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...
Cavendish Emeritus Professor wins Gjønnes Medal
01 July 2011The 2011 Gjønnes Medal in Electron Crystallography will be awarded to Archie Howie (Emeritus Professor, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge) and Michael Whelan (Emeritus Professor,...
High Speed at the Edge of Space
30 June 2011Cambridge students have tested a parachute capable of safely landing a probe on Mars.
What shape will universities take in the future?
28 June 2011A conference at CRASSH later this week will address some big and highly topical questions.
How luxury became a four-letter word
27 June 2011A new series presented by Michael Scott examines the history of luxury and the origins of our ambivalent attitude to the finer things in life.
Birds of a feather display only a fraction of possible colours
23 June 2011Research reveals plumages exhibit less than a third of possible colours birds can see.
You hymn it, we’ll play it
21 June 2011An epic, 24-hour celebration of religious music will be taking place at St Catharine's College, Cambridge, this week, starting on Wednesday evening (June 22).
Abnormal brain structure linked to chronic cocaine abuse
21 June 2011Research gives insight into why some people develop addiction.
Diagnosed autism is more common in an IT-rich region
20 June 2011Research provides important insight into ‘systemizing’ theory of autism.
Connection not conflict is the best way forward
20 June 2011In the introduction to a new book Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen urges governments to focus on commonalities rather than differences.