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PHILADELPHIA, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A website dedicated to college rankings, Best Colleges Online, recently named the 30 Most Amazing University Museums. The international list is based on qualities such as architecture, depth of resources and collections, and activity as a learning and teaching resource for the surrounding community. The full list can be viewed at the following link: http://www.bestcollegesonline.org/30-of-the-most-amazing-university-museums/ The 30 Most...

Study finds hundreds of lives could be prolonged if women in poorer areas were diagnosed with breast cancer at same stage as those in affluent areas Hundreds of women with breast cancer living in England's most deprived areas would have better survival rates if they were diagnosed at the same stage as those who lived in affluent areas. A new study led by the University of Leicester, working with colleagues from Public Health England and the University of Cambridge, investigated how much...

CAMBRIDGE, England, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- At the end of March, 48 children from Hong Kong sat the first ever computer-based Cambridge English: Young Learners test which was developed by Cambridge English Language Assessment. The test used the latest computer-based technology to measure the children's English language skills in listening, reading, writing and even speaking where they have to interact with a computer-generated animated character. To celebrate their...

University of Cambridge The realization of quantum networks is one of the major challenges of modern physics. Now, new research shows how high-quality photons can be generated from 'solid-state' chips, bringing us closer to the quantum 'internet'. The number of transistors on a microprocessor continues to double every two years, amazingly holding firm to a prediction by Intel co-founder Gordon Moore almost 50 years ago. If this is to continue, conceptual and technical advances...

Screening method created to expedite the development of new drugs in the fight against tropical diseases such as malaria and African sleeping sickness A novel tool exploits baker's yeast to expedite the development of new drugs to fight multiple tropical diseases, including malaria, schistosomiasis, and African sleeping sickness. The unique screening method uses yeasts which have been genetically engineered to express parasite and human proteins to identify chemical compounds that target...

CAMBRIDGE, England, February 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sphere Fluidics, an early-stage, Cambridge-based company focusing on developing novel products and services for single cell analysis, has just completed a $2.5 million investment round. The investment syndicate was led by 24Haymarket and included the Royal Society, Cambridge Enterprise Limited, Providence Investment Company Limited, University of Cambridge Enterprise Fund, the London Business Angels Roundtable EIS Fund and...

Perceived risk of predation increased acceptance of immigrants into group Cichlid fish are more likely to accept immigrants into their group when they are under threat from predators and need reinforcements, new research shows. The researcher suggests that there are parallels between cooperatively breeding fish's and humans' regulation of immigrants. The research was published today, 6 February 2013, in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B. The Princess of Lake Tanganyika...

University of Cambridge New research shows that male Eurasian Jays in committed relationships are able to share food with their female partner according to her current desire. The behavior suggests the potential for 'state-attribution' in these birds – the ability to recognize and understand the internal life and psychological states of others. The research was carried out in Professor Nicola Clayton's Comparative Cognition lab at Cambridge University's Department of Psychology,...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Scientists from the University of Cambridge have created, for the first time, a new type of microchip that allows information to move in three dimensions -- from left to right, back to front, and top to bottom. The breakthrough could allow a many-fold increase in performance compared with current microchips, which can only pass digital information in two dimensions - from either left to right or front to back. Researchers...

University of Cambridge [ Watch The Video ] Eurasian jays change strategies to prevent others from stealing food and to improve their chances of absconding with other birds' caches In order to prevent other birds from stealing the food they are storing for later, Eurasian jays, a type of corvid, minimizes any auditory hints a potential pilferer may use to steal their cache (food that is buried for later use). The new research was published today, 05 December, in the journal...