Lasers put tiny objects in a spin
University of St Andrews scientists have designed a novel way of spinning the most delicate microscopic objects - from a hamster chromosome to a glass bead - without damaging them.
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Centres to help solve UK conservation problems
Two research centres which will bring together environmental experts, mathematicians and wildlife statisticians to help solve some of the UK's biggest conservation problems are to be developed at the University of St Andrews.
£2.3 million to fight disease
University of St Andrews scientists have today been awarded £2.3 million to fight infections and search for new drugs for everything from tuberculosis to foot and mouth disease.
Professor makes plastic fantastic
A University of St Andrews scientist claims that brightening up your wallpaper could soon become possible at the flick of a switch.
Government grant for high-tech laser research
A range of infra-red lasers with commercial implications for gas leak detection and medicine are to be developed by University of St Andrews scientists.
Mixing housing types – good for social well-being?
The impact of mixing housing tenures in socially disadvantaged neighbourhoods is to be examined by a University of St Andrews research team.
Can methane bubbles sink ships?
The theory that methane bubbles on the seabed can sink ships will be discussed at a public meeting at the University of St Andrews next week (Wednesday 28 February 2001).
Flies to give new insight into mating rituals
A study of one of the world's most common flies could improve the understanding of mating behaviour throughout the animal world.
Partnership spawns new environmental degree
A new postgraduate research degree aimed at addressing some of society's most pressing environmental problems is to be launched by the Universities of St Andrews and Dundee, the first concrete example of the new partnership between the two institutions.
New magnetic device to measure climate change
Experts from the lab and the land are joining forces to improve the understanding of climate history.