Jul 13, 2010

Molecules, materials and British science

Posted at 10:48 am by David Bradley  

This is my first batch of delicious science links for this week:

Dendrimersome library – A library of supramolecular materials that can form hollow vesicles with potential in therapeutic drug and gene delivery, imaging diagnostics, as well as the cosmetics industry has been developed by researchers in Finland and the USA.
Telescopic eye implant – The US FDA has approve a telescopic eye implant for late-stage macular degeneration
David Willetts – Science, Innovation and …

Switching off the Intute Spotlight

Posted at 3:00 pm by David Bradley  

These are the last physical sciences news headlines I’ll publish for the Intute (previously PSIgate) site. I’ve written for the organisation on a pretty much monthly basis for the last decade, first as PSIgate Spotlight, then as Hot Topics on Intute. But, July 2010 is the last issues as Intute goes into statis for a year as of next month because of funding cuts instigated last year. Discussions are underway regarding the archives. My …

Summer science reading

Posted at 1:00 pm by David Bradley  

Following on from yesterday’s summer book review, we go from inner space to outer space: Exploring the Solar System with Binoculars: A Beginner’s Guide to the Sun, Moon, and Planets by Stephen James O’Meara. Stephen James O’Meara shows you how to observe our Solar System’s wonders with ease, using nothing more than the unaided eye and inexpensive handheld binoculars. The guide presents a new …