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US Supreme Court rules in favour of Monsanto

22 May 2013 News and Analysis

An Indiana farmer who was trying to replicate Monsanto-patented seeds infringed on the company’s intellectual property rights, the Supreme Court has determined

Lords Bill proposes animal research labelling for medicines

22 May 2013 News and Analysis

Bill aims to underline the necessity of animal experiments, says Robert Winston

Digitally unrolling historical scrolls

22 May 2013 Research

X-ray tomography can unroll and read parchment scrolls that have become stuck together.

B-vitamins may delay Alzheimer’s onset

21 May 2013 Research

Taking B-vitamins keeps brain tissue healthier for longer, and may help stave off dementia

Silver nanoparticles see the light

21 May 2013 Research

New method makes nanoparticles luminescent but mechanism remains unexplained

Manipulating liquid metal marbles

21 May 2013 Research

A new dimension to actuation

Petition calls for science minister to go

20 May 2013 News and Analysis

Russian scientists begin campain for reforms in science and higher education policy to be altered

RNA world hypothesis strengthened by iron

20 May 2013 Research

Back when oxygen was scarce, ancient RNA catalysts may have used iron as a cofactor

Taking the shine off

20 May 2013 Research

Safe and efficient art conservation using ionic liquids

Growing a microgarden

17 May 2013 Research

Barium carbonate crystals have been coaxed to form nano-flowers by controlling their chemical environment

3D printer churns out bionic ear

17 May 2013 Research

Seamless integration of electronics and tissue could be used with other artificial implants and synthetic organs

An udder cuppa?

16 May 2013 Research

A chemical analysis of tea suggests cows should be chewing the cha

Australian budget hits higher education hard

16 May 2013 News and Analysis

Chemists hope that central relevance of their science to the big questions will afford them some protection from cuts

GSK partners Save the Children for Africa project

16 May 2013 Business

Company and charity will work together to provide medicines for the developing world

Lawrence Livermore lab offers voluntary redundancy to 10% of employees

15 May 2013 News and Analysis

US Department of Energy lab is trying to address anticipated budgetary difficulties by cutting 600 workers

Desktop printed paper electronics

15 May 2013 Research

An easier way to create printed circuits on paper using a liquid metal ink

Selective sulfane sulfur detection

15 May 2013 Research

Molecular probes could shed light on mechanisms of disease

Sugar solution to toxic gold recovery

15 May 2013 Research

The environmental legacy of salvaging gold from electronic waste can be dramatically cut using corn starch instead of cyanide

Congress says US needs a science laureate

14 May 2013 News and Analysis

New legislation proposes the appointment of a public champion for research

Scientists to crowdsource power plant data

14 May 2013 News and Analysis

A new project calls on citizen scientists to help map carbon dioxide emissions

Canada’s research council is open – for business

14 May 2013 News and Analysis

Government plans to turn scientific body into a 'tool for industry' leading to fears basic research will be sidelined

Lab-on-a-chip rises to cola challenge

13 May 2013 Research

'Liquid fingerprinting' can 'taste' the difference between red wines, mineral waters and vodkas

Early malaria diagnosis

13 May 2013 Research

Raman spectroscopy identifies malarial infection by looking for parasite by-products

Step towards a spider venom vaccine

13 May 2013 Research

Engineered protein can be used to produce antivenoms and might provide long-lasting protection against bites

Super Glue for cells

10 May 2013 Research

Cell adhesive made by inverting phosphatidyl choline into choline phosphate