Female technologists should be honoured says Cabinet Office: so get involved! A campaign aimed at getting more women active in technology and science who go that extra mile nominated for the Queen's honours awards has been launched by the Cabinet Office   more »

Men at Yale are expressing less interest in designing artificial heart valves, but their female counterparts seem to find it more interesting, according to members of the Biomedical Engineering department.   more »

LONDON (Reuters) - Airtight picture frames to preserve precious works of art and tracking devices strapped to seals were just two of the British bright ideas to secure government funding on Tuesday in a push to promote innovation.   more »

Foetal blood contains cells that can regenerate all the cellular elements of blood and the immune system (stem cells). This blood can be obtained from the placenta without any harm to mother or baby and is currently used as a successful alternative to bone marrow for paediatric transplantation. Recently, it has been suggested that this blood can be put in storage and used (if needed) to transplant the child that the blood originally came from. This has prompted a commercial interest, which has generated both financial and ethical concerns regarding its future use. It is these concerns that are discussed in this article.   more »

A proposed ethical code for scientists would help junior staff blow the whistle on unethical behaviour and also help promote the subject in schools, says the Royal Society.   more »

The deadline for nominations for the Rosalind Franklin Award is fast approaching and the Society would like to encourage you to nominate a candidate. This Award, consisting of a medal and £30,000, is made annually to an individual for an outstanding contribution to any area of natural science, engineering or technology (SET). The funding for this Award is donated by the Department of Trade and Industry.   more »

Are you fed up with the bad science and inaccurate depiction of scientists in fiction (where are all those working ...   more »