Tag: University of Cambridge
Study highlights the relation between parent’s lenient attitude and children’s alcohol use
Alcohol use is not only an adult problem. Millions of adolescents drink alcohol. Many binge drink, having five or more drinks at a time.
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The cultural significance of carbon-storing peatlands to rural communities
A group of UK and Peruvian researchers have carried out the first detailed study of how rural communities interact with peatlands in the Peruvian...
Farmers have less leisure time than hunter-gatherers, study
Hunter-gatherers in the Philippines who convert to farming work around ten hours a week longer than their forager neighbors, a new study suggests, complicating...
How the human brain is able to determine the properties of a particular object?
The concept of objects is fundamental to cognition and is defined by a consistent set of sensory properties and physical affordances. Although it is...
Washable, wearable battery-like devices could be woven directly into clothes
Scientists at the University of Cambridge have developed a wearable electronic component that can be incorporated directly into fabrics. This wearable device is originally...
Smallest pixels ever created could light up colour-changing buildings
The colour pixels, developed by a team of scientists led by the University of Cambridge, are compatible with roll-to-roll fabrication on flexible plastic films,...
New approach to drug discovery could lead to personalised treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders
Mental health disorders are the leading cause of disability worldwide, accounting for 31% of total years lived with disability. While our understanding of the...
Ultra-secure form of virtual money proposed
Scientists at the University of Cambridge have proposed a new type of money that help them in making decisions based on information arriving at...
Researchers obtain first ever underwater ultrasound scans of wild reef manta rays
The research project is taking place in the Republic of Maldives, in South Asia, which has the largest population of reef manta rays in...
