New technique improves purity of medicines
Dutch researcher Roelof Mol has investigated possibilities for more accurately determining the composition of medicines. He came up with a combination of two techniques that were previously considered to be incompatible: the separation technique electrokinetic chromatography (EKC) and the detection technique mass spectroscopy (MS). view more (2007-10-25)
Autism theory put to the test with new technology
Next time you lose your car keys and enlist the family to help you search, try a little experiment. After your spouse searches an area, go and look in the same place. view more (2007-06-28)
Measuring invisible reflections
The race is on for chip manufacturers. Many of them plan to open chip fabrication facilities employing extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation between up until 2010. This trend is being driven by advances in photolithography in which increasingly shorter wavelengths enable the production of even finer microelectronic structures. The result is higher... view more... (2003-07-25)
REVOLUTIONARY NEW DETECTOR FOR TOXIC GASES
The work has been carried out by physicists at St Andrew's University led by Dr Miles Padgett, who has now moved to the University of Glasgow, together with a consortium of industrial collaborators. The project was part of the government's LINK photonics programme, funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. view more (1999-10-05)
A more complete study of the Solar System
The Basque company SENER has been contracted by the European Space Agency (ESA) to prepare a technologies programme for the GAIA astronomy mission. The specifications of this satellite include an 11-metre diameter parasol which unfolds after being put into orbit, giving thermal stability in a passive way to the telescope. SENER is developing this... view more... (2004-02-05)
London Artist Wins Chemical Industry Award
David Pearce from London has been chosen as the London finalist in the Chemical Industries Association's innovative 'Holding up the mirror' arts competition, the CIA announced today. view more (2005-02-03)
Young Scottish Artist Wins Chemical Industry Award
Keun Joung Lee from Edinburgh School of Art has been chosen as the Scottish finalist in the Chemical Industries Association's innovative 'Holding up the mirror' arts competition, the CIA announced today. view more (2005-02-03)
Researchers create new super-thin laser mirror
Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, have created a new high-performance mirror that could dramatically improve the design and efficiency of the next generation of devices relying upon laser optics, including high-definition DVD players, computer circuits and laser printers. view more (2007-02-14)
Young Artist From Surrey Wins Chemical Industry Award
Lisa Pettibone from Surrey Institute of Art & Design has been chosen as the Southern finalist in the Chemical Industries Association's first ever 'Holding up the mirror' arts competition, the CIA announced today. view more (2005-02-03)
Scientists demonstrate effect of confining dielectrics on semiconductor nanowire conductivity
Researchers at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), in collaboration with researchers from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), have demonstrated, for the first time, that the activation energy of impurities in semiconductor nanowires is affected by the surrounding dielectric and can be modified by the choice of the... view more... (2009-05-06)
As robots learn to imitate
Can robots learn to communicate by studying and imitating humans' gestures? That's what MIRROR's researchers aimed to find out by studying how infants and monkeys learn complex acts such as grasping and transferring it to robots. view more (2004-12-22)
Fibromyalgia pain caused by neuron mismatch, suggests study
The unexplained pain experienced by patients with fibromyalgia is the result of a mismatch between sensory and motor systems, new research suggests. view more (2007-10-31)
Large binocular telescope achieves first binocular light
The Large Binocular Telescope on Mount Graham, Ariz., has taken celestial images using its twin side-by-side, 8.4-meter (27.6 foot) primary mirrors together, achieving first "binocular" light. view more (2008-03-06)
Me, My Left Brain and I: Recognising yourself and others
Whereas the right side of the brain seems to be used for identifying other people's faces, the left side of the brain is used when we recognise our own. Reports out from psychologists today suggest that this means the right side of the brain is used to perceive others and the left side of the brain is specialised for processing the self. view more (2004-04-19)
Have scanner, will travel
No train will travel where safe passage is not guaranteed. Shifted rails or a tree growing too close to the track is an accident waiting to happen. To clear the way for safer travel, a rapid laser scanner measures the clearance profile surrounding the train. We all need our own space - even a locomotive with cars. For this reason, rail operators... view more... (2004-02-03)
Detecting substances with swinging mirrors
As we know from the familiar sight of a rainbow, a spectrum always has a specific width between violet and red. As the spectrum fans out, in chemical analysis the light or radiation intensity must be measured at various points. One means to achieve this is by using a turning diffraction grid that works like a prism. The spectrum is then... view more... (2003-05-22)
Laser-cooling brings large object near absolute zero
Using a laser-cooling technique that could one day allow scientists to observe quantum behavior in large objects, MIT researchers have cooled a coin-sized object to within one degree of absolute zero. view more (2007-04-09)
Atomic physics study sets new limits on hypothetical new particles
In a forthcoming Physical Review Letters article, a group of physicists at the University of Nevada, Reno are reporting a refined analysis of experiments on violation of mirror symmetry in atoms that sets new constraints on a hypothesized particle, the extra Z-boson. view more (2009-05-01)
42-meter giant will probe the universe
The future of European astronomy is poised to enter a new era of discovery with the decision announced today by ESO's governing body to proceed with detailed studies for the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT). view more (2006-12-13)
LIGHTNING PROTECTION ... JAMES BOND-SYLE
A leading expert from Staffordshire University is helping to produce a James Bond-style device which will protect people and buildings from lightning strikes - using a laser beam and a mirror. view more (1999-12-16)
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