vaccine industry
-
News
Monitoring oil sand toxicity
Researchers have identified for the first time some of the individual components of toxic naphthenic acid mixtures present in waste water from bituminous oil sands
-
News
The explosive potential of nitrogen compounds
Two research groups looking at the explosive potential of nitrogen compounds have used their findings in very different ways
-
News
Interview: Seong Keun Kim
Seong Keun Kim talks to Jane Hordern about his latest research, how he was inspired by a comic book character and the importance of science in Korea
-
News
Benlysta breaks 50 year Lupus drug drought
Antibody becomes the first drug approved for the autoimmune disease since 1955
-
News
China bans whitening additives in flour
Chemical whiteners that can harm the respiratory system are to be banned in China
-
News
Drawing batteries
An electrode drawn onto a battery's surface with a pencil could improve lithium-air battery performance