Researchers develop infrared-based system to read body language
03 April 2018Infrared sensors and a marshmallow offer researchers a new way to monitor and assess social interaction.
Citizen science experiment predicts massive toll of flu pandemic on the UK
22 March 2018How fast could a new flu epidemic spread? The results of the UK’s largest citizen science project of its kind ever attempted, carried out by...
Potassium gives perovskite-based solar cells an efficiency boost
21 March 2018A simple potassium solution could boost the efficiency of next-generation solar cells, by enabling them to convert more sunlight into electricity.
The body in miniature
20 March 2018The past few years has seen an explosion in the number of studies using organoids – so-called ‘mini organs’. While they can help scientists understand human biology...
Volcanic eruption influenced Iceland’s conversion to Christianity
19 March 2018Memories of the largest lava flood in the history of Iceland, recorded in an apocalyptic medieval poem, were used to drive the island’s conversion to...
Chain reaction of fast-draining lakes poses new risk for Greenland ice sheet
14 March 2018A growing network of lakes on the Greenland ice sheet has been found to drain in a chain reaction that speeds up the flow of...
Ultra-white coating modelled on beetle scales
13 March 2018Researchers have developed a super-thin, non-toxic, lightweight, edible ultra-white coating that could be used to make brighter paints and coatings, for use in the cosmetic,...
A Stray Sumerian Tablet: Unravelling the story behind Cambridge University Library’s oldest written object
13 March 2018The story surrounding the oldest written document at one of the world’s great research libraries has been unravelled in a new film.
One in ten stroke survivors need more help with taking medication
12 March 2018Over a half of stroke patients require a degree of help with taking medicine and a sizeable minority say they do not receive as much...
Study finds that genes play a role in empathy
12 March 2018A new study published today suggests that how empathic we are is not just a result of our upbringing and experience but also partly a...