Streamlining manufacturing
11 October 2013The small plastic tags developed by a University spin-out are helping make modern assembly lines up to ten per cent more efficient, by tracking hundreds...
Inside the landslide: Thatcher's personal papers for 1983 opened to the public
10 October 2013Margaret Thatcher’s personal papers for 1983 – the year of her landslide election victory over Michael Foot’s Labour Party – have been opened to the...
A landmark study of health and lifestyle celebrates its 20th birthday
09 October 2013A landmark longitudinal study of health in the community will celebrate its 20th anniversary in Norwich tomorrow (10 October). The research, which adds significantly to...
Putting a price on our future
07 October 2013Helping big businesses consider their impact on the environment is leading to a re-evaluation of activities to combine profitability with sustainability.
Forgotten poems recovered by American Civil War research
04 October 2013American Civil War poetry that sheds light on a neglected chapter of the era’s literary history has been recovered and made freely available online after...
Noises off: the machine that rubs out noise
02 October 2013Future hearing aids could be adjusted by the wearer to remove background noise using new technology that could also be used to clean up and...
The shape of things to come
02 October 2013Researchers are providing a vision for creatively rethinking how the manufacturing industry can perform sustainably in a changing world.
The world is changing: how do we respond?
01 October 2013Today we commence a month-long focus on research on sustainability and the environment. To begin, Professor Lord Martin Rees and Professor Paul Linden, respectively Chair...
New target to fight HIV infection identified
01 October 2013Scientists find mutant protein blocks HIV infection and transmission.
Carbon offsets could help lower emissions without harming the economy
27 September 2013Instead of harming the economies of developing countries, carbon offsets and taxes on shipping and aviation would have a minimal or even a positive economic...