All articles by Hayley Bennett – Page 4
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Drive towards detecting drugs at the roadside
Can drug detection technologies deal with the demands of roadside testing?
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Invisible ink for the 21st century
Water reveals invisible photonic ink on photonic paper as an anti-counterfeit measure
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Water-catching spinout from synthetic spider silk
Bioinspired fibres could harvest water from fog and mist in parched areas
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DNA based technique to perform complex cell sorting
Magnetic sorting method uses DNA to bind and release multiple targets
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Changing planes
A new breed of aircraft built from lightweight carbon composites is taking flight. But are these materials all they're cracked up to be, asks Hayley Birch
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Bio-based chemicals under environmental scrutiny
Technological improvements are needed to make some bio-based chemicals environmentally competitive
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Death from CCS leaks less likely than being struck by lightning
A new study estimates the health risks associated with carbon capture and storage
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Smallpox vaccine virus puts cancer in its sights
Anti-cancer virus can infect tumours but leaves healthy tissue unharmed
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Where the ocean meets the sky
Ocean fertilisation is controversial, but politicians are starting to take it seriously. So will it ever be worth the hassle, asks Hayley Birch
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'Dial a molecule' approach controls antibiotic production
The structure of the pacidamycin antibiotics can be refined by genetic tinkering
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Naked mole-rat genome holds clue to beating cancer
Scientists hope to develop drug targets based on rodent's anti-cancer mechanisms
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Could life have emerged inside inorganic shells?
Studies on nanoparticle-based membranes suggest inorganic compartments could have formed primitive cells
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Dinosaur smile reveals secret to staying cool
A novel technique based on rare isotopes in fossilised teeth sheds light on dinosaur body temperatures
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The insider: Looking after Number One
Steve Huxham, chairman of the Recruitment Society, tells Hayley Birch why it's wise to keep your CV updated before you need a new job
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Insecticide studies provide clues to bees' disappearance
Chromatographic techniques probe involvement of neonicotinoid insecticides in decline of bees
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Nanoparticles help reveal hidden fingerprints
A new forensic technique that uses gold nanoparticles looks promising for old prints
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Amino acid synthesis hints at how the genetic code expanded
The biosynthetic pathway for pyrrolysine suggests how new amino acids were added to the pool of protein building blocks
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Eco-credentials of nanomaterials in question
New criteria for the EU's Ecolabel scheme allow products containing 'nanoforms' to be included