Anthony King, 03/01/2012
Scientists have chemically boosted the memory of mice and say the findings could beat a path to a therapy for Alzheimer’s disease
Maria Burke, 03/01/2012
US researchers have hit on a way of creating all-female corn/maize plants in the absence of certain plant steroids
Eric Johnson, 03/01/2012
Wood-fired electricity is on a roll. While current UK biomass power capacity is only about 300MW, there are proposals, plans and actual projects under way
China’s oil use could reach current US levels by 2040, as its energy demand soars, a new US study has found – with big implications for the global climate
Sa'ad Medhat, 03/01/2012
Last month saw the publication of two key reports on the future of Further Education (FE) in the UK
Neil Sinclair, 03/01/2012
Manufacturing recovery in Western Europe and the US has weakened and in some sectors stalled altogether, while rising unemployment and job insecurity is undermining consumer demand
Dede Williams, 03/01/2012
Even if the uncertainty plaguing some of its markets is likely to translate into slower growth in 2012, the German chemical industry is not in a crisis mood
The efficiency of solar cells depends on how well they convert the photons of sunlight into electrons
Emma Dorey, 03/01/2012
Resistance to antibiotics, largely driven by the over-prescription and inappropriate use of antimicrobials and poor infection control, is now of critical concern
Wall tiles that kill bacteria using indoor lighting could prove helpful in the fight against hospital superbugs as well as food poisoning and athlete’s foot
Metallic hydrogen could fill rockets with a lightweight, low volume super-propellant, according to a report last year by US researchers
Jon Evans, 03/01/2012
The latest molecular cars have just hit the showroom and, unlike previous models, they actually have engines
Cath O'Driscoll, 03/01/2012
UK government targets on renewable energy are jeopardising energy security and lack the necessary back-up infrastructure to sustain energy generation when supplies of wind, wave, solar and other renewables run low
A molecular computer is all well and good, but how do you turn it on? German physicists have now come up with the perfect way
On the high seas, whirlpools can present a hazard to shipping. In the laboratory, they can provide a convenient and gentle way to move microscopic objects and organisms around
