From microscopic cells to massive galaxies, imaging is a core tool for many research fields today, and it’s also the basis of a surge in recent technical developments – some of which are being pioneered in Cambridge.
Hidden magnetic messages contained within ancient meteorites are providing a unique window into the processes that shaped our solar system, and may...
A new study at the University of Cambridge has allowed researchers to peer into unexplored regions of the genome and understand for the first time...
Looking at stem cells through physicists’ eyes is challenging some of our basic assumptions about the body’s master cells.
While scanning the sky to measure the positions and movements of stars in our Galaxy, Gaia has discovered its first stellar explosion in another...
This electron microscope picture, reminiscent of man-made baskets or children’s blocks, shows cubic salt crystals that have been forced to form in...
Research suggests that the main cause of the disorder may lie instead in structural differences in the grey matter in the brain.
Scientists discover highly asymmetric and branched patterns are the result of physical forces and local instabilities; research has important...
Satellite’s first all-sky image is the most detailed picture to date of the early Universe, giving us a better understanding of its birth.
A ground-breaking imaging system to track malarial infection of blood cells in real time has been created by a collaboration catalysed by the...
First use of PET and CT to look at disease processes leading to heart attack.
A new method for identifying which bones have a high risk of fracture, and for monitoring the effectiveness of new bone-strengthening drugs and...
Seven Cambridge researchers are among the 44 new Fellows announced by the Royal Society this week.
