New international nanomaterials research programme launched
02 October 2008As part of a unique collaborative agreement, the Japanese government has located a new research satellite at The Nanoscience Centre, University of Cambridge.
Single component biology is past; bioengineering has begun
01 October 2008Professor Nigel Slater, from the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, describes how the influx of ideas and principles from non-biological disciplines is shaping a...
Shielding children from HIV
19 September 2008A novel method for preventing HIV transmission from mother to child has been devised with the help of a Cambridge University engineer.
Advancing the surface technology of materials
01 September 2008Research at the Gordon Laboratory is opening up an important new area for the surface engineering of materials.
Collagen mechanics: learning from nature
01 September 2008Because of their unique structure, biological tissues exhibit physical and mechanical properties that are unlike anything in the world of engineering.
Synthetic biology takes root
01 September 2008Creating circuits from multiple components is routine in engineering. Can living systems be constructed using similar principles?
‘Super’ superalloys: hotter, stronger, for even longer
01 September 2008Only a single class of engineering materials can withstand the extreme conditions deep within a jet aeroplane engine – the nickel-base superalloys.
Sharing and researching best practice in human resources
01 September 2008Judge Business School have launched a major new forum devoted to excellence in global human resource management – the Centre for International Human Resource Management...
"Academic Incubator" to develop new medicines of value
01 September 2008GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has signed its first agreement with the University to optimise the early clinical development of new GSK medicines for obesity and addictive disorders.
What are the real costs of outsourcing abroad?
01 September 2008Many UK manufacturers have transferred their production to low-cost regions to reduce costs. But a new study has discovered that these savings are not as...