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The application of new ideas, discoveries and inventions contributes to society and the economy nationally and globally.

Time to solve the Scottish innovation problem

17 Sep 2014

A lack of innovation is starting to put Scotland’s economic prosperity – in or out of the union – at risk. Professor Paul Tracey argues it’s time for...

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Another record year for University of Cambridge spin-out investments

10 Sep 2014

The University invested £2.7 million last year to support the development of Cambridge spin-outs.

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Active matrix electrophoretic display incorporating graphene

First graphene-based flexible display produced

05 Sep 2014

A flexible display incorporating graphene in its pixels’ electronics has been successfully demonstrated by the Cambridge Graphene Centre and Plastic...

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A crumpled paper ball

University spin-out wins green award

27 Aug 2014

University of Cambridge spin-out Reduse, which has developed a technology to remove print from paper allowing it to be reused several times before...

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Cambridge Innovation Capital announces first three investments from its £50 million Cambridge Cluster fund

12 Aug 2014

Cambridge Innovation Capital (CIC), an investor in high-growth technology companies in the Cambridge cluster, has completed its first investments...

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New Board Chairman of Cambridge Enterprise announced

07 Aug 2014

Sir Keith O’Nions named Board Chairman of Cambridge Enterprise

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 Sign in Africa: 'Know your HIV status'

Cambridge diagnostic tool offers on-the-spot HIV testing to millions living with HIV in Africa

22 Jul 2014

A new transformative point-of-care diagnostic which gives instant results for the detection of genetic material from the HIV virus is being rolled...

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Light in, light out: the ‘rock’ that breaks the rules

26 Jun 2014

Perovskite materials are the newest contender for breaking the silicon ceiling in solar cell technology. But they don’t just absorb light. Cambridge...

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Forest of carbon nanotubes

Nanomaterials Up Close: Forest of carbon nanotubes

26 Jun 2014

This image shows a ‘forest’ of carbon nanotubes – thousands upon thousands of tiny rolls of carbon atoms, grown on a scrap of copper foil. James...

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Cobalt oxide

Nanomaterials Up Close: Cobalt oxide superlattice

23 Jun 2014

These individual particles of cobalt oxide have been engineered to form a superlattice or 3D mesh structure to improve their chemical activity...

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Marchantia - a primitive plant form used as the 'chassis' for designing new plants

From foundry to factory: building synthetic plants

20 Jun 2014

A movement is under way that will fast-forward the design of new plant traits. It takes inspiration from engineering and the software industry, and...

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Nanoengineered electron gun

Nanomaterials Up Close: Nanoengineered electron guns

19 Jun 2014

In this video we see an electron gun made of many thousands of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes, each more than 1,000 times smaller than the width...

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