Cambridge students first to receive new Ukraine STEM fund scholarships
10 Oct 2022Four Cambridge undergraduates will become the first university scholars to receive support from a new global education fund created for talented...
Claims AI can boost workplace diversity are ‘spurious and dangerous’, researchers argue
10 Oct 2022Research highlights growing market in AI-powered recruitment tools that claim to bypass human bias to remove discrimination from hiring.
A retrofitting revolution
06 Oct 2022Laying the foundations for buildings to stay cool in extreme heat.
‘Digital mask’ could protect patients’ privacy in medical records
15 Sep 2022Scientists have created a ‘digital mask’ that will allow facial images to be stored in medical records while preventing potentially sensitive...
Listening from afar
14 Sep 2022A new, hands-off approach to monitoring biodiversity is saving time and money, and helping to identify sites where intervention is most needed.
Competition with China a ‘driving force’ for clean energy funding in the 21st century
12 Sep 2022Analysis of energy RD&D investment in major economies also found that commitments at COP21 yielded some positives. Ultimately, however, trends...
Robots can be used to assess children’s mental wellbeing, study suggests
01 Sep 2022Robots can be better at detecting mental wellbeing issues in children than parent-reported or self-reported testing, a new study suggests.
How to 'inoculate' millions against misinformation on social media
24 Aug 2022Briefly exposing social media users to tricks behind misinformation boosts awareness of dangerous online falsehoods – even amid intense ‘noise’ of...
Machine learning algorithm predicts how to get the most out of electric vehicle batteries
23 Aug 2022Researchers have developed a machine learning algorithm that could help reduce charging times and prolong battery life in electric vehicles by...
Algorithm learns to correct 3D printing errors for different parts, materials and systems
16 Aug 2022Engineers have created intelligent 3D printers that can quickly detect and correct errors, even in previously unseen designs, or unfamiliar materials...
Smart lighting system based on quantum dots more accurately reproduces daylight
03 Aug 2022Researchers have designed smart, colour-controllable white light devices from quantum dots – tiny semiconductors just a few billionths of a metre in...
Could this monster help you overcome anxiety?
29 Jul 2022In 2017, Ninja Theory, advised by Cambridge academic Professor Paul Fletcher, took the gaming world by storm with Hellblade, which accurately...