Researchers at The University of Manchester have helped conduct a 16-year long experiment to challenge Einstein’s theory of general relativity.The international team including scientists from; the Max Planck Insitute, The University of British Columbia and The University of East … | Continue reading
A 900-year-old cosmic mystery surrounding the origins of a famous supernova first spotted over China in 1181AD has finally been solved, according to an international team of astronomers.New research published today (September 15, 2021) says that a faint, fast expanding cloud (or … | Continue reading
The Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) at The University of Manchester was the venue for the latest piece of pioneering work in using advanced materials in construction to promote sustainability in the sector.Nationwide Engineering, Tier 2 partners of the GEIC, relaid … | Continue reading
A new guide has been launched to help science communicators to have conversations with individuals who buy into coronavirus conspiracy theories.The guide, launched by Sense about Science, was written in partnership with conspiracy theory expert Professor Peter Knight from The Uni … | Continue reading
Irrigation schemes in sub-Saharan Africa don’t measure up to their plans according to new research into the projects by scientists. Many of the schemes were found to be consistently delivering a much smaller area of irrigation or are completely broken and things aren’t improving. … | Continue reading
A little known school of scholars in southwest India discovered one of the founding principles of modern mathematics hundreds of years before Newton according to new research.Dr George Gheverghese Joseph from The University of Manchester says the 'Kerala School' identified the 'i … | Continue reading
New research has revealed that four Dead Sea Scroll manuscript fragments housed at The University of Manchester’s John Rylands Library, which were previously thought to be blank, do in fact contain text.The discovery means that The University of Manchester is the only institution … | Continue reading
A team of researchers from The University of Manchester, Salford Royal and Res Consortium, have shown that a significant proportion of people in the UK- over 25% - is likely to have been infected already by the COVID-19 virus.The study - published this week in the International J … | Continue reading
An international research project has revealed the highest levels of microplastic ever recorded on the seafloor, with up to 1.9 million pieces in a thin layer covering just one square metre.Over 10 million tons of plastic waste enters the oceans each year. Floating plastic waste … | Continue reading
Contrary to common belief, blue light may not be as disruptive to our sleep patterns as originally thought - according to University of Manchester scientists.According to the team, using dim, cooler, lights in the evening and bright warmer lights in the day may be more beneficial … | Continue reading
People with Borderline Personality Disorder are 13 times more likely to report childhood trauma than people without any mental health problems, according to University of Manchester research.The analysis of data from 42 international studies of over 5,000 people showed that 71.1% … | Continue reading
Although most of us can distinguish between and remember hundreds of different faces, some people are better at it than others. “Super-recognisers” can accurately identify faces even when they have only seen them briefly previously. At the other extreme, “developmental prosopagno … | Continue reading
The world’s largest neuromorphic supercomputer designed and built to work in the same way a human brain does has been fitted with its landmark one-millionth processor core and is being switched on for the first time.The newly formed million-processor-core ‘Spiking Neural Network … | Continue reading
Scientists have unlocked the secrets of how some predatory spiders catch their prey whilst hunting by successfully training one to jump different distances and heights for the first time.The study, conducted by researchers at *The University of Manchester, is the most advanced of … | Continue reading