Amino acid detected in space
The detection of glycine in the Milky Way could help us understand the origins of life in the universe
Read article: ‘Gecko tape’ sticks with polymer fibres
‘Gecko tape’ sticks with polymer fibres
Physicists have made adhesive tape that does not rely on glue
Read article: Insects stay cool with thermoelectricity
Insects stay cool with thermoelectricity
Israeli researchers have found the first natural heat pump in a living creature
Tinnitus treatment tones up
Physicists have devised a new model that could help sufferers of tinnitus
Read article: Physicists investigate brain power
Physicists investigate brain power
Israeli researchers have created electrically active networks of neurons in the lab
Read article: Light flashes investigated on Mir
Light flashes investigated on Mir
Physicists have come closer to explaining the causes of light-flashes in space
MEMs see the light
Electrode implants could provide a cure for blindness
Read article: Geckos’ feet get sticky from static
Geckos’ feet get sticky from static
Van der Waals forces – not capillary action – allow the lizards to walk on the ceiling
Innovations boost disabled literacy
Physicists have developed tools to help disabled people to write and blind people to read
Read article: DNA goes spintronic
DNA goes spintronic
The molecules that carry genetic data notch up another surprising property
