Under the Microscope #8 - Beetle embryo
13 February 2012In this video, Matt Benton shows us nuclei moving inside a beetle egg as a beetle embryo forms.
From buskins to brothel-creepers: our love affair with shoes
13 February 2012Tomorrow Cambridge historian Dr Ulinka Rublack will give a public talk that will set footwear at the centre of her argument that in neglecting to...
Rapunzel, Leonardo and the physics of the ponytail
13 February 2012New research provides the first mathematical understanding of the shape of a ponytail and could have implications for the textile industry, computer animation and personal...
Cambridge researchers elected to National Academy of Engineering, US.
13 February 2012Two Cambridge researchers have been elected foreign associates of the National Academy of Engineering in the United States. They are: John Hinch, Professor of fluid...
‘Smart’ microcapsules in a single step
10 February 2012A new, single-step method of fabricating microcapsules, which have potential commercial applications in industries including medicine, agriculture and diagnostics, has been developed by researchers at...
A lost world? How zooarchaeology can inform biodiversity conservation
10 February 2012A new study of tropical forests will provide a 50,000-year perspective on how animal biodiversity has changed, explored through an archaeological investigation of animal bones.
A mineral way to catalysis?
10 February 2012Fool’s Gold may prove an unlikely alternative to overexploited catalytic materials.
Jürgen Moltmann, 'the most influential Christian theologian'
10 February 2012Professor Richard Bauckham, Senior Scholar at Ridley Hall, Cambridge, discusses the theologian Jürgen Moltmann. Prof Moltmann will be giving a public talk on Tuesday, 14...
Under the Microscope #7 - Stretchable electronics
09 February 2012In this video Dr Ingrid Graz shows us a thin layer of gold on top of rubber. Cracks in the gold allow it to stretch...
Infrastructure revolution
09 February 2012Technology has advanced to the point where the condition of bridges, tunnels and buildings can be monitored in unprecedented detail. Now a new Centre at...