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How the moon produces water

Evoluted New Media | Added: 11 Nov 2009

When you think of the moon you probably think of a barren, dusty and dry wasteland – but new resear…

Hawking welcomes new computing funds

Evoluted New Media | Added: 9 Nov 2009

The Government has pumped £12.32 million into new hardware for the UK’s High Performance Computing …

Super shrimp eye inspires CD player of future

Evoluted New Media | Added: 6 Nov 2009

The future of DVD and CD players could be inspired by the remarkable eyes of the mantis shrimp, acc…

Are pesticides causing suicide?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 6 Nov 2009

People exposed to higher levels of pesticides are more likely to have suicidal thoughts according t…

Fire proof material relies on Secret formula

Evoluted New Media | Added: 6 Nov 2009

A new building material that is fire resistant to temperatures in excess of 1100°C, and made from r…

Delicate butterfly wings replicated

Evoluted New Media | Added: 6 Nov 2009

A team of researchers have developed a technique to replicate biological structures, such as butter…

Mass extinction – could it be due to algae?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 4 Nov 2009

Supervolcanoes and cosmic impacts get all the terrible glory for causing mass extinctions, but a ne…

Did this kill off the dinosaurs?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Nov 2009

Is the largest crater in the world the smoking gun of dinosaur extinction?

All a question of timing

Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Nov 2009

Ever wondered how your brain recalls that you brushed your teeth before you took a shower, and not …

Cancer ‘magic bullet’ treatment a step closer

Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 Oct 2009

UK scientists have found a way of killing cancer cells without harming nearby healthy cells.

Next-gen sequencing finds ‘genes of luxury’

Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 Oct 2009

For the first time, researchers are able to look at the need for every gene in a bacterial cell in …

Scientists wanted for Martian odyssey

Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 Oct 2009

Calling all biologists, medics, engineers and computer scientists – the European Space Agency has a…

No increase for European R&D funding

Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 Oct 2009

R&D funding in Europe was unchanged from 2006 to 2007, sticking at 1.85% of gross domestic product …

Electricity flows for new spin-out

Evoluted New Media | Added: 19 Oct 2009

A new Oxford University spin-out company - Oxford Yasa Motors - has been set up to commercialise li…

Can an equation determine potential habitats?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 16 Oct 2009

Researchers are laying the groundwork for a new equation that could mathematically quantify a habit…

Algae nanostructure makes ideal battery

Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 Oct 2009

A group of researchers have discovered that the perfect environmentally friendly battery could be i…

Real research for kids’ education centre

Evoluted New Media | Added: 12 Oct 2009

The first children’s science education centre based within a working medical research laboratory ha…

XBox does science as well as games

Evoluted New Media | Added: 12 Oct 2009

It has become a gamer’s best friend and given Microsoft hordes of young fans – but now one research…

A simple pollution solution

Evoluted New Media | Added: 9 Oct 2009

Researchers from the University of Leeds have found that pedestrians can significantly reduce their…

Plants set ablaze to improve risk maps

Evoluted New Media | Added: 9 Oct 2009

A team of researchers have been setting alight plant life to test a new method that measures how di…