Public Release: 9-Nov-2009
£3.2m ($5.4 million) research project to capture brilliance of butterfly wings
The brilliance of butterfly wings has inspired a £3.2 million ($5.4 million) three-year research project that promises to deliver innovation in the fields of security, energy and the environment. The University of Exeter and international technology company QinetiQ have just signed a collaborative contract to develop new technologies based on groundbreaking physical sciences research.
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

Public Release: 9-Nov-2009
U. of I. business professor wins international award
A University of Illinois business professor who champions programs to combat poverty and promote marketplace literacy has earned an international award, joining past winners that include Mother Teresa and the former vice president of India.

Public Release: 9-Nov-2009
Book by UC Riverside biologist explains Darwin's 'Origin of Species'
Many people have tried to read Charles Darwin's "Origin of Species," but gave up. For them and others who would like to know what the book is about, help by way of a new book is at hand. Biologist David Reznick of the University of California, Riverside is the author of "The Origin Then and Now: An Interpretive Guide to the Origin of Species," which makes Darwin's book more accessible by explaining its historical context.