New, nature-inspired concepts for turning CO2 into clean fuels
28 February 2022Researchers have developed an efficient concept to turn carbon dioxide into clean, sustainable fuels, without any unwanted by-products or waste.
The life of Pi: Ten years of Raspberry Pi
25 February 2022The most successful computer ever to come out of the UK celebrates its tenth anniversary this year.
Microscopic view on asteroid collisions could help us understand planet formation
24 February 2022A new way of dating collisions between asteroids and planetary bodies throughout our Solar System’s history could help scientists reconstruct how and when planets were...
Digital manufacturing on a shoestring
24 February 2022How approaches to low-cost digitalisation pioneered by Cambridge researchers are helping smaller UK manufacturers to go digital and reap the rewards of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Risks of using AI to grow our food are substantial and must not be ignored, warn researchers
23 February 2022Artificial intelligence (AI) is on the cusp of driving an agricultural revolution, and helping confront the challenge of feeding our growing global population in a...
Drug-screening spin-out secures new funding
23 February 2022A University of Cambridge spin-out company from the Cavendish Laboratory, combines materials engineering and cell biology to help biopharma companies make better medicines, faster. It...
Genomic study shows that England’s travel quarantine measures were effective – up to a limit
23 February 2022Fourteen-day quarantine measures imposed on incoming travellers returning to England in summer 2020 helped prevent the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, particularly among 16-20 year...
One in three young people say they felt happier during lockdown
22 February 2022One in three young people say their mental health and wellbeing improved during COVID-19 lockdown measures, with potential contributing factors including feeling less lonely, avoiding...
Investment in languages education could return double for UK economy
22 February 2022An increase in secondary school pupils learning Arabic, Mandarin, French or Spanish could boost the UK economy by billions of pounds over 30 years, according...
Ukraine needs solidarity not ‘Crimnesia'
22 February 2022Cambridge's associate professor of Ukrainian studies places the country's current crisis in historical and regional context, offering chilling warnings and surprising sources of hope from the...