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Daily Archives: June 14, 2010

Professors honoured by Royal Society for excellence in science

Two University of Manchester academics have been awarded prestigious awards for the excellence of their scientific work. The Royal Society awarded Professor Andre Geim the Hughes Medal for his revolutionary discovery of graphene, and explanation of its remarkable properties. The director of the Manchester Centre for Mesoscience and Nanotechnology adds the medal to his long list of awards which reflect ... Read More »

Are Nanoparticles a Health Hazard?

Nanoparticles are a mega business opportunity for multinationals but they may pose a health hazard to users. T here is a new industrial revolution taking place all around us. The only problem is we can’t see it. The building blocks, being developed at the cost of billions of dollars by scientists, governments and multinational corporations, are just a few atoms ... Read More »