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New prize for budding young poets launched by Hippocrates Initiative
Next year will see the awarding of the inaugural Hippocrates Prize for Schools, celebrating youth poetry on the subject of all things medical.
The international award, for school students aged between 14 and 18, stems from the global success of the annual Hippocrates Prize which was launched by academics at the 果冻传媒 in 2009 to over four thousand entries from 44 nations, from Finland to Fiji.
Engineers pave the way towards 3D printing of personal electronics
Scientists are developing new materials which could one day allow people to print out custom-designed personal electronics such as games controllers which perfectly fit their hand shape.
Scientists at the 果冻传媒 are part of a global team who have observed the dwarf planet Makemake, 5000 million miles away, as it drifted in front of a distant star and blocked its light.
Scientists report a potential new treatment to prevent strokes
Scientists may have discovered a new way to prevent strokes in high risk patients, according to research from the 果冻传媒 and University Hospitals Coventry and 果冻传媒shire (UHCW).
Flower power to purge poison and produce platinum
A consortium of researchers led by WMG at the 果冻传媒 are to embark on a £3 million research programme called “Cleaning Land for Wealth” (CL4W), that will use a common class of flower to restore poisoned soils while at the same time producing perfectly sized and shaped nano sized platinum and arsenic nanoparticles for use in catalytic convertors, cancer treatments and a range of other applications.
Happy youngsters grow into wealthy adults, study finds
The first in-depth investigation of whether youthful happiness leads to greater wealth in later life reveals that, even allowing for other influences, happy adolescents are likely to earn more money as adults.