The hidden power of moss
22 September 2011Scientists at Cambridge University are exhibiting a prototype table that demonstrates how biological fuel cells can harness energy from plants.
All is not what it seems: the blurred boundaries between alchemy and medicine
21 September 2011An international conference taking place at Cambridge University later this week will reveal that for many centuries alchemy and medicine were deeply intertwined - both...
Adventures of a palaeolinguist
20 September 2011The curious bronze, knuckle-shaped object pictured is an ancient weight excavated from the east coast of Italy. The inscription scrawled along its side is written...
Cambridge Graduate gets MacArthur Foundation Fellowship
20 September 2011Cambridge graduate Jacob Soll is among this year’s recipients of a Fellowship from the MacArthur Foundation in the US.
Serotonin levels affect the brain’s response to anger
15 September 2011Research provides new insight into why some individuals may be more aggressive than others.
It’s a material world
15 September 2011A spin-out from Cambridge's Engineering Department and a leading supplier of materials information technology software to industry, Granta Design has achieved an average growth of...
Scientists create mammalian cells with single chromosome set
13 September 2011Researchers have created mammalian cells containing a single set of chromosomes instead of two.
Criminal rehabilitation: a spotlight on Europe
12 September 2011With recent reports stating that almost three quarters of those charged with offences during the London riots had prior convictions, attention has turned to Justice...
Indians and Europeans share a milky past
09 September 2011Cambridge University researchers have discovered that lactose tolerant milk-drinkers in India and Europe could be related to the same person who lived at some point...
The 800-year-old story of Stourbridge Fair
08 September 2011In medieval times Stourbridge Common was the site of one of Europe’s largest fairs – a bustling centre for shopping, eating and revelry, offering temptations...