Plastic: the new fantastic?
05 June 2020Hear how Cambridge researchers are working towards eliminating plastic waste and making best use of one of the most successful materials ever invented.
Opinion: the learning of scientific advisers is the other curve to consider
05 June 2020Policymakers around the world are relying on the expertise of scientists to help make decisions around the COVID-19 pandemic. But how do scientists learn to...
Digital Mycenae
05 June 2020Explore the ancient Greek city of Mycenae in a newly released digital archive.
Tackling COVID-19: Dr Sarah Caddy
04 June 2020Before the COVID-19 outbreak, Sarah Caddy was conducting research on a number of different viruses. “I was looking at how antibodies can neutralise rotavirus and...
Harnessing AI in the fight against COVID-19
04 June 2020AI assisted COVID-19 diagnostic and prognostic tool could improve resource allocation and patient outcomes.
Found in translation
03 June 2020How Cambridge researcher Dr Ebele Mogo helped tackle a coronavirus public health language gap across Africa in four weeks and 18 languages with 30 crowdsourced volunteers.
Rapid coronavirus test speeds up access to urgent care and will free up beds ahead of winter
03 June 2020Researchers say faster tests helped expedite access to life-saving treatments such as organ transplants – and might make all the difference later this year.
Lockdown 'helps fuel rise in cybercrime'
03 June 2020Take extra care before buying face masks or testing kits online, or responding to texts apparently sent to you by the UK Government or the...
A good egg: robot chef trained to make omelettes
01 June 2020A team of engineers have trained a robot to prepare an omelette, all the way from cracking the eggs to plating the finished dish, and...
Antarctic ice sheets capable of retreating up to 50 metres per day
28 May 2020The ice shelves surrounding the Antarctic coastline retreated at speeds of up to 50 metres per day at the end of the last Ice Age,...