Jargon-free science!
A St Andrews student has straight-talked his way into the finals of a national science competition.
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Life in a new light
Cutting-edge research into the use of light and optics in healthcare by the University of St Andrews will be showcased in a new state- of-the-art education programme.
St Andrews ‘beams’ into world’s top 30
A discovery made by a team of physicists from University of St Andrews has been recognised as one of the World's top 30 optics results in 2006.
Let there be light
CAPTION: The purple laser developed by scientists at St Andrews and the 'new' cells.
Illuminating lecture for local school pupils
Light, colour and optics are the subjects of a public lecture at the University of St Andrews this week.
Cash award for cancer detection device
A device using light to detect, diagnose and monitor cancer is one step closer, with news of a cash award for two St Andrews scientists.
A new twist in optical traps
CAPTION: A group of four particles rotated by the helical wavefronts of light in a Bessel light beam