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Nanotechnology is ancient history
So can we call the craftsmen who made these materials nanotechnologists? Professor Ian Freestone (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Institute of Archaeology), thinks not. "They were highly skilled but they were not nanotechnologists. They did not know that they were working on the nanoscale," he says.
Art of the matter: Mystery of why some people are good at drawing and others aren't finally revealed
Researchers from Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê have found that how a person perceives reality, remembers visual information and select objects all play a part in producing realistic images.
House of Lords reform should be decided by a referendum, say MPs and peers
"The referendum already has support from the Labour leadership and many Conservative backbench MPs. If pressed to a vote on the issue in the Commons, the government would almost certainly lose," says Dr Meg Russell (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Constitution Unit).
Speech lab: Unlocking the secrets of the human voice
Professor Sophie Scott (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) talks aboutÌýa new collaboration with poet-in-residence James Wilkes, andÌýhow her team are investigating the science behind speech.
Lecturers, are you talking to 'room meat'?
Professor Jonathan Wolff (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Philosophy) argues for a truce in which people only go to lectures if they expect to benefit, rather than just showing up for the sake of it.
CityDashboard presents essential information about your hometown
Getting the "pulse" of a city in real-time is a tricky job, but a team working at the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Centre for Applied Spatial Analysis has come up with a dashboard for visualising key information about the place you live.
Cryosat mission's new views of polar ice
"We can now say with good confidence that Cryosat's maps of ice thickness are correct to within 10-20cm," says Dr Seymour Laxon (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling).
Rethinking the universe?
Professor Jonathan Butterworth (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Physics & Astronomy) talks about dark matter and cosmic rays, and why they continue to confound our expectations.
Guardian book club
Professor John Mullan (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê English Language & Literature) talks about Fatherland by Robert Harris, and looks at readers' responses to the book.
In France, the Fringe Emerges as a Force
"In France, the presidential race is ultimately a classic contest between the left and the right," says Professor Philippe Marlière (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê French).