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Our eyes reveal more than we think

When you’re talking to someone, you might ask them to try and remember what they had for breakfast two days ago. As they think back, their eye movements will increase.

Brain power on whole new level

  Implantable fuel cells harvest energy from the brain.

Uncovering the secrets of the universe

One of the best observatories in the Southern Hemisphere works night and day to provide us with a better understanding of the universe — and now it could be host to the SKA,…

The power of string energy

Dr Henryk Frystaki talks about the universe, string theory and the GUT.  

Silk: the future of engineering

Silkworm cocoon inspires new technology for lightweight armour and cars.

Observing the Sun

  The European Space Agency (ESA) will launch the Solar Orbiter mission in 2017. It will investigate the connections between the Sun and the heliosphere, the magnetic bubble that surrounds our solar system….

As hard as a diamond?

  Ceramic could be the next supermaterial.

Travelling to the past

Scientists gain VIP access to the stars.

Slumber: a new study regime?

Sleeping after processing new material helps retain information.

From the archives: Test-tube babies

The first test-tube baby, Louise Joy Brown, was born in 1978.

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