Engine for the future

A new 2-stroke engine could be ideal for the next generation of ultra-small cars

Tracking AIDS

Molecular sieve

Membranes with pores fine enough to filter molecules

Pigmentpointer

Male flies to male

A gene transplant has been found to induce homosexual behaviour in male fruit flies

Pottety prosperity

Silken feed

Fungal boon

Wrinkles of smoke

Cigarette smoking causes increased risk of developing facial wrinkles

Phantom of imagination

A simple treatment for imagined pain in an amputated limb

Computer therapy

Plastic path to information

A new type of plastic cable developed in Japan could flood individual homes with information

Leapfrogging to doom

Human pressures are taking a toll of amphibians

Menopause in a sachet

Rare roo trapped

Dying in lesser misery

Chinese herbs relieve cancer patients

Attacking heart attacks

An enzyme displays belligerence towards cholesterol

A corpse in cyberspace

Virtual reality's first human ghost is going to bail out medical research

Computerised conception

Powered by waste

...or how to use garbage to generate power

Blood read

A new instrument measures the concentration of haemoglobin in the blood

Rural power

Fluidised bed technology could help meet all power needs of a village

Biomass to briquettes

A new technique to produce efficient and cheap fuel from agricultural waste

Fouled waters

Even cattle dare not ingest the water of the Naini lake

Famished finish

A new anti-cancer drug seeks to starve cancerous cells to death