Engineering

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Microscopic marvels and grand designs

17 Oct 2011

̽��ֱ��best of ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge engineering has gone on show in the Department of Engineering's annual Carl Zeiss photography and video...

̽��ֱ��meaning of emoticons

13 Oct 2011

̽��ֱ��emoticons used on Twitter are a language in themselves and are taking on new and often surprising meanings of their own, according to new...

Golden touch makes low-temperature graphene production a reality

12 Oct 2011

A method which more than halves the temperature at which high-quality graphene can be produced has been pioneered by researchers.

It’s a material world

15 Sep 2011

A spin-out from Cambridge's Engineering Department and a leading supplier of materials information technology software to industry, Granta Design has...

Food security: your questions answered

31 Aug 2011

Over the past month, the ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge has been profiling research that addresses one of the biggest challenges of the 21st century – how...

Graphene goes plasmonic

30 Aug 2011

Researchers have discovered a crucial recipe for improving the characteristics of graphene devices for use as photodetectors in the next generation...

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Foreseer of future resources

20 Jul 2011

An online tool will help users predict trade-offs between the global commodities of energy, water and land.

High Speed at the Edge of Space

30 Jun 2011

Cambridge students have tested a parachute capable of safely landing a probe on Mars.

Pilot project for €1 billion research programme on graphene launched

05 May 2011

Cambridge is to lead the technology roadmap towards a €1 billion European programme to conduct research on graphene - a versatile substance, stronger...