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![Think of a magnetic material and iron, nickel or cobalt will inevitably come to mind – but silicon? In this otherwise non-magnetic material, scientists from […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/News-image-01-115x115.jpg "Study Confirms Magnetic Properties of Silicon Nano-Ribbons")
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 […] -
Making Light Work
Posted on October 3, 2011 | No CommentsPhysicists working with the University of Oxford’s spin-out company ‘Oxford Photovoltaics’ have developed an innovative new approach to solar cells. These thin film devices are […] -
![Scientific knowledge of neurophysiology in the 1940s covered only a small fraction of what we know today. However, enough was known for a group of […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Computing-on-the-brain-115x115.png "Computing on the Brain")
Computing on the Brain
Posted on September 8, 2011 | No CommentsScientific knowledge of neurophysiology in the 1940s covered only a small fraction of what we know today. However, enough was known for a group of […] -
![Polluted water, damaged buildings and a dependency on fossil fuels are all big problems which are encountered by mankind daily. However, three unique solutions that […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Micromachines_preview-115x115.png "Micromachines")
Micromachines
Posted on September 6, 2011 | No CommentsPolluted water, damaged buildings and a dependency on fossil fuels are all big problems which are encountered by mankind daily. However, three unique solutions that […] -
![The advent of modern computing came startling quickly, but had been in gestation for over a hundred years. In the early 19th century, Charles Babbage […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Small-world_preview-115x115.png "It’s a Small World")
It’s a Small World
Posted on September 6, 2011 | No CommentsThe advent of modern computing came startling quickly, but had been in gestation for over a hundred years. In the early 19th century, Charles Babbage […] -
![Ever since Wilhelm Röntgen photographed the inside of his wife’s hand in 1896, the imaging power of X-rays has been providing us with sights hidden […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Imaging-in-a-flash_preview-115x115.png "Imaging in a Flash")
Imaging in a Flash
Posted on September 6, 2011 | No CommentsEver since Wilhelm Röntgen photographed the inside of his wife’s hand in 1896, the imaging power of X-rays has been providing us with sights hidden […] -
![The World Health Organisation defines blindness as having visual acuity of less than 20/400. This means that objects visible to the average person from 400 […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/For-your-eyes-only_preview-115x115.png "For Your Eyes Only")
For Your Eyes Only
Posted on September 6, 2011 | No CommentsThe World Health Organisation defines blindness as having visual acuity of less than 20/400. This means that objects visible to the average person from 400 […] -
![Malaria is about to be totally eradicated and you will never make a career, let alone a living from it”. This was the advice given […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/war-on-malaria-01_preview-115x115.gif "The War on Malaria")
The War on Malaria
Posted on September 6, 2011 | No CommentsMalaria is about to be totally eradicated and you will never make a career, let alone a living from it”. This was the advice given […] -
![Life is fragile; at least, that is what experience tells us. As far as we know, Earth is the only planet in the Universe to […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/on-the-edge_preview-115x115.png "On the Edge")
On the Edge
Posted on September 6, 2011 | No CommentsLife is fragile; at least, that is what experience tells us. As far as we know, Earth is the only planet in the Universe to […] -
![Ever wished you could slip out of sight? Invisibility cloaks, for a long time the staple of magic and sci-fi, are inching closer towards reality […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Blog-image-01-115x115.jpg "Now you see me")
Now you see me
Posted on November 18, 2010 | No CommentsEver wished you could slip out of sight? Invisibility cloaks, for a long time the staple of magic and sci-fi, are inching closer towards reality […]
