Space, next time
Virgin Galactic’s VSS Enterprise, which shares a name with the famous ship from Star Trek, has reached the stratosphere with a crew on-board. Eventually, the rocket will fly in an arc that reaches space for a few minutes. But it’s not yet ready to leave the nest: this time, the VSS Enterprise remained attached to its carrier, VMS Eve.
Painless injection
A patch containing hundreds of microscopic needles could herald painless vaccination, and boost the effectiveness of immunisation against disease. The vaccine-laden needles penetrate the skin then dissolve. Mice tested with the patch showed a better immune…
