chemistry
The Search for Life on Mars Could Be Dooming Itself by Accident
Posted in Science on 22nd Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
When Curiosity goes looking for organic molecules, it vaporises rock and sniffs the gas that comes out. The plan could be going awry due to a mineral called jarosite.
'Marvel molecule' could enable treatments for inflammatory diseases
Posted in Medicine on 19th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
It is hoped the molecule will lead to more effective treatments for Alzheimer's disease, to rheumatoid arthritis and motor neuron disease.
First new antibiotic in 30 years discovered in major breakthrough
Posted in Science on 8th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
The discovery of Teixobactin could pave the way for a new generation of antibiotics because of the way it was discovered.
New technology purifies water with sunlight and catalysts
Posted in Hardware on 2nd Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
A system that uses sunlight and catalysts to purify polluted water at a high reaction rate, improving access to clean water where it's needed.
Asteroid impacts may have sparked life on Earth
Posted in Science on 30th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
New data suggests that ancient collisions may have released enough energy to form the building blocks of life.