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Electroengineering18.05 - The first purely silicon oxide-based 'Resistive RAM' memory chip that can operate in ambient conditions - opening up the possibility of new super-fast memory - has been developed by researchers at UCL.
Life Sciences 9.05
Life Sciences

Fears that sex-linked chromosomes, such as the male Y chromosome, are doomed to extinction have been refuted in a new genetic study which examines the sex chromosomes of chickens.

Environmental Sciences 17.05
Environmental Sciences

Exactly how bad are bananas? Or anything else? Inspired by Mike Berners-Lee's book How Bad Are Bananas? , The Banana Theory project demonstrates, using QR code technology and installation art, the difficulty we face when deciding how to change our lifestyle to become greener.

Life Sciences 16.05
Life Sciences

An international collaborative study to map the genome of a South American butterfly has identified the secret behind its mimetic nature.

Physics 10.05
Physics

Astronomers at UCL, using ESA's Herschel Space Observatory, have shown that the number of stars that form during the early lives of galaxies may be controlled by the massive black holes at their hearts.

Physics 26.04
Physics

The first satellite to carry experiments devised and operated by UK universities including UCL was launched 50 years ago today.

Business 4.04
Business

Internet users from countries with a higher per capita gross domestic product (GDP) are more likely to search for information about the future than information about the past, a quantitative analysis of Google search queries has shown.

Life Sciences 27.03
Life Sciences

All cattle are descended from as few as 80 animals that were domesticated from wild ox in the Near East some 10,500 years ago, according to a new genetic study.

Life Sciences 24.04
Life Sciences

Researchers in the UCL Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research have made a discovery which could help the development of analgesic drugs able to treat nerve damage-related pain.

Life Sciences 17.05
Life Sciences

Building works for a new research centre at UCL will begin later this month, following the formal signing of contracts worth in excess of £70 million with Kier Construction.

Medicine 11.05
Medicine

UCL Engineering announced today that two members of staff will receive funding through Grand Challenges Explorations, an initiative created by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that enables individuals worldwide to test unorthodox ideas that address persistent health and development challenges.

Physics 2.05
Physics

The European Space Agency (ESA) has approved a new mission, which includes scientists from UCL, to explore Jupiter and the habitability of its icy moons.

Medicine 25.04
Medicine

Older people are a benefit, rather than a burden, to the economy and society according to a new report from the UCL School of Pharmacy.

Administration 27.03
Administration

UCL has contributed to setting the European research agenda relating to cultural heritage and global change.

Administration 26.03
Administration

UCL will play a key role in a new £3.7million regional centre for supercomputing, following an award from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).




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