Taking the long view on climate change
01 September 2007Cambridge Earth Scientists are contributing to our understanding of the climate system by studying the history of climate change recorded in sediments deposited on the...
Getting to grips with inclusive design
01 September 2007The so-called ‘demographic time bomb’ is ticking. But is product design good enough to keep up with the ageing population?
Using plants to harvest the Sun’s energy
01 September 2007How can we efficiently unlock the bioenergy stored within plants? Research carried out in the Department of Biochemistry is breaking down the cellular barriers.
A brief history of ageing
01 September 2007As life expectancy increases, what can historical analysis of longevity tell us about limits to the human lifespan?
Wind turbines turn to bamboo
01 September 2007Bamboo – one of China’s most precious commodities – is showing great promise as the material of choice for building wind turbines.
Can old brains learn new tricks?
01 September 2007Although our brains deteriorate as we get older, Cambridge researchers are finding that some abilities are preserved through ‘flexible’ use of neural networks.
Diagnosing crime, dispensing justice
01 September 2007Finding the best routes to predicting, preventing and atoning for crime is a thorny issue. Experimental criminologists such as Lawrence Sherman, recently appointed as the...
Defining words
01 September 2007Two very different projects in the University have at their heart the ancient craft of lexicography: the art of compiling and editing dictionaries. But one...
Guiding the light
01 September 2007Pioneering research shines new light on our understanding of the way we see the world. Optical fibres have now been found to exist in vertebrate...
The mathematics of avalanches
01 September 2007Each year more than a million avalanches fall worldwide, killing around a hundred people in the Alps alone. Can mathematical models be used to predict...