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Woman Puts on KN95 Face Mask

Testing the effectiveness of KN95 and surgical mask ‘fit hacks’

02 Feb 2022

Researchers have tested a variety of popular hacks for improving the fit of KN95 and surgical masks, and found that while some hacks do improve fit...

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New model improves accuracy of machine learning in COVID-19 diagnosis while preserving privacy

16 Dec 2021

Researchers in the UK and China have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that can diagnose COVID-19 as well as a panel of professional...

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Screenshot from Covid-19 risk calculator

Interactive tool helps you decide how to protect yourself and others from COVID-19

02 Dec 2021

Is it risky to sing in a choir? What are the risks of eating in a small restaurant? How much difference does it make to open windows or clean...

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Tennis match

For the brain, context is key to new theory of movement and memory

24 Nov 2021

Mathematical model could help in physical therapy and shed light on learning more generally.

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Visualisation of droplets from a cough

Two-metre COVID-19 rule is ‘arbitrary measurement’ of safety

23 Nov 2021

A new study has shown that the airborne transmission of COVID-19 is highly random and suggests that the two-metre rule was a number chosen from a...

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Left-right: Holger Babinsky, Andrea Ferrari, Rob Miller, Rachel Oliver

Cambridge researchers elected Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering

22 Sep 2021

Four researchers from the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge are among the leading figures in engineering and technology elected as Fellows of the Royal Academy...

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Drone and city skyline

Real-time drone intent monitoring could enable safer use of drones and prevent a repeat of 2018 Gatwick incident

15 Sep 2021

Researchers have developed a real-time approach that can help prevent incidents like the large-scale disruption at London’s Gatwick Airport in 2018...

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Wind turbine manufacturing facility in Arkansas, USA

Scientists set out immediate actions and future research priorities to help UK to reach net zero target

25 Aug 2021

A new paper by leading UK scientists sets out key solutions and policy actions that should be implemented now, as well as priority research areas for...

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Airplane landing

Cambridge-led team developing a simulator to help reach net zero flight

25 Aug 2021

̽»¨Ö±²¥ announces launch of Aviation Impact Accelerator (AIA) – a team of experts in aerospace, economics, policy, and climate science, who are...

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Professor Zoubin Ghahramani

Cambridge researcher named as Turing AI World-Leading Researcher Fellow

30 Jul 2021

Five internationally-recognised researchers, including Cambridge’s Professor Zoubin Ghahramani, have been appointed as the first Turing AI World-...

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Artist's impression of touchscreen sensor

Smartphone screens effective sensors for soil or water contamination

22 Jul 2021

̽»¨Ö±²¥touchscreen technology used in billions of smartphones and tablets could also be used as a powerful sensor, without the need for any...

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Formula 1 engineering scholarship announced

13 Jul 2021

Formula 1 is to fund an undergraduate student from an underrepresented background to study for an engineering degree at the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge...

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