Jul 21, 2006
The first of a swathe of broadcast science news items from the desk of David Bradley Science Writer aired today on the Loh Down on Science radio show, broadcast out of Caltch and available on the net here. The item in question discusses the Japanese peptide nanotubes I reported on recently for SpectroscopyNOW but with Sandra’s unique voice and style adding a new twist to this fascinating scientific …
In 2005, Andrew Lemon cofounded The Edge Software Consultancy, a multidisciplinary consulting company helping pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to meet the challenges of modern drug discovery informatics. I interviewed him for the summer issue of the chemistry webzine Reactive Reports. “The complexity and diversity of experimentation during drug discovery and development only increases with time,” he told me, “Many areas are still not served with good software tools that help scientists to meet the …
Jul 20, 2006
Plastic waste is a mess. Disposal in landfill is the worst option but recycling post-consumer plastic waste presents a technological nightmare given the huge range of polymers used in packaging and products. A rapid, online method of identifying the different plastics in a recycling stream would provide a way to sort them and allow recycling plants to operate far more efficiently and perhaps make plastic recycling …
Are you deaf to the risks of hearing loss from mp3 player aural satisfaction?
According to a survey published today by Deafness Research UK, more than half of 16-24 year olds listen to their MP3 player for more than an hour a day, with almost 20% using for 21 hours a week. Trouble is, 68% of them don’t realise that listening to their MP3 player at loud volume can permanently damage their hearing.
It’s not …
Jul 19, 2006
As I write, an enormous black cloud of smoke and smutt has engulfed fields surrounding the Camridgeshire village of Cottenham. The fire allegedly started by a spark from working farm equipment quickly fed on the tinder-dry fields backing on to the yard and smoke has reached as far as the village High Street.
The emergency services were called with no fewer than ten engines in attendance in the last hour or two and dozens of firefighters …
Will Davis emailed me from France to ask if the molecular structures on the site are photos:
“I have read a book written about five years ago by a research biologist who wrote that …no one has seen a molecule. Now I see on your website photos of molecules. Are these real photos or a representation. Is this biologist either wrong or out of date?”
Well, he’s right and he’s wrong. …
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