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Eco-friendly biominerals grown in lab
Material which makes up shells and bones recreated in a lab.
Genetic link to intelligence found
Stereotypes of intelligent parents producing intelligent kids might be more true than you think.
Changing tactic for nuclear fusion
Generating power by putting particles together rather than breaking them apart is now closer than ever.
Embryonic stem cell treatment for blindness
Potential treatment for a degenerate blindness found in the form of embryonic stem cells.
Investigators baffled by spontaneous combustion death
The first Irish case of human spontaneous combustion baffles investigators.
Graphene to be used in ‘next generation of computer chips’
Two Nobel prize winning professors at Manchester University believe they can create the next generation of computer chips
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Apple in court again
Apple are in court proceedings once again, this time accused of copyright infringement by VIA Technologies.
NASA five-tonne satellite crashes off US west coast
After decades of service to science, a NASA satellite has crashed into the earth under much confusion as to where it would land.
Urbee, the world’s most futuristically manufactured car
Using the process of 3-D printing, the environmentally friendly Urbee hybrid car displays the future of manufacturing.
Youth unemployment highest since records began
Almost 1 million 16-24 year olds are currently unemployed in the UK
The Manchester Beanie
The story of the Manchester students who made a success of selling Manchester emblazoned headwear
650 pupils stranded as university goes bust
– Foreign students left stranded after sudden closure of University of Wales affiliated college.
– Bailiffs arrive just hours after closure is announced
Lecturers threaten to strike over pension dispute
The average lecturer could lose £100,000 during the course of their retirement, under new plans
A million unwanted emails sent after Oxford admin blunder
Microsoft blocked all mail from university accounts for a week when an admin mistake left people with over 400 unwanted emails each
Debt-ridden former student robs store he used to work at
Former student with debts of thousands of pounds robs £20,000 of cash from store he used to work at
Sainsbury’s Basics Red Wine
Judging by the colour, this wine was probably brewed in someone’s boot about a week ago