Susan Watts

Giant 'nervous system' to link Europe's networks

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Technology: NASA looks to Britain for pocket lasers

How safe will the Channel Tunnel be? Money is tight on the project to build a tunnel under the Channel that separates England and France. Some experts fear that this financial crisis, and the secrecy it has engendered, means that safety standards for tra

One last chance for Britain's lead in light: Research into harnessing optics to electronics has been hauled back from the brink. But industry fears that the government could let the opportunity to exploit optoelectronics slip away

Tunnellers look in on DNA

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Technology: Gene mappers count on databases

Backup computers lead the way to recovery

Japan applies computer power to genome project

Dead microbes sidestep rules on genetic release

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Technology: Enzyme offers clue to pesticide resistance

Britain's would-be astronauts face the final countdown

Widespread disquiet greets proposed rules on gene release