Sunday 13 August 2017

Adam Page's Portfolio of Science stories


Here is just a glimpse of some of the incredible work being done by scientists in Cambridge:




A Cambridge University spin-out has created a device that uses a simple blood test to trace the progress of cancer and Alzheimer’s Disease. The technology – which the company says is as easy to use as a coffee maker – detects proteins which can show the stage of disease in real-time.

 

Cambridge University’s Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics are uncovering the mysteries of deserts and avalanches:




Scientists at the Babraham Institute have found a new way to spot the early signs of dementia:

 


A life-saving screening programme for men over 65 has reached its one millionth scan, potentially saving over two hundred lives in the region:




Nano Scientists at the Cavendish Lab have found a new way to mass-produce materials that can instantly change colour:



Conservationists in Cambridgeshire are calling for urgent action to protect Britain’s wildlife – after a report revealed one in ten species were threatened with extinction. The State of Nature report found that since 1970 over half of UK species has seen population decline:




The Cambridge Science Centre offers a glimpse of their next big exhibition to pull in the crowds over the summer season. Looking into the mysteries of the human body – it will take visitors on a journey into life itself: