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Quantum computing – a real gem

Evoluted New Media | Added: 5 May 2015

It’s a symbol of love, success and wealth, but the colour centers that make a diamond that extra bi…

From genomic revolution to healthcare revolution

Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 May 2015

Genomic testing will inevitably become common medical practice says Richard Holland – but in order …

A head for identification

Evoluted New Media | Added: 30 Apr 2015

There is a need for techniques that can assist crime scene investigators in narrowing down the numb…

The power of partnership takes on HIV

Evoluted New Media | Added: 28 Apr 2015

Having already made notable contributions to our understanding of how HIV works, Professor Andrew L…

Getting the measure of success

Evoluted New Media | Added: 27 Apr 2015

European environmental legislation covers a vast array of pollutants – but how robust are the stand…

Eating into the skills gap

Evoluted New Media | Added: 24 Apr 2015

The food and drinks industry is facing a looming skills crisis says Bertrand Emond. But there are s…

How age is affecting your mind

Evoluted New Media | Added: 23 Apr 2015

Prevailing theories of ageing suggest that higher cognitive abilities decline as part of a single p…

A light touch to fighting crime

Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 Apr 2015

Exploring how the uptake of digital technologies in light microscopy is changing the face of forens…

Forensic Science – Whither Quality?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 Apr 2015

To find the best way forward in the new Forensic Science landscape, we must understand and address …

Going out on a LIM to improve food safety

Evoluted New Media | Added: 16 Apr 2015

The stringent standards expected of food production are vital to ensure safety, but compliance can…

Unlocking innovation in austere times

Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 Apr 2015

In the current climate of tightening budgets and complex relationships between service providers an…

The flying squad! Designer drugs and how to beat them

Evoluted New Media | Added: 9 Apr 2015

New ‘designer drugs’ are constantly emerging, and this presents increased challenges for forensic t…

An intimate solution

Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 Apr 2015

Kimberley Bexon takes us through a new approach to tackle sexual assaults through microRNA analysis

The print revolution

Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Apr 2015

Nanoparticles could well be the future of fingermark detection. Not only do they promise sensitivit…

The journey to the exascale

Evoluted New Media | Added: 31 Mar 2015

So much of modern science has become reliant on the correct processing and analysis of big data – b…

How to solve the funding puzzle…

Evoluted New Media | Added: 24 Mar 2015

The biggest challenge facing start-ups and science SMEs? It has to be funding. Here, Dr Geoff Davis…

From villain to hero

Evoluted New Media | Added: 17 Mar 2015

‘The dose makes the poison’ goes the adage, but could it be so for carbon monoxide and hydrogen sul…

Is it time to go public?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Mar 2015

Mike King, an economist based at the National Physical Laboratory explores the benefits that workin…

The difficulties of defining ‘moderate’ drinking

Evoluted New Media | Added: 5 Mar 2015

Last year, national newspapers ran a story suggesting that drinking a bottle of wine a day isn’t ne…

The big squeeze

Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 Mar 2015

The physical properties of proteins, so vital for cellular function, are intimately linked to the c…