Putting plants under the microscope
18 Jun 2021Advanced microscopes at the University’s Sainsbury Laboratory are revealing the potential of plants as green factories for new chemicals and...
Ultra-high-density hard drives made with graphene store ten times more data
04 Jun 2021Graphene can be used for ultra-high density hard disk drives (HDD), with up to a tenfold jump compared to current technologies, researchers at the...
Wellbeing on demand
24 May 2021Robotics researchers are creating an emotionally intelligent wellbeing coach, available 24/7 to help make us more resilient to life’s challenges.
Journeys of discovery: rapid genome sequencing
18 May 2021David Klenerman and Shankar Balasubramanian talk about their discovery of a revolutionary DNA sequencing technology – and the global impact that...
Wireless limb control
17 May 2021Researchers in Cambridge’s Bioelectronics Lab are developing implantable devices to bypass nerve damage and restore movement to paralysed limbs.
‘Pre-bunk’ tactics reduce public susceptibility to COVID-19 conspiracies and falsehoods, study finds
12 May 2021Latest research on digital interventions deployed by UK government and UNESCO suggests that exposing people to a “microdose” of techniques used by...
Can federated learning save the world?
10 May 2021Training the artificial intelligence models that underpin web search engines, power smart assistants and enable driverless cars, consumes megawatts...
Bamboo bats... Howzat?!
10 May 2021Cricket bats should be made from bamboo rather than traditional willow, say researchers from Cambridge’s Centre for Natural Material Innovation...
3D holographic head-up display could improve road safety
26 Apr 2021Researchers have developed the first LiDAR-based augmented reality head-up display for use in vehicles. Tests on a prototype version of the...
Artificial intelligence could be used to triage patients suspected at risk of early-stage oesophageal cancer
15 Apr 2021Artificial intelligence ‘deep learning’ techniques can be used to triage suspected cases of Barrett oesophagus, a precursor to oesophageal cancer...
Growing Underground
29 Mar 2021In the heart of London there is a farm like no other. It's subterranean, sustainable and energy smart. It also has a digital twin looking out for its...
Use of AI to fight COVID-19 risks harming 'disadvantaged groups', experts warn
16 Mar 2021Rapid deployment of artificial intelligence and machine learning to tackle coronavirus must still go through ethical checks and balances, or we risk...