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Author stumbles on book prize

Evoluted New Media | Added: 27 Jun 2007

Daniel Gilbert’s pursuit of the scientific basis of happiness has won him the Royal Society prize f…

Follow the snail trail to our roots

Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Jun 2007

Researchers want the public to get involved in a project which could tell us how our ancestors came…

Sweet success for biotech start-up

Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 Jun 2007

A biotech start-up company from the US is hoping to improve existing and even failed drugs simply b…

Cooking goes off the boil

Evoluted New Media | Added: 19 Jun 2007

It’s always been your mum’s favourite way to cook the veg, but maybe boiling them to a pulp isn’t t…

The sound of efficient power

Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Jun 2007

Developing an all-in-one cooker, fridge and generator is hard enough, but one group of scientists a…

Embryo breakthrough could mean new diabetes therapy

Evoluted New Media | Added: 13 Jun 2007

Researchers are hopeful that a breakthrough in the understanding of how embryos create the cells wh…

Sir David heads up the BA

Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 Jun 2007

The Government’s chief scientist is to become president of the British Association for the Advancem…

Teachers keep their cool over polar expedition

Evoluted New Media | Added: 7 Jun 2007

Four teachers that are to head off on an Antarctic expedition have been put through their paces at …

Satellite weeds out nautical nemesis

Evoluted New Media | Added: 7 Jun 2007

Sargassum seaweed, famous in nautical folklore for entangling ships in its dense floating vegetatio…

Dont forget we also have a print edition!

Evoluted New Media | Added: 7 Jun 2007

Don’t forget we also have a print edition of Laboratory News – and you can get your hands on all ou…

The ultimate in personal gadgetry

Evoluted New Media | Added: 7 Jun 2007

Personal computing, personal mp3 players and even personal medicine have all entered the public’s t…

Cosmic clock dates ancient star

Evoluted New Media | Added: 6 Jun 2007

Using a dating technique similar to that used in archaeology, astronomers have found a star to be a…

Government "cybrid" back down doesnt go far enough

Evoluted New Media | Added: 4 Jun 2007

With the announcement of the draft Human Tissue and Embryos Bill, it appears that the government ha…

I fly, therefore I am...

Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Jun 2007

Free will and true spontaneity – not the first thing you might think of when considering the common…

UK space giant sells to EADS

Evoluted New Media | Added: 30 May 2007

The University of Surrey is set to receive £40 - £50 million from the sale of most of its 85% stake…

Proven efficacy for new polio vaccine

Evoluted New Media | Added: 29 May 2007

A new vaccine to prevent type-1 polio is three times as effective as the standard vaccine, accordin…

Biotech boom puts india on verge of global market

Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 May 2007

A new study has shown that India’s health biotech firms are gaining global influence, with an incre…

Cellular 'heartbeat' to revolutionise drug testing

Evoluted New Media | Added: 23 May 2007

Researchers are a step closer to being able to detect what they have called the ‘heartbeat’ of indi…

Water may not help runners keep their cool

Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 May 2007

Last month 35,674 people ran the London Marathon, many of whom downed as much water as they could a…

Nanoscience creates world's smallest book

Evoluted New Media | Added: 18 May 2007

The best things come in small packages, or so the saying goes – and it is something that one group …