Monthly Archives: November 2011
Review: Ten Top Tips for Televisual Triumph
Why do journalists often get their facts wrong when they report on science stories? Vivienne Parry, BBC presenter, opened her presentation by discussing some of the accusations that scientists often aim at the media. Mistakes, she argued, are rarely due to poor journalism, but are more often because of poor communication on the part of [...]
Feature: Life on Air – Listening in on Natural Science
Some sort of bubbled ‘moo’: that’s what I assumed manatees were going to sound like. A muffled Chewbacca would have been acceptable but what I definitely hadn’t expected to hear was anything even resembling a squeak. Yet that’s what was mincing into my left ear as my right was being filled by an anonymous biologist [...]
Radar can now see us through walls
Since the development of RADAR (Radio Detection And Ranging) in 1940, its ability to pinpoint fixed objects and determine the range, altitude, direction and speed of moving objects has been applied to a wide range of fields including air traffic control, anti-aircraft collision, astronomy, nautical radars, missile targeting systems and rainfall monitoring. Radar works a bit like [...]
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Polymer plug “LeGoo” approved in US for use during surgery
Blood vessels are traditionally blocked during surgery using clamps to pinch the vessel and stop blood flow. This can lead to damage and trauma of the artery. However, a new product called ‘LeGoo’ may make clamps a thing of the past. LeGoo is a polymer based product that is liquid at room temperature. When warmed [...]
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CSAR Event: Bacteria as Active Colloids
CSAR membership is free to members of the University of Cambridge and permits free entry to this event. Organising membership in advance is strongly recommended to save time. Find out more here. Professor Wilson Poon, Professor of Condensed Matter Physics, SUPA and School of Physics & Astronomy, The University of Edinburgh A colloid is a [...]
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CSAR Event: What are the Chances? Living with Risk and Uncertainty
CSAR membership is free to members of the University of Cambridge and permits free entry to this event. Organising membership in advance is strongly recommended to save time. Find out more here. Non-members are asked to make a nominal donation of £3. Professor David Spiegelhalter, Winton Professor of the Public Understanding of Risk, Centre for [...]
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CSAR Event: Rethinking Research Objectives for the 21st Century
CSAR membership is free to members of the University of Cambridge and permits free entry to this event. Organising membership in advance is strongly recommended to save time. Find out more here. Professor Sir David King, Director, the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford This event will be preceded by drinks [...]
CSAR Event: Genetic Screens in Embryonic Stem Cells
CSAR membership is free to members of the University of Cambridge and permits free entry to this event. Organising membership in advance is strongly recommended to save time. Find out more here. Admission for non-members is £3.00. This event will be preceded by drinks and biscuits from 7pm. Professor Allan Bradley, Director Emeritus, Wellcome Trust [...]
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CSAR Event: The Science of Well-Being and its Application to Policy
CSAR membership is free to members of the University of Cambridge and permits free entry to this event. Organising membership in advance is strongly recommended to save time. Find out more here. Professor Felicity Huppert, Director of the Well-being Institute, University of Cambridge This event will be preceded by drinks and biscuits from 7pm. Objectives [...]
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It’s not all about the snap