A scientist from the University of Exeter has helped to identify a male-killing microbe in a tropical butterfly called the African Queen, which leads to the death of all sons when a mother is infected. In most of Africa this microbe, called Spiroplasma, infects African Queen butterflies but has no effect on their offspring. However, in…
Graphene-based Material Offers Bright Future for Flexible Screens
Researchers from the University of Exeter have pioneered an innovative new technique to make flexible screens more effective and efficient. A team of Engineers and Physicists from Exeter have discovered that GraphExeter — a material adapted from the “wonder material” graphene — can substantially improve the effectiveness of large, flat, flexible lighting. By using GraphExeter,…
Carbon Dioxide Biggest Player in Thawing Permafrost
Carbon dioxide emissions from dry and oxygen-rich environments are likely to play a much greater role in controlling future rates of climate change caused by permafrost thaw than rates of methane release from oxygen-poor wetlands in the Arctic, according to research by a scientist at the University of Exeter. Dr Iain Hartley, an associate professor…