New test to detect arsenic contamination in drinking water
01 June 2012An economical and easy-to-use biosensor could reduce the chance of being poisoned by arsenic – a common contaminant of wells in parts of Asia.
“Echo” of light augurs new era in study of black holes
31 May 2012A long-sought “echo” of light that promises to reveal more about supersized black holes in distant galaxies has been identified by an international team of...
Cambridge academics head for Hay
31 May 2012Cambridge is fielding a series of talks and debates by leading academics on a range of global challenges at this year's Hay literary Festival.
Winds of change for pollution sensing
31 May 2012A new system of pollution sensing, currently being tested at Heathrow Airport, could revolutionise monitoring air quality and predicting its health impacts.
Locked in combat: two French thinkers slog it out
31 May 2012“Hell is other people,” wrote Jean-Paul Sartre. His rival on the stage of occupied and post-war Paris was Albert Camus (“I am the world”). The...
Earthquakes without frontiers
30 May 2012Understanding the threat posed by unanticipated earthquakes in continental interiors is the focus of a new study led by the University of Cambridge.
Prize tomato
30 May 2012A group of students on the University of Cambridge’s MPhil course in Engineering for Sustainable Development has devised a project that will help Mexico’s small...
Death and the image: an introduction to palliative filmmaking
29 May 2012A new book by Professor Emma Wilson from the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages looks at how death is addressed through modern artworks based...
Blowing in the wind: how hidden flower features are crucial for bees
29 May 2012New research reveals that velcro-like cells on plant petals play a crucial role in helping bees grip flowers.
The new police knowledge
28 May 2012Professor Lawrence Sherman will be talking about the latest research into predicting, preventing and detecting crime as part of the Cambridge series at this year's...