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Land speed record: SUPACAT test
02/11/2010 - 10:50
Submitted by Louise Ridley

Design engineer Annie Berrisford gives her seventh insider’s view on the BLOODHOUND SCC team’s attempt to smash the land speed record...

Paul the octopus: amazing animals
26/10/2010 - 17:48
Submitted by Vandana Gupta

The 'psychic' octopus Paul who became a household name for his precise predictions about match outcomes during the...

5 of India's contributions to science
22/10/2010 - 15:06
Submitted by Vandana Gupta

One of India’s most exciting scientific projects - a multi-million dollar observatory studying neutrino particles - has...

Robonaut 2: First robot astronaut
22/10/2010 - 10:32
Submitted by Louise Ridley

In the November issue of Focus, now on sale, I chatted to Nic Radford from the team that built Robonaut 2, the first ever...

Kinect for Xbox 360 preview video
19/10/2010 - 12:12
Submitted by Daniel Bennett
Microsoft's Kinect for Xbox 360 (formerly Project Natal) hands-on video

This week we were given exclusive access to the most exciting piece of technology being released this...

WIN JFK assassination science
19/10/2010 - 09:49
Submitted by Louise Ridley

Head Shot: The science behind the JFK AssassinationWEB COMPETITION NOW CLOSED...

Can we fix Britain’s grotty weather?
18/10/2010 - 10:45
Submitted by Andy Ridgway

BBC Focus magazine you are the expert

We need you - you're a smart bunch, tell us what you reckon to...

Psychological effects on Chilean miners
14/10/2010 - 15:02
Submitted by Jheni Osman
They’re out!

The trapped Chilean miners have all resurfaced, amid scenes of jubilation. In the media circus that has ensued, it’s easy to forget what 69 days underground...

Brian Cox on the future of science
14/10/2010 - 13:58
Submitted by Louise Ridley

The Manchester Science Festival starts next week - we've previewed it in the October issue of Focus.

Our favourite '...

Bang Goes The Theory's ice boat
13/10/2010 - 13:34
Submitted by Louise Ridley

I went behind the scenes of Bang Goes The Theory's attempt to sail a boat made of ice (well, pykrete) from Gosport near Portsmouth to the Isle of Wight.

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Is personalised medicine already here?
06/10/2010 - 10:00
Submitted by NatalieHarrison

The face of medicine is set to change. The ‘one size fits all’ system of drug development could be overhauled by tailor-made drugs adapted to our individual genetic makeup. But in...

Digital postcards: London's future
04/10/2010 - 16:42
Submitted by Louise Ridley

London as Venice, Piccadilly Circus underwater,...