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Talking about a revolution: 25 years of BT and Cambridge

14 Oct 2022

Cambridge and BT have been working together for more than 25 years developing new technologies, exploring human behaviour and considering how those...

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Man on a smartphone

Newly-developed image guidelines will improve mobile shopping experience worldwide

07 Feb 2018

A new type of online product image, developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge in collaboration with global consumer goods company...

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Generations

Health costs of ageing will shoot up without technological innovation

14 Jul 2015

New report urges government and designers to work together to break down the barriers to innovation in order to adapt to an ageing population.

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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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Detail: hand & computer

Democratising design

07 Jun 2013

A new simulator could help the elderly or disabled users engage more effectively with electronic devices, including websites, smartphones and digital...

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Airport Moving Walkway

Getting to grips with inclusive design

01 Sep 2007

The so-called ‘demographic time bomb’ is ticking. But is product design good enough to keep up with the ageing population?

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