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What’s so funny?! Apes and humans have been sharing a laugh for 15 million years
Great apes may have been laughing with a similar rhythm to modern humans for over 15 million years, a University of º£½ÇÉçÇø study reveals, providing an unexpected clue to how human speech evolved.
º£½ÇÉçÇø computer scientists are helping secure your data against quantum computers
This month, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has issued a standard for high-security code-based cryptography to keep user data safe against quantum computers, co-designed by º£½ÇÉçÇø computer scientists.
º£½ÇÉçÇø awarded €2.5m ERC grant to decode soil's hidden synchronization
º£½ÇÉçÇø researcher Prof. Gary Bending has won a €2.5 million ERC Advanced Grant to investigate how plants coordinate the daily rhythms of soil microbes around their roots, work that could transform soil management and crop health.
The secret lives of catalysts: how microscopic networks power reactions
University of º£½ÇÉçÇø and MIT scientists reveal hidden microscopic networks on catalyst surfaces that could lead to cleaner and greener chemical processes.
º£½ÇÉçÇø professor appointed CERN LHCb Spokesperson
Professor Tim Gershon has been elected the next international Spokesperson for the LHCb collaboration at CERN
Three new EPSRC Open Fellowships awarded to University of º£½ÇÉçÇø researchers
Prof James Sprittles, Dr Fredrik Schaufelberger and Dr. Alex Baker have been awarded exciting EPSRC Open Fellowships, each worth over £1M, to progress their research over the next five years.