Flying high: levitation and energy storage
01 November 2010Research by the Department of Engineering and Boeing is taking advantage of the remarkable properties of superconductors.
Humanitarian focus on ICTs for international development
01 November 2010New networking activities will help academic expertise in information and communications technology to benefit developing countries.
Synthesis made simpler
01 November 2010Research is bringing closer the conversion of simple organic molecules into drugs, plastics or potential new fuels in a single step.
Clinical trial cancer research open day
29 October 2010Patients who have benefited from life saving experimental cancer treatments will join world class researchers for a public open day.
New imaging technology predicts fracture risk
27 October 2010A new method for identifying which bones have a high risk of fracture, and for monitoring the effectiveness of new bone-strengthening drugs and techniques, has...
Insight into links between obesity and activity in the brain
26 October 2010Study on effects of anti-obesity drug on the brain paves way for more effective treatments.
Eyewitness accounts of 1641 Irish rebellion released
25 October 2010The first-hand testimonies of thousands of people who witnessed the bloody rebellion that paved the way for centuries of sectarian conflict in Ireland have been...
Preventing HIV transmission during breastfeeding
20 October 2010In order to reduce the transmission of HIV from mother to baby during breastfeeding, scientists are developing a low-cost, modified nipple shield which dispenses antiviral...
How sloths got their long neck
19 October 2010New research gives insight into one of the few mammals with more than seven neck vertebrae.
Rhyme on the rise?
18 October 2010Having long been sidelined as a Cinderella subject in schools, children's poetry is poised to reclaim the hearts and minds of a new generation of...