Topic: University Of Manchester

More uses for 'miracle material'

Membranes based on the "miracle material" graphene can be used to distil alcohol, according to a new study in Science journal.. . An international...

Boffins make graphene micro-distillery

Graphene-creating boffins have discovered a new purpose for the wonder material - a teeny-tiny distillery.. . A team led by one of the Nobel...
Wonder material graphene has revealed another of its extraordinary properties -- University of Manchester researchers have found that it is...
By Mike Swain, Daily Mirror 26/01/2012 Decrease font size Increase font size Model Drinking Vodka (pic: rex) . . Scientists have distilled a bottle...
GRADUATES from an East Lancs university centre are better paid than their peers at top universities including Cambridge and Durham. . . And at...
Disaster victims could be guided to safety by their mobile phones - thanks to the pioneering work of two Manchester University graduates.....
University of Manchester scientists are developing a test that will help identify patients who will benefit from a new breast cancer treatment...

Astronomers discover planet made of diamond

LONDON (Reuters) - Astronomers have spotted an exotic planet that seems to be made of diamond racing around a tiny star in our galactic backyard.The new planet is far denser than any other known so far and consists largely of carbon. Because ...

Study: key color pigment found in ancient birds

An international team of researchers using sophisticated x-ray technology has found chemical traces of a key color pigment in 100-million year old fossilized birds that once formed their feather patterns.The study, reported Thursday in the journal Science, provides a glimpse into ...
Analysts and industry representatives gave different assessments of the potential dangers after an explosion blew the roof off one of Japan's...