Technology
Sensing bone healing: nanomedicine fights fractures

Turkish and American nanotechnologists are working on revolutionary biosensors that could help surgeons monitor how fractured bones heal.

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Posted on 20th May 2010No Comments
Eye in the sky

The illustrious Hubble Space Telescope recently celebrated its 20th anniversary, bringing to light one of the most celebrated and accomplished man-made scientific instruments.

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Posted on 20th May 2010No Comments
Linking of the future

How hyperlinking has changed the shape of journalism in print as well as online.

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Posted on 20th May 20103 Comments
Science fraud in Kyrgyzstan

Science in Kyrgyzstan will soon die, because of a corruptive system, lack of financial support and poor coverage of science, says Dmitry Milko, a scientist and member of the Academy of Sciences of Kyrgyzstan.

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Posted on 19th May 2010No Comments
Hijackers can frame the innocent in Digital Economy Act

The Digital Economy Act will make the targeting of internet users who breach copyright laws more likely. But flaws in technology that allow criminals to hijack Internet connections may wrongly force service suspensions and fines on innocent users.

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Posted on 16th May 2010No Comments
Environmental roundup

Linking offshore wind turbines together could help make wind energy more reliable, says a study published in the 5 April issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Posted on 16th May 2010No Comments
Robot ‘chopper’ to investigate nuclear attacks

An emergency helicopter is being made to explore American cities that have been ravaged by nuclear explosion. The automated aircraft, developed by engineering students at Virginia Tech, will be capable of recording radioactivity levels and surveying damage.

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Posted on 15th March 20102 Comments
Bitumen fire sends plumes of smoke across London

The border between Shoreditch and the City of London was showered with ash this morning after a fire took hold of a restaurant and office block at about 0400 GMT.

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Posted on 11th March 2010No Comments
Posted on 2nd March 2010No Comments
For Cryon΄ out loud

The European Space Agency (ESA) delays the launch of CryoSat-2, a mission with a tragic history.

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Posted on 25th February 2010No Comments