New vaccine effective against coronaviruses that haven’t even emerged yet
06 May 2024Researchers have developed a new vaccine technology that has been shown in mice to provide protection against a broad range of coronaviruses with potential for...
Ice shelves fracture under weight of meltwater lakes
03 May 2024Heavy pooling meltwater can fracture ice, potentially leading to ice shelf collapse
Revealed: face of 75,000-year-old female Neanderthal from cave where species buried their dead
02 May 2024A new documentary has recreated the face of a 75,000-year-old female Neanderthal whose flattened skull was discovered and rebuilt from hundreds of bone fragments by...
Robotic nerve ‘cuffs’ could help treat a range of neurological conditions
26 April 2024Researchers have developed tiny, flexible devices that can wrap around individual nerve fibres without damaging them.
Study highlights increased risk of second cancers among breast cancer survivors
25 April 2024Survivors of breast cancer are at significantly higher risk of developing second cancers, including endometrial and ovarian cancer for women and prostate cancer for men,...
A simple ‘twist’ improves the engine of clean fuel generation
24 April 2024Researchers have found a way to super-charge the ‘engine’ of sustainable fuel generation – by giving the materials a little twist.
Rare disease research at Cambridge receives major boost with launch of two new centres
23 April 2024Cambridge researchers will play key roles in two new centres dedicated to developing improved tests, treatments and potentially cures for thousands of people living with...
Training AI models to answer ‘what if?’ questions could improve medical treatments
19 April 2024Machines can learn not only to make predictions, but to handle causal relationships. An international research team shows how this could make medical treatments safer,...
Mess is best: disordered structure of battery-like devices improves performance
18 April 2024The energy density of supercapacitors – battery-like devices that can charge in seconds or a few minutes – can be improved by increasing the ‘messiness’...
Steven Barrett appointed Regius Professor of Engineering
17 April 2024An expert on the environmental impacts of aviation, Barrett joins the University of Cambridge from MIT.