Big data, small lab
As data-intensive research becomes more widespread, more physicists are grappling with large datasets. Paul Kassebaum describes how one research group met the challenge
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Targeted infection control
Medical devices that incorporate hydrogels into silicone rubber could release antibiotics into areas where they are needed most
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Tracking the dangers of air pollution
Measurements from Scottish peatland could provide knowledge needed to cut emissions harmful to human health, as Kate Ravilious reports
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More than just teeth
Materials scientist Michele Barbour explains how the dental community is driving innovation in biomaterials
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The peril of proposals
Dalmeet Singh Chawla investigates the complex and crucial grant-funding process, to see if it is time to revamp how academics apply for funding
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The dark-energy deniers
20 years after discovering that the universe is expanding with increasing speed, scientists still argue about whether dark energy explains it. Keith Cooper explores the debate
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Hunting submarines from the air
Aircraft play an important role in searching for submarines in the ocean depths. Jason Furlong and John Ryder describe how physics helps them hunt the unseen enemy
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The asteroid trillionaires
With private companies turning their attention to the riches of asteroids, the first trillionaire could be made in space. Andrew Glester explores the challenges of mining space rocks
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Can nanomaterials tool up space missions?
We look at whether the multifunctional properties of nanomaterials could earn them a place on missions into space
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Can nanomaterials take on the extremes of space?
From the furnace of take-off to the cold radiation-laden environment of space, extraterrestrial missions place high requirements on material properties
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