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27 January 2012
In two blind-registered American patients, an injection of retinal pigment epithelium made from human embryonic stem...
27 January 2012
To a jumping spider, the difference of a few millimetres can determine whether it gets to eat or not. So it should come...
25 January 2012
El Gordo, or "ACT-CL J0102-4915" as it's officially known, is the largest, most distant galaxy cluster...
25 January 2012
The date has been set for the next leap second – June 30th 2012. Leap seconds help to keep our incredibly accurate...
25 January 2012
Gravitational lensing is allowing us to detect things we otherwise wouldn't be able to see. Oxford University’s...
25 January 2012
Robert Massey returns with a roundup of news from the Royal Astronomical Society. This month; The history of...
25 January 2012
The Mid Infra Red Instrument, or MIRI, is due to fly on the James Webb Space Telescope, and will observe distant...
23 January 2012
The latest discoveries at Diamond...
23 January 2012
How to stay safe in a synchrotron...
23 January 2012
Who are the engineers and technicians who keep Diamond operating?
22 January 2012
Male bower birds use optical illusions to fool females into thinking the males - and the titbits they offer as part of...
22 January 2012
Already a major contributor to the food and fertiliser industries, seaweed could also hold the key to low cost biofuels...
22 January 2012
Contrary to the prevailing view - scientists find that sleep can reinforce unpleasant memories. Remaining awake, on the...