Technology

Is Social Media Changing Your Life?

16 Mar 2021

Social media: lifeline, or source of mental health problems? With its effects still not fully understood, Cambridge researchers discuss the best...

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Digital support

10 Feb 2021

Research published today shows how digital providers are coming together to support the mental health needs of millions of users unable to access...

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3D projection of a multi-organoid aggregate

New method developed for ‘up-sizing’ mini organs used in medical research

08 Feb 2021

A team of engineers and scientists has developed a method of ‘up-sizing’ organoids: miniature collections of cells which mimic the behaviour of...

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‘Multiplying’ light could be key to ultra-powerful optical computers

08 Feb 2021

New type of optical computing could solve highly complex problems that are out of reach for even the most powerful supercomputers.

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Free online tool calculates risk of COVID-19 transmission in poorly-ventilated spaces

20 Jan 2021

The vital role of ventilation in the spread of COVID-19 has been quantified by researchers, who have found that in poorly-ventilated spaces, the...

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Cambridge launches Regulatory Genome Project

21 Dec 2020

The project will use machine learning to sequence the world’s regulatory text and create an open-source repository of machine-readable regulatory...

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Architecting the future

08 Dec 2020

Arm is working with Cambridge researchers to make our phones and computers more secure, more efficient and ready for the digital revolution.

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Computer vision app allows easier monitoring of diabetes

13 Nov 2020

A computer vision technology developed by University of Cambridge engineers has now been developed into a free mobile phone app for regular...

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Honour among thieves: the study of a cybercrime marketplace in action

06 Nov 2020

Researchers at the Cambridge Cybercrime Centre have revealed what they’ve learned from analysing hundreds of thousands of illicit trades that took...

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New drone technology advances volcanic monitoring

30 Oct 2020

Specially-adapted drones, developed by an international team involving scientists from the University of Cambridge, are transforming how we forecast...

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The scientist who launched a comic and flew the flag for Black History Month

23 Oct 2020

Self-confessed comic addict Osarenkhoe Ogbeide sees beyond the superhero to the scientist. When he’s not developing printable gas sensors, he’s...

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Machine learning comes of age in cystic fibrosis

23 Oct 2020

World-leading AI technology developed by the Cambridge Centre for AI in Medicine and their colleagues – some of which is being showcased this week at...

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