Shedding light on dark traps
16 Apr 2020Researchers pinpoint the origin of defects that sap the performance of next-generation solar technology.
News from the Cavendish Laboratory.
New app collects the sounds of COVID-19
06 Apr 2020A new app, which will be used to collect data to develop machine learning algorithms that could automatically detect whether a person is suffering from COVID-19 based on the sound of their voice, their breathing and coughing, has been launched by researchers at the University of Cambridge.
AI techniques used to improve battery health and safety
06 Apr 2020Researchers have designed a machine learning method that can predict battery health with 10x higher accuracy than current industry standard, which could aid in the development of safer and more reliable batteries for electric vehicles and consumer electronics.
Cambridge researchers awarded European Research Council funding
01 Apr 2020Four researchers at the University of Cambridge have won advanced grants from the European Research Council (ERC), Europe’s premier research funding body.
Identification of viruses and bacteria could be sped up through computational methods
30 Mar 2020A new multinational study has shown how the process of distinguishing viruses and bacteria could be accelerated through the use of computational methods.
Watching magnetic nano ‘tornadoes’ in 3D
24 Feb 2020Scientists have developed a three-dimensional imaging technique to observe complex behaviours in magnets, including fast-moving waves and ‘tornadoes’ thousands of times thinner than a human hair.
Women in STEM: Angela Harper
02 Jan 2020Angela Harper is a PhD candidate at the Cavendish Laboratory, a member of Churchill College, and a Gates Cambridge Scholar. Here, she tells us about her work in renewable energy, setting up a Girls in STEM programme while she was an undergraduate in North Carolina, and the importance of role models when pursuing a career in STEM.
UK researchers awarded £30m for global science project to better understand matter and antimatter
10 Dec 2019Cambridge researchers will receive funding as part of a £30m investment in the DUNE experiment, which has the potential to lead to profound changes in our understanding of the universe.
Cambridge Zero
26 Nov 2019If we are to avert a climate disaster, we must sharply reduce our emissions, starting today. Cambridge Zero, the University's ambitious new climate initiative, will generate ideas and innovations to help shape a sustainable future - and equip future generations of leaders with the skills to...
Hitachi and Cambridge renew 30 year research partnership
18 Nov 2019The University of Cambridge and Hitachi Ltd have signed a new agreement to continue and grow their long-standing relationship through the Hitachi Cambridge Laboratory (HCL), part of the European R&D Centre of Hitachi Europe Ltd.
