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Nautricity gains grant to harness tidal energy

Evoluted New Media | Added: 26 Oct 2012

A spin-out company from the University of Strathclyde has been awarded £1.4 million to help it harn…

The hungry black hole

Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Oct 2012

A black hole in our galaxy may devour an approaching cloud of dust and gas known as G2. Supercomput…

Super nanoparticles assemble

Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Oct 2012

Chemists from the University of Florida have developed a technique for growing new materials from n…

Fear skews spatial perception

Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Oct 2012

Fear can skew our spatial perception of approaching objects, suggests a study published in Current …

Modelling embryo development

Evoluted New Media | Added: 24 Oct 2012

Biologists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have studied how gene networks contr…

Serpentine solution for heart disease

Evoluted New Media | Added: 23 Oct 2012

Researchers have identified two proteins, including one from snake venom that may have applications…

Robots with whiskers

Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 Oct 2012

Whisker-possessing, rodent-like robots with innovative tactile sensor systems have been developed t…

Stem cells, quantum physics and fight or flight: The Nobel winners 2012

Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 Oct 2012

The most prestigious and publicised awards in the science world were announced last month. Stem cel…

Disintegrating planet has comet-like tail

Evoluted New Media | Added: 19 Oct 2012

Astronomers have discovered a faraway planet with a dusty tail. !--more-- In May 2012, researcher…

Laser beam 3D “painting” technique developed

Evoluted New Media | Added: 17 Oct 2012

A new method, developed at the Vienna University of Technology, uses laser beams to fix molecules a…

Building a clock that will last forever

Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Oct 2012

An experimental design for creating a space-time crystal has been proposed by scientists at Berkele…

Detecting disease beneath the skin

Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Oct 2012

An international team of researchers has developed an advanced optics system to noninvasively detec…

Mapping the universe with artificial intelligence

Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Oct 2012

Researchers in Germany have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to chart and explai…

Molecule to reverse fragile X syndrome

Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Oct 2012

A compound that shows promise in therapy for one of the diseases closely linked to fragile X syndro…

Green tea may boost brain cell production

Evoluted New Media | Added: 12 Oct 2012

Green tea possesses chemical properties that increase the production of brain cells, providing bene…

Historic observation of rare exploding star

Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Oct 2012

The first ever direct observations of a type1a supernova - the ‘standard candle’ for astronomers to…

Flat lens focuses telecom wavelengths without distortion

Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 Oct 2012

An ultrathin, flat lens that focuses light without imparting the distortion associated with convent…

Tough and stretchy gel created for cartilage replacements

Evoluted New Media | Added: 5 Oct 2012

Harvard material scientists and bioengineers have developed an extremely tough and stretchy biocomp…

Renewable energy success: hydrogen fuel cell produced using inexpensive catalyst

Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 Oct 2012

University of Cambridge scientists have produced hydrogen from water using an inexpensive catalyst,…

New genetic variants linked to bipolar disorder

Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 Oct 2012

Scientists have gained new understanding of the origin of bipolar disorder by identifying genetic v…