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Deposition taken from a witness  to the 1641 Irish rebellion

Rebellion, repression, retribution

01 Feb 2008

John Morrill explores one of the most extraordinary and least understood aspects of Anglo-Irish history - the rebellion of 1641.

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Tricarboxylic Acid (TCA) Cycle

Putting metabolism on the eco-map

01 Feb 2008

One of the latest technologies to emerge - metabolomics - is being used to create a snapshot of how environmental chemicals affect living organisms...

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The Sun

Affordable solar power on the horizon

05 Oct 2007

Environmentally friendly solar panels may be an affordable alternative to conventional power sources within the next ten years, as a result of a new...

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lense

“Lucky Camera” takes sharpest ever images of stars

04 Sep 2007

A team of astronomers led by Cambridge University have taken pictures of the stars that are sharper than anything produced by the Hubble telescope...

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Eye

An invention to help the ageing eye

01 Sep 2007

Progressive loss in accommodative power by the lens of the human eye – a condition known as presbyopia – affects almost...

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Latest innovations by tech students on show

08 Jun 2007

A pocket Braille reading tool and a system that holds up speeding motorists are among the latest designs being unveiled by Cambridge University...

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Anything on the hearth tonight, love?

13 Apr 2007

A new study suggests the TV dinner is the evolutionary next step in the history of dining.

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Firefly

Lumora: how a firefly sparked a solution to food safety

01 Apr 2007

Food safety is a growing problem. The number of reported food poisoning cases in the UK has increased in the past 25 years from 23,000 to 80,000...

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Pasta Melanzane

"Evil Jamie" cooks up a treat for local school kids

20 Mar 2007

Primary school children were treated to a day at the University of Cambridge this week to learn about healthy eating.

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Leverhulme Centre

UK-Indian research collaborations awarded funding

24 Jan 2007

Four collaborative research projects at the University of Cambridge have been awarded funding in the first round of awards from the UK-India...

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Science award boosts physics research at Cambridge

21 Dec 2006

The University of Cambridge is to form one third of a new £6 million research collaboration looking at quantum physics.

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Energy survey reveals gap between attitudes and action

20 Dec 2006

A new survey of public attitudes towards energy and the environment has shown a clear divergence between people’s views as citizens and their actions...

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