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Jogging on a bright November morning (cropped)

Walking and cycling good for health even in cities with higher levels of air pollution

05 May 2016

The health benefits of walking and cycling outweigh the negative effects on health of air pollution, even in cities with high levels of air pollution, according to a study led by researchers from the Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR) and Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit at the University of Cambridge. This new evidence strengthens the case for supporting cycling even in polluted cities – an effort that in turn can help reduce vehicle emissions.

Breast cancer genetic variants found to alter how cells respond to oestrogen

29 February 2016

An international study of almost 120,000 women has newly identified five genetic variants affecting risk of breast cancer, all of which are believed to influence how breast cells respond to the female sex hormone oestrogen.

Soft solids and the science of cake

24 February 2016

Researchers hope that working out the behaviours of soft solids, which can act like either solids or liquids, may make for tastier cakes – and safer oil wells.

Up to four-fifths of wetlands worldwide could be at risk from sea level rise

24 February 2016

Researchers have modelled how wetlands might respond to rising sea levels, and found that as much as four-fifths of wetlands worldwide could be lost by the end of the century if sea levels continue to rise.

Graphene shown to safely interact with neurons in the brain

29 January 2016

Researchers have shown that graphene can be used to make electrodes that can be implanted in the brain, which could potentially be used to restore sensory functions for amputee or paralysed patients, or for individuals with motor disorders such as Parkinson’s disease.

Some of the products and prototypes on display at Cambridge Graphene Technology Day.

Graphene means business – two-dimensional material moves from the lab to the UK factory floor

06 November 2015

A major showcase of companies developing new technologies from graphene and other two-dimensional materials took place this week at the Cambridge Graphene Centre.

False-colour microscopic view of a reduced graphene oxide electrode (black, centre), which hosts the large (on the order of 20 micrometers) lithium hydroxide particles (pink) that form when a lithium-oxygen battery discharges.

New design points a path to the ‘ultimate’ battery

29 October 2015

Researchers have successfully demonstrated how several of the problems impeding the practical development of the so-called ‘ultimate’ battery could be overcome.

Bad air day? Low-cost pollution detectors to tackle air quality

02 June 2015

Pollution causes 30,000 people a year in the UK to die early yet most of us are unaware of the degree to which we are exposed to it. Low-cost pollution detectors could provide the answer.

Lifelong learning and the plastic brain

19 November 2014

Our brains are plastic. They continually remould neural connections as we learn, experience and adapt. Now researchers are asking if new understanding of these processes can help us train our brains.

Active matrix electrophoretic display incorporating graphene

First graphene-based flexible display produced

05 September 2014

A flexible display incorporating graphene in its pixels’ electronics has been successfully demonstrated by the Cambridge Graphene Centre and Plastic Logic, the first time graphene has been used in a transistor-based flexible device.

Articles about 'European Union'

Walking and cycling good for health even in cities with higher levels of air pollution

Breast cancer genetic variants found to alter how cells respond to oestrogen

Soft solids and the science of cake

Up to four-fifths of wetlands worldwide could be at risk from sea level rise

Graphene shown to safely interact with neurons in the brain

Graphene means business – two-dimensional material moves from the lab to the UK factory floor

New design points a path to the ‘ultimate’ battery

Bad air day? Low-cost pollution detectors to tackle air quality

Lifelong learning and the plastic brain

First graphene-based flexible display produced

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