Dramatic climate swings behind both last year’s Pakistan flooding and this year’s Queensland floods in…
Month: July 2011
New planets feature young star and twin Neptunes
Scientists have discovered 10 new planets. Amongst them is one orbiting a star perhaps only…
Most elliptical galaxies are ‘like spirals’
The majority of ‘elliptical’ galaxies are not spherical but disc-shaped, resembling spiral galaxies such as…
Study challenges baby formula claim
Hypoallergenic baby formula does not reduce a baby’s risk of developing allergies in later life,…
Print your own teeth: Rapid prototyping comes to dentistry
What if, instead of waiting days or weeks for a cast to be produced and…
Cancer gene therapy from camels
Nanobodies produced from camel blood have unique properties, which can be used in future drug…
Soft memory device opens door to new biocompatible electronics
Researchers have developed a memory device that is soft and functions well in wet environments…
Coronary heart disease can go unrecognized, study finds
In a new study, researchers found that of 180 patients in whom a reference committee…
Lab-grown meat would ‘cut emissions and save energy’
Meat grown using tissue engineering techniques, so-called ‘cultured meat’, would generate up to 96% lower…
Database explains strange survival of irregular verbs
An historical study of the development of irregular verbs in the hundreds of Romance languages…