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Artificial intelligence

Multi-million pound initiative from Microsoft to support AI research at Cambridge

31 Oct 2018

The University of Cambridge is joining with Microsoft to help tackle the problem of ‘brain drain’ in AI and machine learning research.

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Cambridge partners in new €1 billion European Quantum Flagship

29 Oct 2018

The University of Cambridge is a partner in the €1 billion Quantum Flagship, an EU-funded initiative to develop quantum technologies across Europe.

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Targeting hard-to-treat cancers

17 Oct 2018

Cambridge leads a £10 million interdisciplinary collaboration to target the most challenging of cancers.

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Graphene may exceed bandwidth demands of future telecommunications

12 Oct 2018

Researchers from the Cambridge Graphene Centre, together with industrial and academic collaborators within the European Graphene Flagship project...

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Royal Academy of Engineering announces 2018 Fellows

18 Sep 2018

Three Cambridge researchers are among the new Fellows announced today by the Royal Academy of Engineering, in recognition of their outstanding...

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Heartsense monitor

Low-cost AI heart monitor developed by Cambridge start-up

11 Sep 2018

A Cambridge start-up has developed a low-cost next-generation wearable heart and cardiovascular function monitor which uses AI to diagnose heart...

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Green arrow points to the implant in the hippocampus of a mouse brain

Electronic device implanted in the brain could stop seizures

29 Aug 2018

Researchers have successfully demonstrated how an electronic device implanted directly into the brain can detect, stop and even prevent epileptic...

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New video game teaches teens about electricity

24 Jul 2018

A new video game, designed by researchers at the University of Cambridge, gives teenagers an understanding of electricity by solving a series of...

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Vice-Chancellor’s awards showcase Cambridge researchers' public engagement and societal impact

09 Jul 2018

The first major repository of legal practices for mediators and conflict parties to draw on when negotiating peace has won the top prize in this year...

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Water on tap

What causes the sound of a dripping tap – and how do you stop it?

22 Jun 2018

Scientists have solved the riddle behind one of the most recognisable, and annoying, household sounds: the dripping tap. And crucially, they have...

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New 3D imaging analysis technique could lead to improved arthritis treatment

18 Jun 2018

An algorithm to monitor the joints of patients with arthritis, which could change the way that the severity of the condition is assessed, has been...

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Fiber Optic

Cambridge launches UK’s first quantum network

13 Jun 2018

The UK’s first quantum network was launched today in Cambridge, enabling ‘unhackable’ communications, made secure by the laws of physics, between...

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