Controlling quantum tunnelling with light
05 April 2012New work suggests constructing novel particle opens the door to taming the mysteries of quantum tunnelling.
Egg Cetera #1: The immortal egg
05 April 2012In the first report of our Egg Cetera series on egg-related research, biologists Dr Harry Leitch and Professor Azim Surani describe how advances in understanding...
Lighting up plant cells to engineer biology
05 April 2012Cambridge researchers have developed a new technique for measuring and mapping gene and cell activity through fluorescence in living plant tissue.
How Usain Bolt can run faster – effortlessly
04 April 2012Usain Bolt can achieve faster running times with no extra effort on his part or improvement to his fitness, according to a new study by...
Look familiar?
04 April 2012Introducing the online game for Londoners which researchers hope will one day influence the shape of the nation’s capital.
Picture This #18 - Chicks at the Fitz
04 April 2012This rare tureen from the Fitzwilliam Museum was made in the mid-18th century by the famous Chelsea porcelain manufactory.
Autophagy: when ‘self-eating’ is good for you
03 April 2012New discoveries by Cambridge scientists about a molecular waste-disposal process that ‘eats’ bacteria are influencing the clinical management of cystic fibrosis, and could be the...
Online insecurity
02 April 2012Online passwords are so insecure that one per cent can be cracked within 10 guesses, according to the largest ever sample analysis.
Assessing protected area effectiveness
30 March 2012A new study published in Conservation Letters aims to measure whether parks and reserves in the tropics succeed in protecting forests.
A policy of mass destruction
29 March 2012A new study reveals how a radical economic policy devised by western economists put former Soviet states on a road to bankruptcy and corruption.