A new spin on organic semiconductors
26 March 2019Researchers have found that certain organic semiconducting materials can transport spin faster than they conduct charge, a phenomenon which could eventually power faster, more energy-efficient...
Research at the chalk face: connecting academia and schools
25 March 2019Researchers in Cambridge’s Faculty of Education are working with teachers to improve the experience of learning in the East of England – and boost pupils’...
Toddlers, knights and golden bears
23 March 2019Inside the Fitzwilliam Museum, the Armoury and Renaissance galleries are alive with the sound of chattering children. Eyes wide in amazement, noses pressed against cool...
Sea Change
22 March 2019The coast is an intrinsic part of British identity – and perhaps nowhere is it more at risk than in the East of England. Cambridge...
Levels of autism in China similar to the West, joint Chinese-UK study shows
21 March 2019The first large-scale study of autism in China has revealed that around one in a hundred people in China has an autism spectrum condition –...
Premature babies could benefit from changes to drugs administered to at-risk mothers
20 March 2019Scientists at the University of Cambridge have suggested that subtle changes to the drugs administered to mothers threatened with preterm birth or to premature babies...
"A very Cambridge story"
20 March 2019We spoke with Cambridge’s most recent Nobel Laureate about decades of research, spin-outs, pharma giants and the booming life sciences cluster in Greater Cambridge.
Changes in ocean 'conveyor belt' predicted abrupt climate changes
20 March 2019A new study is the first to measure the time lags between changing ocean currents and major climate shifts.
Physician, heal thyself: engineering a new National Health Service
19 March 2019The National Health Service turned 70 in 2018 – but, amid the celebrations, its health is faltering. By working closely with local hospitals and GPs,...
Inflammation links heart disease and depression, study finds
19 March 2019People with heart disease are more likely to suffer from depression, and the opposite is also true. Now, scientists at the University of Cambridge believe...