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Observatory stand-off close to an end

Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Mar 2008

An end may be in sight for the stand-off between the Science and Technology Facilities Council - th…

Breath of fresh air for superbug treatment

Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 Feb 2008

A UK environmental technology company has received a boost after taking orders from the NHS for its…

Beating the nanotech bottleneck

Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 Feb 2008

European researchers are hoping to lower costs for the nanotech industry by developing design metho…

A tale of fevers, cancers and hijacking

Evoluted New Media | Added: 18 Feb 2008

It has infected 95% of humans in the developed world, can cause glandular fever and has been linked…

Here comes the sun

Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Feb 2008

A national team of scientists are embarking on one of the UK’s largest ever research projects into …

Did Columbus bring syphilis to Europe?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 13 Feb 2008

The most comprehensive genetic analysis conducted on the family of bacteria that cause syphilis sug…

Nuclear power under scrutiny

Evoluted New Media | Added: 11 Feb 2008

As the government gives its formal backing to a new generation of nuclear power stations, the Unive…

Giant palm goes out in blaze of glory

Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 Feb 2008

A gigantic palm that flowers itself to death and exists as part of an entirely unique genus has bee…

Antibiotic resistance: A global phenomenon

Evoluted New Media | Added: 6 Feb 2008

Scientists have discovered antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the Arctic, suggesting that drug-resist…

HIV cell puncturing pathway changes conventional wisdom

Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 Feb 2008

Two theoretical physicists have uncovered what they believe is the long-sought-after pathway that H…

Want to keep your partner? Better be cooperative

Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Feb 2008

Mathematicians have tackled the question of why cooperative behaviour is common in many species whe…

Electrons given easy ride in graphene

Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Feb 2008

Research has revealed that charged particles move through graphene, the 2D counterpart of graphite,…

Biofuel selectivity key to greenhouse reduction

Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Feb 2008

Biofuels could fail to deliver significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and may even be e…

Meta-material gives near perfect medical scan

Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Feb 2008

Researchers at the University of Liverpool have mathematically shown that it is possible to have fu…

Young, gifted and in with a chance

Evoluted New Media | Added: 30 Jan 2008

Applications are invited for a €15,000 prize intended to encourage and support the work of promisin…

Autumn warming reduces carbon uptake

Evoluted New Media | Added: 29 Jan 2008

Research has suggested that, in terms of carbon, we lose more than we gain from warmer autumns.

Chemical engineers scoop Dragon's Den style award

Evoluted New Media | Added: 18 Jan 2008

A team of UK Chemical Engineers have won the support of an International PR agency, after being awa…

Hydrogen power squeezed into reality

Evoluted New Media | Added: 16 Jan 2008

The prospect of hydrogen-fuelled cars may be one step closer thanks to a new form of compound disco…

Infections gets nosis put out of joint

Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 Jan 2008

The UK’s National Centre for Zoonosis Research, dedicated to the study of animal-borne human diseas…

UK cuts research budget as Europe pushes for greater spend

Evoluted New Media | Added: 11 Jan 2008

Public spending on medical research in Europe should be doubled over the next ten years to ensure t…