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Cosmic Vision
Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Nov 2011
The UK is set to unlock the secrets of the Sun and search for dark energy after the European Space …

Graphene gets £50m boost
Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Nov 2011
The University of Manchester is to house the Graphene Global Research and Technology Hub after Chan…

Foam treatment for varicose veins
Evoluted New Media | Added: 31 Oct 2011
Varicose veins can be unsightly and agonising, and just as painful to remove but foam injections co…

Is your iPhone a (sp)iPhone?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 27 Oct 2011
You get to work each morning, take out your phone and put it on your desk, but this very action cou…

Facebook linked to size of brain
Evoluted New Media | Added: 27 Oct 2011
The number of Facebook friends you have and the size of particular brain regions are directly linke…

Glass conundrum answered
Evoluted New Media | Added: 27 Oct 2011
Glass – is it a liquid or a solid? The question that has stumped scientists for years may now have …

Avoiding the angiogram
Evoluted New Media | Added: 26 Oct 2011
The painful experience of a catheter in the heart might be avoidable for some patients presenting w…

New genetic variants for lung health discovered
Evoluted New Media | Added: 26 Oct 2011
Sixteen new sections of the genetic code that relate to lung health have been discovered by an inte…

Growing graphene
Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Oct 2011
Manchester might be home to graphene’s discovery, but across the pond scientists are working on way…

Evotec and Roche join forces against Alzheimer’s
Evoluted New Media | Added: 24 Oct 2011
Evotec AG and Roche AG have entered into an exclusive worldwide agreement for the development and c…

MicroRNA hails simple cancer blood test
Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 Oct 2011
Genetic snippets known as microRNA often go haywire in cancer cells and contribute to a tumour’s un…

UK scientists beat crystal maze
Evoluted New Media | Added: 19 Oct 2011
Birefringent crystals can be calibrated and used as highly accurate temperature gauges, but their a…

Patterned plastic for growing stem cells
Evoluted New Media | Added: 18 Oct 2011
A nanopatterned surface could provide a new way to culture adult stem cells, which could lead to re…

STEM on the up - but schools still need to do more
Evoluted New Media | Added: 17 Oct 2011
A new report suggests careers advice plays an important part in encouraging uptake of science subje…

Fungal aid for biofuel production
Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 Oct 2011
A fungus may help unlock the full potential of waste plant matter as a fuel source say an internati…

Protein coat key to male fertility
Evoluted New Media | Added: 13 Oct 2011
The loss of a protein that coats sperm and enables it to swim through cervical mucus may explain a …

Strictly signals return to traditional gender role?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 12 Oct 2011
Strictly Come Dancing is back – but why do we love ballroom dancing so much?
Women enjoy being led a…

Venus has an ozone layer
Evoluted New Media | Added: 12 Oct 2011
An ozone layer has been discovered high up in the atmosphere of Venus by the European Space Agency’…

What happens when fruit flies get aggressive?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 12 Oct 2011
Hyper-aggressive fruit flies stand up on their hind legs and box with other flies says new research…

New technique reveals secrets of amyloid
Evoluted New Media | Added: 12 Oct 2011
Amyloid fibrils are characteristic of diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and type 2 diabetes, b…