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The Might of the All-nighter
Posted on February 1, 2015 | No CommentsHave a problem sheet due tomorrow? Have you already booked a table at the library, stocked up on caffeine tablets and chocolate? You might want to […] -
Eating Disorders Amongst Adolescents
Posted on December 21, 2013 | No CommentsIn the UK alone 200,000 to 400,000 adolescents are affected by eating disorders. A recent study by researchers from Bristol university analysed data collected by […] -
News and Interviews with the Bang! Podcast
Posted on February 13, 2013 | No CommentsIn our first ever podcast we review the week’s science news, see what’s coming up in the Bang! magazine released on Friday, and talk about […] -
Sustainable fibre made from hagfish slime
Posted on December 3, 2012 | 1 CommentA protein-based fibre to rival spider’s silk has been made from the slime of an eel-shaped creature known as a hagfish. Atsuko Negishi from Guelph […] -
Sensational Discovery of Bacteria the Function as Living Electrical Cables
Posted on October 28, 2012 | No CommentsFor the past three years scientists have been trying to discover the origin of electric currents which have been measured in the ocean floor. The […] -
Study Confirms Magnetic Properties of Silicon Nano-Ribbons
Posted on October 24, 2012 | 1 CommentThink of a magnetic material and iron, nickel or cobalt will inevitably come to mind – but silicon? In this otherwise non-magnetic material, scientists from […] -
Use of ordinary green laser could bring Raman spectroscopy into the wider world
Posted on October 14, 2012 | 1 CommentWith potential uses ranging from drugs to explosives detection, the new Raman Spectrometer being presented at the Optical Society of America’s “Frontiers in Optics” meeting […] -
Nobel Prize unknowingly awarded to dead Biologist
Posted on October 12, 2011 | No CommentsThis year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to Ralph Steinman for his work in immunology however when the Nobel committee tried to contact him […]