Society makes Nobel winners Millennium Fellows
Eight of the most eminent chemists in the UK will become the Millennium Fellows of the Royal Society of Chemistry at a special ceremony in Cambridge on Monday 3 July 2000. Lord Sainsbury of Turville, Minister for Science, will join this celebration of the work of these extraordinary scientists, whose achievements include determining the structure... view more... (2000-06-30)
Warp speed brings Dirac into the 21st century
You`d be forgiven for thinking that an American predicted anti-matter. Or that it only existed in Star Trek. In fact, it was Paul Dirac, a Bristol born physicist, who predicted the stuff that propels starships in science fiction movies and who has also influenced much of our modern day technology, for example, computers. Today, 8 August is the... view more... (2002-08-06)
Campus Vienna Biocenter - Architecture & Agency aid Scientific Communication
23rd of April, 2004: Vienna, the Biotech hub of Eastern and Central Europe, will see a significant extension. Today, a new laboratory-cum-office building is officially inaugurated. With its open architecture, the modern building stands for both internal and external scientific communication. Besides several research companies, PR&D - the leading... view more... (2004-04-22)
New Links Between University Academics and Schools
On Thursday 12th September a new scheme will be launched to build links between research scientists and British schools. The UK Life Science Committee (UKLSC) has been working with Dr Peter Robinson, a lecturer in Biological Sciences at the University of Central Lancashire, to assemble a database of academics who are willing to give talks in... view more... (2002-09-10)
UC Davis ophthalmologist to examine ancient Chilean mummy eyes
Over the next week, UC Davis ophthalmologist William Lloyd will dissect and examine the eyes of two North Chilean mummies for evidence of various diseases and medical conditions. view more (2005-10-19)
DOE JGI sequences DNA from extinct cave bear
The genomic DNA sequencing of an extinct Pleistocene cave bear species-the kind of stuff once reserved for science fiction-has been logged into scientific literature thanks to investigators from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI). view more (2005-06-03)
Spiritual Austrians
Religion in the life of the Austrian people from 1970 to 2000 Vienna (FWF) - The results of a representative long-term study on the significance of religion in the life of the Austrian people concludes that religion is currently undergoing a process of transformation. Paul Zulehner from the Institute of Pastoral Theology at Vienna University,... view more... (2002-10-21)
Varied diet of early hominid casts doubt on extinction theory, says Colorado U study
An upright hominid that lived side by side with direct ancestors of modern humans more than a million years ago had a far more diverse diet than once believed, clouding the notion that it was driven to extinction by its picky eating habits as the African continent dried, says a new University of Colorado at Boulder study. view more (2006-11-10)
Finding the right mix: A biomaterial blend library
From dental implants to hip replacements, biomaterials have become big business. But scientists pursuing this modern medical revolution share a basic challenge: biocompatibility. view more (2006-10-30)
Chancellor's Money for Science Education is Good News for UK, says Chemistry Chief
Today's spending review statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer was good news for Britain's future economy and its quality of life, according to the chief executive of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Dr David Giachardi said that the spending review announcement - committing more funds to the infrastructure of the UK's university and schools... view more... (2002-07-15)
DNA traces evolution of extinct sabertooths and the American cheetah-like cat
Toward the end of the last Ice Age, around 13,000 years ago, North and South America were home to a variety of large cats such as the sabertooths (Smilodon and Homotherium) and other now-extinct species known as the American lion-like cat (Panthera atrox) and cheetah-like cat (Miracinonyx trumani). view more (2005-08-09)
UK Princess sees oldest ice on earth
Princess Anne, currently visiting Antarctica, was today given a gift of ice that is 50000 years old. It came from an ice core - a cylinder of ice drilled from the Antarctic ice sheet - drilled by the European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica (EPICA). EPICA, a consortium of 10 European nations, is drilling two ice cores in Antarctica, in order... view more... (2002-02-08)
Pharmaceutical sector backs biotechnology
There is a long tradition of pharmaceutics in Germany and foreign trade figures show that the German pharmaceutical industry is successful on an international level. However, there have been large structural shifts in this sector due to the developments in modern biotechnology. With regard to the science intensive drug research there are many... view more... (2002-01-29)
Velociraptor had feathers
A new look at some old bones have shown that velociraptor, the dinosaur made famous in the movie Jurassic Park, had feathers. A paper describing the discovery, made by paleontologists at the American Museum of Natural History and the Field Museum of Natural History, appears in the Sept. 21 issue of the journal Science. view more (2007-09-21)
New evidence of battle between humans and ancient virus
For millennia, humans and viruses have been locked in an evolutionary back-and-forth -- one changes to outsmart the other, prompting the second to change and outsmart the first. view more (2008-07-22)
Rerouting of Major Rivers in Asia Provides Clues to Mountains of the Past
Scientists have long recognized that the collision of the earth's great crustal plates generates mountain ranges and other features of the Earth's surface. view more (2005-12-27)
From paper planes to jet engines
Throwing paper planes in class can be educational! Dr Julia King, Chief Executive of the Institute of Physics, used paper planes to explain the physics of flight to teachers at the Association for Science Education (ASE) meeting in Reading today (Friday 9 January 2004). She tackled the tricky subject of explaining what causes 'lift' in a wing, and... view more... (2004-01-09)
What Can Be Found Out By Pulse
Simple and quick method of variation pulsometry allows to evaluate the state of the organism during mass examinations, and in some cases, the researchers believe, is able to replace electroencephalography monitoring. view more (2005-05-20)
Science Of Strawberries
Goran Ivanisevic's offer to serve strawberries at this year's Wimbledon may be a more useful job than he imagined. As well as delicious with cream, this symbol of the summer could help fight cancer according to scientists. Research has shown that natural plant chemicals in strawberries can inhibit the growth of cancer cells. And now scientists at... view more... (2003-06-19)
Prehistoric cold case shows hints of interspecies homicide
The wound that ultimately killed a Neandertal man between 50,000 and 75,000 years was most likely caused by a thrown spear, the kind modern humans used but Neandertals did not, according to Duke University-led research. view more (2009-07-21)
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