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Lightbulb moment for food waste
Evoluted New Media | Added: 28 Nov 2015
Chemists have found a way to create light emitting diodes – which can efficiently convert electrici…

Win a golden ticket to this year Christmas Lectures
Evoluted New Media | Added: 27 Nov 2015
The Royal Institution is offering a golden opportunity for five individuals to win a pair of ticket…

€16 billion funding for research and innovation
Evoluted New Media | Added: 27 Nov 2015
The European Commission has announced an investment of €16 billion (£11 billion) for research and i…

2015 Spending Review
Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Nov 2015
In the Government’s Spending Review and Autumn Statement, Chancellor George Osborne has committed t…

Genetic differences in microbes and wine variation linked
Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Nov 2015
The distinctive variations in taste and odour between wines from different regions are linked to ti…

Volcanic eruptions can affect river flow
Evoluted New Media | Added: 24 Nov 2015
Major volcanic eruptions have been found to affect the flow of the world’s biggest rivers.

Attractive forces unlikely to be source of matter – antimatter difference
Evoluted New Media | Added: 23 Nov 2015
The attractive force between antiprotons – the antiparticle of proton – has been measured for the …

Funding for lightning research
Evoluted New Media | Added: 23 Nov 2015
The Universities and Science Minister – Jo Johnson – has announced £2.6 million for development of …

Boost for international dementia research
Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 Nov 2015
An EU programme aiming to combat neurodegenerative diseases known as the JPND has announced £25.7 m…

Deep ocean carbon mystery solved
Evoluted New Media | Added: 13 Nov 2015
Scientists have discovered that hydrothermal vents are the reason dissolved organic carbon (DOC) le…

£21 million for grand engineering challenges
Evoluted New Media | Added: 13 Nov 2015
Seven new research programmes have received £21 million funding to tackle UK’s major science and en…

New test can detect any virus
Evoluted New Media | Added: 12 Nov 2015
Scientists have designed a test that can detect not only any known virus type and subtype but also …

Key receptor for autism treatment identified
Evoluted New Media | Added: 11 Nov 2015
Targeting a particular neuroreceptor – important for the development of social behaviour – can supp…

Proposal on national GMO bans rejected
Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Nov 2015
In a plenary session on 28 October, Members of the European Parliament (MEP) rejected a draft law w…

Carrier bag funds to beat dementia
Evoluted New Media | Added: 9 Nov 2015
UK supermarkets Iceland, Asda, Morrisons and Waitrose have announced that funds from the new levy o…

Icelandic volcano SO2 levels top up European industry emissions
Evoluted New Media | Added: 6 Nov 2015
The volcanic eruption in Iceland that occurred in August 2014 released three times more sulphur dio…

Fluids reveal stick insect’s movement secret
Evoluted New Media | Added: 6 Nov 2015
The fluid released by stick insects has been found to help them control their movements rather than…

Double stretch for giraffe’s neck
Evoluted New Media | Added: 5 Nov 2015
Scientists have discovered that the long neck of modern-day giraffes evolved in two stages.

Mathematicians weigh in on stellar mass
Evoluted New Media | Added: 4 Nov 2015
Mathematicians have developed a new method for measuring the mass of pulsars.!--more--
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Are humans really a 'super predator'?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Nov 2015
A recent study has revealed human hunting behaviour may be altering the ecological and evolutionary…