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A molecular window into speech and languageSynopsis:
Our capacity for complex speech and language remains one of the most intriguing aspects of being human. It has long been suspected that some answers to this enigma will be found buried within the genome. With recent advances in genetic technologies, such suspicions are beginning to be confirmed.		Biology / BiochemistryUndergraduate - ages 18 - 22Fisher, SimonDec 02, 200876Feedback
A nano-sized gas sensor 1 - from Vega.org.ukSynopsis:
A short Introduction to the Nano2Hybrid European Research Project. A video profiling a nanotechnology research project supported by a European Materials Research grant aims to produce a tiny gas sensor using nanotubes that have been developed to be sensitive to different gases.		Chemistry / NanotechnologyUndergraduate - ages 18 - 22Various, PresentersMar 21, 200711Feedback
A nano-sized gas sensor 2 - Plasma treating nanotubes - from Vega.org.ukSynopsis:
The Namur group are heading up the nano2hybrids project. They are the specialists in plasma treatment of the carbon nanotubes to activate their surfaces, followed by putting down metal nanoparticles under vacuum. These are then sent to Spain to be made into test gas sensors.		Chemistry / NanotechnologyUndergraduate - ages 18 - 22Various, PresentersMar 21, 200711Feedback
A nano-sized gas sensor 3 - from Vega.org/ukSynopsis:
The Louvain-la-Neuve group are specialised in theoretical modelling at the atomic scale of the metal nanoparticles on the carbon nanotube surfaces, and in particular how electronic charge passes through the tubes in this case.		Chemistry / NanotechnologyUndergraduate - ages 18 - 22Various, PresentersMar 21, 200710Feedback
A nano-sized gas sensor 4 - from Vega.org/ukSynopsis:
The ULB partner in the project are specialised in plasma surface treatment under air, rather than vacuum - it`s the next step up in scaling up the plasma treatment of the nanotubes after the Namur group. In the earlier stages of the project they are starting to work with graphite, as this is a structurally simpler material to work with than nanotubes but nonetheless behaves in a similar way for the metal nanoparticles.		Chemistry / NanotechnologyUndergraduate - ages 18 - 22Various, PresentersMar 21, 20077Feedback
A nano-sized gas sensor 5 - from Vega.org/ukSynopsis:
Institut des Materiaux, Nantes, France. The IMN group are specialists in computer modelling - in this case, of atomic defects and damage in the surface of the carbon nanotubes caused by the plasma treatment. What is the plasma doing to the nanotube surface, and do the metal nanoparticles stick to the damaged sections of tube? It`s up to the IMN guys to find out...		Chemistry / NanotechnologyUndergraduate - ages 18 - 22Rouxel, JeanMar 21, 200714Feedback
A nano-sized gas sensor 5 - from Vega.org/ukSynopsis:
The Tarragona Group at University Rovira i Virgili are the experts in producing new prototype gas sensors. All the new metal particle treated nanotube samples from Belgium and Luxembourg make their way down to this beautiful corner of Spain, where they are tested to see whether they can detect gases such as Benzene or not.		Chemistry / NanotechnologyUndergraduate - ages 18 - 22Various, PresentersMar 21, 20077Feedback
A nano-sized gas sensor 6 - from Vega.org/ukSynopsis:
Sensotran are the industrial partner in the nano2hybrids project. A small family firm based just outside Barcelona in Spain, they are experts in commercial production of gas sensors for a range of industries, notably for detecting dangerous gases produced in the petrochemical industry, and detectable in low concentrations at petrol stations. It is the goal of the project to produce a new nanotube-based sensor that will allow ultra-sensitive and rapid detection of gases in these environments - and preferably a cheap sensor too!		Chemistry / NanotechnologyUndergraduate - ages 18 - 22Delgado, MarcMar 21, 20077Feedback
A natural history of scientistsSynopsis:
For most of his life, Richard Fortey, has worked with collections in London's Natural History Museum, so curation has become a kind of unbreakable habit for him. In his Michael Faraday Prize lecture he will present another collection: his own personal museum of scientists.		Science, General / HistoryUndergraduate - ages 18 - 22Fortey, RichardJan 30, 200761Feedback
A silent killer?Synopsis:
In communicating the challenges and hopes for the future, Professor Fran Balkwill of Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry will demonstrate how cancer scientists can help patients and their families, as well as inspire young people to take up careers in this exciting area of science.		Health / CancerUndergraduate - ages 18 - 22Balkwil, FranJan 25, 200652Feedback
ACS streamed presentationSynopsis:
Address via mediasite to the American Chemical Society, San Francisco in October 2006. A plea for the promotion of science in modern society and how politicians deride science.		Chemistry / PhysicalUndergraduate - ages 18 - 22Kroto, HarrySep 10, 200622Feedback
Adventures in vascular biologySynopsis:
Thirty years ago it was thought that the endothelium, a layer of thin, flat cells that line the interior surface of blood vessels was inert. However, major discoveries since then have demonstrated that it is a highly metabolic organ involved in maintaining the equilibrium of the circulatory system.		Biology / HealthUndergraduate - ages 18 - 22Moncada, SalvadorMay 10, 200569Feedback
Are Genetically Modified Foods Safe? - from Vega.org.ukSynopsis:
There have been many arguments for and against GM Foods, but the question still stands - are they potential saviors of mankind or a disaster waiting to happen? This award winning video covers a range of important issues, discussed by scientists with an in-depth knowledge of the field.		Biology / HealthUndergraduate - ages 18 - 22Various, Presenters53Feedback
Behaving badlySynopsis:
Are environment, or genetics, more to blame when a human being turns to a life of crime? What does it mean to be criminally insane? And how effectively can a criminal tendency be treated with drugs? What different lights can literature and science shed on these questions?		Sociology / CriminologyUndergraduate - ages 18 - 22Frith, UtaOct 15, 200790Feedback
Benjamin Franklin in Europe: electrician, academician, politicianSynopsis:
Benjamin Franklin, American patriot and natural philosopher, was born 300 years ago. Apart from a brief stay in England as a young man, he spent the first fifty years of his life transforming himself from a nobody into the leading citizen of Philadelphia.		Science, General / HistoryUndergraduate - ages 18 - 22Heilbron, JohnNov 22, 200655Feedback
Bert Sakmann - from Vega.org.ukSynopsis:
Winner of the Nobel Prize 1991 in Physiology / Medicine 1991 together with Erwin Neher ''for their discoveries concerning the function of single ion channels in cells''		Biology / Molecular BiologyUndergraduate - ages 18 - 22Sakmann, BertMar 19, 20034Feedback
Beyond the human genome projectSynopsis:
Dr Lander and his colleagues have developed many of the key tools and generated many of the key information resources for modern mammalian genomics. Their work includes mapping and sequencing of the human, mouse, and other genomes. He was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1997.		Biology / GeneticsUndergraduate - ages 18 - 22Lander, EricOct 24, 200579Feedback
Bioscience and Nanotechnology - peptide assemblies - from Vega.org.ukSynopsis:
Toyo University Bio-Nanotechnology Symposium Lectures; Dr Woolfson talks on the self-assembly of peptides.		Chemistry / BiochemistryUndergraduate - ages 18 - 22Woolfson, Dek52Feedback
Black holes, Wormholes and Time Travel - from Vega.org.ukSynopsis:
The idea of time travel makes great science fiction, but can it really be achieved? Paul Davies, Visiting Professor of Physics at Imperial College, describes wormholes in space and other ways that might allow travel into the past or future.		Physics / TheoryUndergraduate - ages 18 - 22Davies, PaulMar 19, 200059Feedback
Brain development and brain repair: Molecules and mechanisms that control neuronal wiringSynopsis:
The human brain is made up of close to a trillion nerve cells (or neurons), each of which makes connections with, on average, hundreds of other nerve cells, to form the complex neuronal circuits that control all brain activities, including perception, emotion, the control of movement, and consciousness.		Biology / Nervous systemUndergraduate - ages 18 - 22Tessier-Lavigne, MarcJun 16, 200772Feedback
Breaking down Altzheimer'sSynopsis:
Alzheimer's disease is caused by abnormal clumps or aggregations of proteins in the brain. Simon Pöpsel is about to embark on PhD work on a protein that might help us to treat this devastating disease, and Nobel Prize winning biochemist Aaron Ciechanover is clearly excited by his ideas.		Health / Global HealthUndergraduate - ages 18 - 22Ciechanover, AaronAug 27, 20096Feedback
Bugs that Digest Sulphur to Help Plants GrowSynopsis:
The role of sulphonate mineralising rhizobacteria in sulphate-limited soils.		Chemistry / InorganicUndergraduate - ages 18 - 22Schmalenberger, AchimJan 02, 20086Feedback
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard - from Vega.org.ukSynopsis:
Winner of he Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1995 together with Edward B. Lewis and Eric F. Wieschaus ''for their discoveries concerning the genetic control of early embryonic development''.		Biology / GeneticsUndergraduate - ages 18 - 22Nüsslein-Volhard, ChristianeMar 19, 20037Feedback
Climate change on the living EarthSynopsis:
Observations from around the Earth suggest that even the gloomiest predictions of climate change from the 2007 IPCC report may underestimate the seriousness of the changes due this century. In this lecture, Professor James Lovelock discusses the consequences, particularly for the UK and Europe.		Environmental Science / ClimateUndergraduate - ages 18 - 22Lovelock, JamesOct 29, 200765Feedback
Cognitive enhancing drugs: neuroethical issuesSynopsis:
Cognitive enhancing drugs are used to treat neuropsychiatric disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. These drugs improve the quality of life and wellbeing for patients and their families.		Medicine / PhysiologyUndergraduate - ages 18 - 22Sahakian, BarbaraOct 13, 200967Feedback

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