New international nanomaterials research programme launched
02 October 2008As part of a unique collaborative agreement, the Japanese government has located a new research satellite at The Nanoscience Centre, University of Cambridge.
Single component biology is past; bioengineering has begun
01 October 2008Professor Nigel Slater, from the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, describes how the influx of ideas and principles from non-biological disciplines is shaping a...
Like an arrow: jumping insects use archery techniques
01 October 2008Froghoppers, the champion jumpers of the insect world, can leap 100 times their body length by using a structure similar to an archer's bow.
Possible cause of antisocial behaviour identified by Cambridge scientists
30 September 2008A link between reduced levels of the "stress hormone" cortisol and antisocial behaviour in male adolescents has been discovered by a research team at the...
Anti-ageing for arteries
26 September 2008New research has revealed that statins can prevent the premature ageing of arteries in patients in the advanced stages of heart disease - suggesting a...
Shielding children from HIV
19 September 2008A novel method for preventing HIV transmission from mother to child has been devised with the help of a Cambridge University engineer.
Cambridge botanist awarded ‘America’s Nobel’ Prize for medical research
12 September 2008David Baulcombe, the Professor of Botany at Cambridge University, is being honoured with the 2008 Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research for his discovery of...
Neighbourly in Nebraska, nervous in New York
11 September 2008The personalities of people in the USA often differ according to the state in which they live, a new study led by Cambridge University has...
World’s largest experiment starts today
08 September 2008The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is being switched on today, marking one of the most important events in modern science.
Synthetic biology takes root
01 September 2008Creating circuits from multiple components is routine in engineering. Can living systems be constructed using similar principles?