Technology Calling time on drugs Medicines that have passed their use-by date can be dangerous. So the University of Salford and local company Tacit Technology have devised a medicine bottle which "times out" (GB 2378941). The bottle has a standard screw cap that mates with a thread on the neck of the bottle. But the thread is not physically part … 51¶¯Âþ
Humans Westminster diary SOME 50,000 mid-sized asteroids are hurtling around the Solar System (51¶¯Âþ, 1 February, p 5) . This is the estimate that astronomers agreed on at an important conference in Frascati, Italy, earlier in the year. So far, though, astronomers have spotted only some 1700 of these asteroids, any one of which could present a … Opinion
Lady Emma's shocking past What's the connection between this fairground slot machine, Horatio Nelson's mistress and a torpedo fish? All three dispensed electric shocks to people in need of a pick-me-up. A penny in the slot of the Electric Tonic machine promised to perk up the run-down with a harmless jolt through its metal handles. Emma Lyons, later to … Features
Raise your game SELLING pharmaceuticals must be the toughest of all sales jobs. The healthcare industry is the most highly regulated sales environment, and the customers – GPs and hospital doctors – are some of the most intelligent and unswayable people around. Although highly paid and highly qualified, reps spend most days trying to get past receptionists, and … Careers
Feedback ONE of the dubious joys of the Internet is how it speeds up the pace of life. Just two hours after we first heard of the decks of 55 playing cards handed out to US and British troops occupying the country to help them identify former Iraqi leaders, we got our first spam email offering … Regulars