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How the butterflies got their spots

04 Feb 2010

How two butterfly species have evolved exactly the same striking wing colour and pattern has intrigued biologists since Darwin's day. Now, scientists...

Scientists make new discoveries in battle with superbug

22 Jan 2010

New research from Cambridge should help hospitals control the spread of MRSA and other emerging superbugs.

Gates scholars suggest way forward for Rwanda's leading hospital

23 Oct 2009

Expensive medical equipment is lying unused in Rwanda's leading hospital because it costs too much to use it, a report by enterprising students has...

Giving cockroaches the slip

13 Oct 2009

A breakthrough by scientists at Cambridge University may terminate the threat of termites, cockroaches and other pests such as ants and locusts -...

Call to drive the next industrial revolution

23 Sep 2009

Industrialists, academics and government should join forces to drive a new industrial revolution which would help tackle climate change, says a new...

Polymer interconnects

01 Sep 2009

The Department of Engineering and Dow Corning are working together to develop low-cost optical interconnects for high-speed data communications.

Electronic Laboratory Notebooks help chemists optimise workflow and manage data

Electronic Laboratory Notebooks for academic research

01 Sep 2009

A pioneering commercial and R&D relationship between the Department of Chemistry and a leading provider of scientific software solutions brings...

Project aims to safeguard technology IP

10 Aug 2009

A new research project has been launched by the University of Cambridge's Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) to investigate how firms can acquire new...