Code-a-cola: how to hide secret messages using fizzy drinks
May 04, 2016 04:34 am UTC| Science
Next time you see someone spilling a drink in a bar, you could actually be witnessing a spy secretly decoding an encrypted message. This might sound like something from a Bond movie. But a team from Israel has used some...
Small and bright: what nanophotonics means for you
May 03, 2016 23:19 pm UTC| Science
Twenty fifteen was UNESCOs International Year of Light and Light based Technologies. It was a celebration of past milestones in optics and photonics and a look forward into its future. We celebrated 1,000 years of...
Scientists need to engage more with the public to secure funding
May 02, 2016 01:48 am UTC| Insights & Views Science
We live in an age when society is crying out for scientific solutions to global problems. Just a few of the many considerable challenges we face include the urgent need to transition to a carbon-free economy, the need for...
Gene linked to youthful appearance may help solve ageing puzzle
Apr 29, 2016 15:14 pm UTC| Science
How long you live depends in part on the genes you inherit. For example, those suffering from Werners syndrome have inherited two defective copies of a gene coding for an enzyme that is involved in DNA replication and...
Genetic detectives: how scientists use DNA to track disease outbreaks
Apr 29, 2016 10:21 am UTC| Science Health
Theyre the top questions on everyones mind when a new disease outbreak happens: where did the virus come from? When did this happen? How long has it been spreading in a particular country or group of people? These...
What is a quantum spin liquid?
Apr 29, 2016 10:16 am UTC| Science
Magnetism is one of the oldest recognised material properties. Known since antiquity, records from the 3rd century BC describe how lodestone, a naturally occurring magnetised ore of iron, was used in primitive magnetic...
How to capture the violent tumult of our roiling universe, moment by moment
Apr 27, 2016 22:44 pm UTC| Science
The hustle and bustle of daily life is a stark contrast to the tranquility of the night sky. The stars are the same, year after year. So much so that many of the very names we use for the stars and constellations are...