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We ask the experts: will robots take over the world?

19 Jul 2013

Robots can do a lot for us: they can explore space or they can cut our toenails. But do advances in robotics and artificial intelligence hold hidden...

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Cambridge University visits the North East to find talented engineering students

17 Jul 2013

High flying Sixth Form students from 10 colleges and schools across the North East attended a series of Engineering Masterclasses hosted by Newcastle...

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New and under the sun

05 Jul 2013

A group of Cambridge students are hoping that their game-changing design of solar car will make them the first British winners of the World Solar...

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Cambridge Graphene Centre and Plastic Logic announce partnership

26 Jun 2013

University spin-out will work with the newly-established Cambridge Graphene Centre.

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Simulation tools aim to bridge exclusion gap

26 Jun 2013

Simulation gloves and glasses which recreate the effects of moderate impairments have been released by researchers, who say that the designers of...

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Students tour the Metalcraft workshop in Chatteris

A job for life? Exploring engineering skills with Metalcraft and HE Partnership

22 Mar 2013

Year 10 students from Cromwell Community College and Neale Wade Community College enjoyed a day developing their engineering skills at Metalcraft in...

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Violin -- closeup

String theories: the mathematics of the violin

07 Mar 2013

The screeching produced by children starting out on the violin has curdled the blood of many a parent over the centuries. A pre-concert talk at the...

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Scanning Electron Microscope image of micro-structures of cathodes made of carbon nanotubes and sulphur

Building a better battery

07 Mar 2013

A new battery technology provides double the energy storage at lower cost than the batteries that are used in handheld electronics, electric vehicles...

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Graphene

Europe pledges one billion euros on graphene as platform for emerging technologies

28 Jan 2013

A major research initiative which will create a European network of academics and companies working on graphene has been approved, with the...

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Alan-Reece

Dr Alan Reece (1927-2012)

16 Jan 2013

The University reported the death of one of its benefactors, Dr Alan Reece, in 2012.

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Hurricane Katrina makes landfall in the US. Speaking this week in Cambridge, engineer Tom O’Rourke will describe such disasters as game-changers for those wishing to protect people from similar, future events.

Natural disasters, infrastructure and the “new normal”

15 Jan 2013

The Japanese and Canterbury earthquakes, Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy and a host of other modern natural disasters have changed the game for those...

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Tunnel

Smarter infrastructure

10 Jan 2013

A team from the Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction has developed a mechanical amplifier which converts ambient vibrations into...

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