The next generation of computing
04 July 2011Progress in electronics has relied heavily on reducing the size of the transistor to create small, powerful computers. Now spintronics, hailed as the successor to...
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Progress in electronics has relied heavily on reducing the size of the transistor to create small, powerful computers. Now spintronics, hailed as the successor to...
Jocelin of Furness was one of the most significant writers to emerge from England’s north-west during the Middle Ages, but historians have tended to overlook...
The 2011 Gjønnes Medal in Electron Crystallography will be awarded to Archie Howie (Emeritus Professor, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge) and Michael Whelan (Emeritus Professor,...
Cambridge students have tested a parachute capable of safely landing a probe on Mars.
Why is heart disease increasing at a greater rate in South Asia than in any other region globally? Large-scale population studies in Pakistan and Bangladesh...
A new book by historian Emma Rothschild tells the extraordinary story of an eighteenth century family.
Research finds connection between impulsivity and superstitions in pathological gamblers.
A conference at CRASSH later this week will address some big and highly topical questions.
A new series presented by Michael Scott examines the history of luxury and the origins of our ambivalent attitude to the finer things in life.
A side effect of many commonly used drugs appears to increase the risks of both cognitive impairment and death.