Scientists write ‘traps’ for light with tiny ink droplets
24 October 2017A microscopic ‘pen’ that is able to write structures small enough to trap and harness light using a commercially available printing technique could be used...
Running on autopilot: scientists find important new role for ‘daydreaming’ network
23 October 2017A brain network previously associated with daydreaming has been found to play an important role in allowing us to perform tasks on autopilot. Scientists at...
Major study of genetics of breast cancer provides clues to mechanisms behind the disease
23 October 2017Seventy-two new genetic variants that contribute to the risk of developing breast cancer have been identified by a major international collaboration involving hundreds of researchers...
Opinion: UK research in troubled political times
23 October 2017As Brexit negotiations appear to stall, Professor Dame Athene Donald considers the effect of the UK’s withdrawal from EU research schemes.
Machine learning used to predict earthquakes in a lab setting
23 October 2017A group of researchers from the UK and the US have used machine learning techniques to successfully predict earthquakes. Although their work was performed in...
Step inside the mind of the young Stephen Hawking as his PhD thesis goes online for first time
23 October 2017Stephen Hawking’s PhD thesis, ‘Properties of expanding universes’, has been made freely available to anyone, anywhere in the world, after being made accessible via...
'Selfish brain' wins out when competing with muscle power, study finds
20 October 2017New research on our internal trade-off when physical and mental performance are put in direct competition has found that cognition takes less of a hit,...
Exhibition highlights the untold story of Nazi victims in the Channel Islands
19 October 2017The untold stories of slave labourers, political prisoners and Jews who were persecuted during the German occupation of the Channel Islands during the Second World...
Boy, girl... or intersex? Law and gender
19 October 2017Boy or girl? This is one of the first questions all new parents are asked. In a small percentage of cases, the answer isn’t straightforward:...
Petals produce a 'blue halo' that helps bees find flowers
18 October 2017New study finds “messy” microscopic structures on petals of some flowers manipulate light to produce a blue colour effect that is easily seen by bee...