Graphene makes rubber amazingly strong flexible and stretchy
Graphene added to thin rubber films makes them amazingly strong, flexible and stretchy, say members of a scientific team whose research started when they...
First Briton in space Helen Sharman celebrates 25th anniversary
Helen Sharman, the first Briton in space, celebrated the 25th anniversary of the event this week at Imperial College London, where she now works...
Dinosaurs had lips probably says University of Toronto palaeontologist
Dinosaurs had lips, probably, says a University of Toronto palaeontologist, who believes that theropods may have looked different from what we have been led...
Improving fish migration thousands of miles of rivers in England opened up
Thousands of miles of rivers in England have been opened up to improve fish migration, the Environment Agency announced on Fish Migration Day 2016...
Red colour on birds means they are healthy and good at detox
The red colour on birds is probably also a signal that they are healthy and good at detox – getting rid of toxins (poisons)...
RoboBees tiny robots fly and use static electricity stick to surfaces
Tiny little robots called RoboBees can fly, land and stick to surfaces by using static electricity – by being able to perch they can...
UFO with green lights flies over airliner Turkish pilots report
What looked like a UFO with a row of green lights flew over an airliner near Istanbul, a crew of Turkish pilots reported. According...
Sydney to London hypersonic flight of 2 hours one step closer
Hypersonic flight that would cut a Sydney to London or London to New York trip to 2 hours and 35 minutes respectively is one...
Graphene added to thin rubber makes it stronger and more rubbery
If you add graphene to thin rubber films they become more rubbery, stretchier and stronger, say scientists from the University of Manchester. Graphene -...
The redder the zebra finch the healthier it is so the female thinks
The redder the beak of a zebra finch the healthier it is, so the female bird thinks when she is selecting a mate, says...