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A plant's roots might be hidden from our view but they're vital to its survival. Jess Wade describes how physicists are developing techniques to study how roots respond to e...

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Read our special collection to explore some of the challenges and opportunities associated with turning advances in nanotechnology into commercial products

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Explore our special collection of videos and articles highlighting the latest interdisciplinary research on local and global environmental challenges, plus solutions for creating more sustainable technologies and societies

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Life Beyond Earth

There has been, until now, no compelling evidence for biology beyond the confines of our own planet. And yet, people who investigate this topic feel confident that – within two decades – we will trip across life forms that are not, and never have been, earthlings. Why are they so optimistic that we will soon find some cosmic confrères, and what might be the implications of such a discovery?

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BioNanoMed 2018

25—27 April 2018, Graz, Austria

The 9th International Congress – BioNanoMed 2018 – the exclusive Know-How-Transfer meeting for researchers, engineers, students and practitioners from Natural Sciences, Medical Sciences and Engineering Subjects throughout the world.

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