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Topping out for new engineering hub at the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge

22 Oct 2015

A topping out ceremony has been held for the James Dyson Building for Engineering in central Cambridge.

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Roll-to-roll printing of graphene ink

New graphene based inks for high-speed manufacturing of printed electronics

19 Oct 2015

A low-cost, high-speed method for printing electronics using graphene and other conductive materials could open up a wide range of commercial...

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Professor Robert Mair appointed to House of Lords

15 Oct 2015

Professor Robert Mair CBE, Sir Kirby Laing Professor of Civil Engineering and Head of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of...

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Parlamentarium Bruxelles

Vice-Chancellor says staying in the European Union is vital to maintain the UK’s role in world-leading research

25 Sep 2015

‘Excellent research in the UK: Do we need the EU?’ event held at Downing College, Cambridge

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Mother and child

On the origin of (robot) species

12 Aug 2015

Researchers have observed the process of evolution by natural selection at work in robots, by constructing a ‘mother’ robot that can design, build...

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Mathare, Nairobi

Building from the ground up: participatory design in Kenya’s oldest slum

05 Aug 2015

In a landmark project with UN-Habitat, a team of Cambridge researchers has designed a community centre in one of Kenya’s biggest and oldest slums...

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Images recorded in the electron microscope showing the formation of a nickel silicide (NiSi2) nanoparticle (coloured yellow) in a silicon nanowire

New technique to synthesise nanostructured nanowires

16 Jul 2015

Researchers have developed a new method for growing ‘hybrid’ crystals at the nanoscale, in which quantum dots – essentially nanoscale semiconductors...

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Generations

Health costs of ageing will shoot up without technological innovation

14 Jul 2015

New report urges government and designers to work together to break down the barriers to innovation in order to adapt to an ageing population.

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Solar-powered car to take on Australian Outback challenge

07 Jul 2015

Cambridge ̽»¨Ö±²¥ Eco Racing (CUER) secures support vital to maintain momentum

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Big Data

Is big data still big news?

30 Jun 2015

People talk about ‘data being the new oil’, a natural resource that companies need to exploit and refine. But is this really true or are we in the...

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A jet engine turbine blade.

From atoms to jet engines – extreme materials on display at summer exhibition

30 Jun 2015

At any one time over half a million people are flying far above our heads in modern aircraft. Their lives depend on the performance of the special...

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Mouse

Computer tutor

17 Jun 2015

Millions of English language tests are taken each year by non-native English speakers. Researchers at Cambridge’s ALTA Institute are building ‘...

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