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And now you don’t! Researchers turn a 3D object invisible for the first time →  January 26, 2012

The research, at the University of Texas, is the first ever to ‘hide’ a 3D object – but it’s not quite a Harry Potter-style cloak yet Researchers in the U.S. have, for the first time, cloaked a three-dimensional object standing in free space – bringing the idea of an ‘invisibility cloak’ a step closer. The [...]

Stepping Hill hospital: Woman, 20, is FIFTH person to die from suspected insulin poisoning →  January 23, 2012

 Linda McDonagh, 60, died on January 14 She had been given spiked saline last summer Police now investigating five deaths at Stepping Hill By Daniel Miller and Rob Cooper Last updated at 2:34 PM on 23rd January 2012 Poison victim: Linda McDonagh, 60, died after her saline drip was poisoned at Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport [...]

Fifth Death In Suspected Hospital Poisoning →  January 23, 2012

A fifth person has died after suspected poisoning at Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport. The 60-year-old woman, reportedly Linda McDonagh, from Offerton, Stockport, passed away on January 14. She was thought to have been among a number of patients who suffered hypoglycaemic episodes between June and July 2011 after being given contaminated saline. Police have [...]

Another Baby Treated For Deadly Hospital Bug →  January 21, 2012

Another baby is being treated for an infection which has killed three newborns at a hospital in Belfast as staff carry out a deep clean of the neonatal unit. A bacteria called pseudomonas caused the deaths at the city’s Royal Maternity Hospital. Health officials in Northern Ireland said four other babies were found to have [...]