All 7 entries tagged Science

Racing car puts researcher in pole position for British Science Association award

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An environmentally friendly racing car has helped propel University of Warwick researcher Dr Kerry Kirwan to the award of a prestigious British Science Association Isambard Kingdom Brunel Award Lecture.

: 03 Sep 2009 12:15 |  Tags: Engineering Environment Press Releases Science |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

New antibiotics could come from a DNA binding compound that kills bacteria in 2 minutes

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A synthetic DNA binding compound has proved surprisingly effective at binding to the DNA of bacteria and killing all the bacteria it touched within two minutes.

: 09 Jun 2009 10:39 |  Tags: Biology Press Releases Science |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Stellar explosion displays massive carbon footprint

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While humans are still struggling to get rid of unwanted carbon it appears that the heavens are really rather good at it. New research by astrophysicists at the University of Warwick has discovered that a mystery stellar explosion recorded in 2006 may have marked the unusual death of an equally unusually carbon-rich star.

: 01 Jun 2009 09:46 |  Tags: Physics Press Releases Research Science |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

‘The biology of the 21st Century’

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A pioneer of systems biology Professor Denis Noble, an honorary graduate at the University of Warwick, talks about how society’s view of the discipline is set to change.

: 16 Jul 2008 12:26 |  Tags: Biology Heart Noble Science Systems Warwick |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Hybrid embryo research

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Justin St John, Professor of reproductive biology at Warwick Medical School, explains some of the details of legislation that would permit for the first time in the UK the wide scale creation of hybrid human embryos for research, containing human and animal elements.

: 20 May 2008 15:18 |  Tags: Biology Disease Embryo Embryology Fertilisation Fertility Hybrid Medicine Science |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Programme promoting international research begins

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The director of the Max-Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Germany, Professor Klaus Kern, talks about collaboration with Warwick as he completes the first of a programme of visits by academics from across the world aimed at promoting international research across institutions and disciplines.

: 11 Apr 2008 12:22 |  Tags: Chemistry Innovation Kern Klaus Nanotechnology Physics Science |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

The Science of Discworld – An interview with Professor Ian Stewart

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Why would a leading mathematician want to dabble with the world of magic and fantasy fiction?

Professor Ian Stewart has now written three books with Terry Pratchett and Professor Jack Cohen. In this interview Professor Stewart explains the thinking behind the books and the history of how they came about.

: 17 Nov 2005 16:35 |  Tags: Audio Discworld Ian Podcast Science Stewart |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem