Genes for face shape identified
Genes that determine the shape of a person's facial profile have been discovered by a UCL-led research team.
Genes that determine the shape of a person's facial profile have been discovered by a UCL-led research team.
Evolution
Feb 5, 2021
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The likelihood of seeing quantum systems violating the second law of thermodynamics has been calculated by UCL scientists.
Quantum Physics
Oct 25, 2016
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A lack of understanding of the important role of wasps in the ecosystem and economy is a fundamental reason why they are universally despised whereas bees are much loved, according to UCL-led research.
Plants & Animals
Sep 18, 2018
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The Campi Flegrei volcano in southern Italy may be closer to an eruption than previously thought, according to new research by UCL and the Vesuvius Observatory in Naples.
Earth Sciences
May 15, 2017
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(Phys.org) -- 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.
Electronics & Semiconductors
May 18, 2012
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Global warming has caused extreme ice melting events in Greenland to become more frequent and intense over the past 40 years, raising sea levels and flood risk worldwide, finds new research involving UCL academics.
Earth Sciences
Nov 2, 2021
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A single process for how a group of molecules called nucleotides were made on the early Earth, before life began, has been suggested by a UCL-led team of researchers.
Biochemistry
May 19, 2017
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The top 25 math apps for children under five-years-old do not reflect best practices on how children learn and develop their early mathematical skills, according to a new report from IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society.
Mathematics
May 30, 2022
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The theory that our universe is contained inside a bubble, and that multiple alternative universes exist inside their own bubbles making up the 'multiverse' is, for the first time, being tested by physicists.
General Physics
Aug 3, 2011
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Shockwaves caused by asteroids colliding with Earth create materials with a range of complex carbon structures, which could be used for advancing future engineering applications, according to an international study led by ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 19, 2022
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