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Satellite Applications CatapultNew Catapult to propel UK satellite applications into the future
The Duke of York officially opens the Satellite Applications Catapult: a centre to facilitate the development and commercial exploitation of British satellite technologies

European Centre for Space Applications and Telecommunications (ECSAT)ECSAT unveiled: ‘ESA has landed in the UK’
Jean-Jacques Dordain and David Willetts unveil ECSAT: the European Space Agency’s first-ever UK facility

GrapheneGenuine creativity: exploring computational materials science
The STFC’s Professor Nicholas Harrison provides his expert perspective of computational materials science: one of the fastest-growing fields of contemporary research...

Laser Weapon System (LaWS)Directed-energy’s evolution - an interview with Dr David Stoudt
US Navy Director for the Naval Capabilities and Readiness Dr David C Stoudt talks to ScienceOmega.com about directed-energy weapons

Chronic fatigue syndromeTackling chronic fatigue syndrome from the top down
A top-down approach has helped to advance research within the field of chronic fatigue syndrome, explains the CFS Research Foundation’s Anne Faulkner

Mosquito after feedingMosquitoes on the rampage: malaria isn't beaten yet
On World Malaria Day, Staffordshire University’s Dr Angela Priestman explains why we need to fight this deadly infectious disease now more than ever

Nuclear power plant in FranceExploring our energy future: is it time to go nuclear?
Research shows that in the absence of suitable locations for hydroelectric plants, nuclear power could be the best option for base-load generation

Northern MalawiPermaculture: overcoming the challenges of climate change
The Kusamala Institute of Agriculture and Ecology’s Chisomo Kamchacha discusses the ways in which permaculture farming can benefit the people of Malawi...

Nurse holding smartphoneNurses and carers central to e-health services
Nursing and social care professionals play a key role in the deployment of e-health services in redesigned healthcare systems

Rainbow LorikeetAustralian flowers give birds the red carpet treatment
Susan Langthorp talks to Monash University’s Dr Adrian Dyer about the complex relationships that exist between pollinators and flowers

Climate change conceptNew disciplines for climate change mitigation
Now is the time for new disciplines on international trade in electricity, argues Professor Thomas Cottier, Managing Director of the World Trade Institute at the University of Bern

Woman with bikeInternational Women’s Day Lecture: How Shall we Live?
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2013, sustainability expert Joanna Yarrow explains why we should start living on planet Earth as if we intended to stay

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As we are not nocturnal animals by nature, then we must benefit from sunlight, in several ways. It then follows that we can deal with sunlight - maybe we need to be more in touch with how to deal with exposure. This research shows that we do not know all the ways that we use sunlight naturally, which is probably true of other environmental factors. I will be very interested in outcomes of further research. Is there any research about sunlight and cognition?


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The radio emissions that we have observed have a certain shape to them. By analysing the shape of these radio waves, we can tell that they have been produced by processes similar to those that generate radio emissions above the Earth's auroras. In light of this, we are pretty sure that they have been caused by the acceleration of charged particles along magnetic field lines. Whether on Earth or on other planets, auroras occur when charged particles are funnelled along the object's magnetic field towards its poles. When they hit the atmosphere, they cause it to glow. However, before this happens, special kinds of radio wave are emitted into space. This was actually the process by which Jupiter's magnetic field was discovered; before we even knew about Earth's radiation belts. The presence of these radio waves is a strong indication that auroras are occurring outside our solar system.

Dr Jonathan Nichols, Lecturer and Research Fellow at the University of Leicester's Department of Physics and Astronomy


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