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 Technology Gold nanoparticles take out brain parasiteTuesday, 9 March 2010
A novel technique to kill parasites uses a combination of gold nanoparticles and lasers, and has been shown to work on Toxoplasmosis gondii - a common parasite that causes cysts in the brain.  Relativity now 10,000 times more accurateFriday, 19 February 2010
Einstein's theory of relativity, which states that gravity affects the flow of time, just got 10,000 times more accurate.  You are a creature of habit, according to your mobile phoneFriday, 19 February 2010
Scientists used mobile-phone logs to track thousands of people's travel patterns, and found that we're almost all predictable. The data could be used in urban planning or even mobile phone applications.  Artificial foot reuses energy lost in walkingThursday, 18 February 2010
Researchers have created a prosthetic foot that recycles the energy normally lost during walking, a development that could make it easier for amputees to walk.  King Tut has DNA test, killed by malariaWednesday, 17 February 2010
The celebrated Pharaoh Tutankhamun was subjected to modern genetic testing and computer technology to reveal that his parents were siblings and he was likely killed by malaria.  Nanoparticles to clean drinking waterMonday, 15 February 2010
Scientists have developed nanotechnology that purifies water using only visible light, it continues working in the dark and it kills the tougher microbes to boot.  U.S. physics prize won by COSMOS writerFriday, 12 February 2010
Dan Falk, a Canadian science writer, has won the American Institute of Physics' prestigious Science Writing Award for a cover story in Cosmos.  Robot stars in South Korean playsWednesday, 10 February 2010
A South Korean-developed robot played to acclaim in Robot Princess and the Seven Dwarfs and is set to take more leading theatre roles this year.  Low-carbon push for new Industrial RevolutionThursday, 21 January 2010
The world’s transition to a low-carbon economy will not only make cities cleaner and more sustainable, it will spark a new Industrial Revolution, said renowned economist Nicholas Stern.  Aviation biofuel to grow from saltwater farmsMonday, 18 January 2010
Can tomorrow’s aircraft be powered entirely from biofuels grown from saltwater plants? That’s what a large new multinational research project will seek to prove.  Eight spin-offs from spaceWednesday, 30 December 2009
Sending stuff into space is not cheap. How does NASA justify the expense? One way is to highlight the many technologies developed for the space program, but which now benefit society.  Eight designs stolen from natureWednesday, 23 December 2009
Nature is inspirational, say designers who’ve trawled the living world in the search for clever ideas to rip off.  Orion's family portrait snappedFriday, 18 December 2009
Researchers have released the first complete atlas of embryonic planetary systems in the Orion Nebula – and discovered 42 new ones in the process.  Fake platelets to stem blood flowFriday, 18 December 2009
Scientists have developed artificial platelets to enhance the natural process of blood clotting, reducing the risk of fatal blood loss on the battlefield and in the emergency room.  Mammoths more modern than we thoughtFriday, 18 December 2009
Extinct woolly mammoths and ancient American horses may have been grazing the North American steppe for several thousand years longer than previously thought. 
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