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Study identifies our ‘inner pickpocket’

21 May 2019

Researchers have identified how the human brain is able to determine the properties of a particular object using purely statistical information: a...

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Washable, wearable battery-like devices could be woven directly into clothes

16 May 2019

Washable, wearable ‘batteries’: based on cheap, safe and environmentally-friendly inks and woven directly into fabrics, have been developed by...

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International collaboration between Cambridge and Michigan built on ‘Powerful’ foundations

05 Mar 2019

A programme of research collaboration between the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge and the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Michigan – which grew out of a scholarship programme...

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Printer 3D technology

Skilling up, smart

04 Mar 2019

Businesses need the skills to adapt to new technologies, such as 3D printing, but when they emerge fast and change quickly, how do workforces plan...

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AI: Life in the age of intelligent machines

22 Feb 2019

In a new film, leading Cambridge ̽»¨Ö±²¥ researchers discuss the far-reaching advances offered by artificial intelligence – and consider the...

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Quantum leap

06 Feb 2019

Cambridge researchers are devising new methods to keep sensitive information out of the hands of hackers. They launched the UK’s first ‘unhackable’...

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Cambridge receives new funding to support PhD students in science and engineering

04 Feb 2019

̽»¨Ö±²¥ ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge has received new government and industrial funding to support at least 350 PhD students over the next eight years, via...

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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

Cambridge in the 2019 New Year honours list

28 Dec 2018

Members of collegiate Cambridge recognised for outstanding contributions to society in science, education, engineering and art

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Puppy, a running robot developed by Fumiya Iida’s team

Robots can go all the way to Mars, but they can’t pick up the groceries

21 Dec 2018

In the popular imagination, robots have been portrayed alternatively as friendly companions or existential threat. But while robots are becoming...

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Robot hand playing the piano

3D-printed robot hand ‘plays’ the piano

19 Dec 2018

Scientists have developed a 3D-printed robotic hand which can play simple musical phrases on the piano by just moving its wrist. And while the robot...

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iceberg near body of water

Opinion: COP24: here's what must be agreed to keep warming at 1.5°C

03 Dec 2018

As the COP24 climate summit begins in Poland, Hugh Hunt from Cambridge's Department of Engineering outlines just what it will take to limit global...

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Scattered Islands

Engineering artistry

21 Nov 2018

̽»¨Ö±²¥variety and beauty of engineering are on display in the images featured in the Department of Engineering's annual photo competition, the winners...

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