The MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) in Cambridge is dedicated to the understanding of important biological processes at the levels of atoms, molecules, cells and organisms, in order to deliver the knowledge needed to solve key problems in human health and disease. Accolades include revolutionary contributions to science such as the sequencing of DNA, and ten Nobel Prizes awarded for work carried out by LMB scientists. Many of its scientists have exploited their discoveries ...

Missions at sea, in mountainous regions or close to skyscrapers are extremely risky for helicopter pilots. The turbulent air flows near oil rigs, ships, cliffs and tall buildings can throw a helicopter off balance and cause a crash. To provide pilots with optimal preparation for these challenging conditions, engineers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) are developing new simulation software. The goal of the new simulation software being developed by engineers working at TUM's ...

Herbert Akroyd-Stuart was born on 28 January 1864 at Halifax, Yorkshire, England. He was the son of Charles Stuart, described as a machinists' modelmaker, and his wife Ann, née Akroyd. Akroyd-Stuart attended Newbury Grammar School, Berkshire, and the City and Guilds Technical College, Finsbury, where he assisted in the mechanical engineering department, and later worked in his father's Bletchley Iron and Tinplate Works, which he managed after his father’s death. Various experiments in ...

Here’s how to build a whirligig: thread a loop of twine through two holes in a button. Grab the loop ends, then rhythmically pull. As the twine coils and uncoils, the button spins at a dizzying speed. Now, using the same mechanical principles, Stanford bioengineers have created an ultra-low-cost, human-powered centrifuge that separates blood into its individual components in only one and a half minutes. Built from 20 cent worth of paper, twine and plastic, a “paperfuge” can spin at speeds ...

In Westworld, which has just concluded its first season on Sky Atlantic, a looming robot uprising is an ever-present threat to the humans who previously controlled their every move. Despite it being a prolific theme in entertainment for decades, all the way back to Hal in 2001: A Space Odyssey, robot ethics has not been discussed much in industry until now. However, the most recent technological advancements in the field have led to the introduction of a new UK standard for robot ...

The protective goggles are tight, the chin strap secure. Conditions are calm and the lasers are ready; the air is infused with tiny aerosol particles that are primed to scatter and track at the slightest disruption. Wait for the signal. The researcher points. The bird flies! It's just another day at the office for a parrotlet named Obi. As a graduate student working with Stanford mechanical engineer David Lentink, Eric Gutierrez trained this member of the second smallest parrot species ...