January 2005
The UK's top science stories (Newsline update – issue 31)
EPSRC press release
Newsline is the free quarterly publication from EPSRC (the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council). Here are some of the stories in this latest edition:
Body Fixers
Medical engineers battle cancer and rebuild our bodies
Forget nano, think micro!
Tiny machines for telecoms and medicine
Moving Reality
Technology that has revolutionised film effects
Molecules Under Pressure
What happens when you put the squeeze on molecules?
If you would like more details on any of these stories please e-mail Jonathan Wakefield ([email protected], tel 44-179-344-4075) or Natasha Richardson ([email protected], tel 44-179-344-4404)
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The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is the UK's main agency for funding research in engineering and the physical sciences. The EPSRC invests more than £500 million a year in research and postgraduate training, to help the nation handle the next generation of technological change. The areas covered range from information technology to structural engineering, and mathematics to materials science. This research forms the basis for future economic development in the UK and improvements for everyone's health, lifestyle and culture. EPSRC also actively promotes public awareness of science and engineering. EPSRC works alongside other Research Councils with responsibility for other areas of research. The Research Councils work collectively on issues of common concern via Research Councils UK. Website address for more information on EPSRC: www.epsrc.ac.uk/