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

The gas flare at the Jurong Island oil refineries, Singapore.

Cambridge announces Centre for Carbon Reduction in Chemical Technology in Singapore

21 Mar 2012

The University of Cambridge and National Research Foundation, Singapore, have today announced plans for a collaborative research centre, specialising...

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A forest

Use a laser, save a tree

14 Mar 2012

Laser un-printers that can remove toner from scrap paper so that it can be used again may be coming to an office near you in the future, results from...

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Hauser Forum

Cambridge Enterprise announces 2011 results

20 Dec 2011

Income generated from the University of Cambridge’s commercialisation activities continued to rise in 2011, as did the number of intellectual...

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Dr Tony Raven

New Chief Executive at Cambridge Enterprise

02 Nov 2011

The University of Cambridge has announced the appointment of Dr Tony Raven as the new Chief Executive of Cambridge Enterprise, effective December 1...

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Dr Louise Allen

Researchers develop new test for children with vision loss

11 Oct 2011

Technology developed at the University of Cambridge to detect peripheral visual field loss in young children will enable the earlier detection of...

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Twitter networks.

Unsociable networks

18 Aug 2011

Silicon Valley-style tech clusters don’t just make social networks – they are also supposed to thrive on them. A new study by a University of...

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Human egg injected with sperm

Selecting the fittest embryos for survival

10 Aug 2011

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a new technique which could significantly increase success rates of pregnancies and reduce...

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Phone home

Intelligent airports and greener smart phones: award-winning Cambridge innovation

13 Apr 2011

Two Cambridge researchers have received prizes at the ICT Pioneers awards for their groundbreaking approach to modern problems.

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Happy young business woman shaking hands with another female

What is knowledge transfer?

27 May 2009

Knowledge transfer (KT) is a term used to encompass a very broad range of activities to support mutually beneficial collaborations between...

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Culture Tubes

A novel way to model endometriosis

01 Jan 2009

A recently patented invention holds promise for understanding a debilitating disease that affects two million women in the UK.

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DNA sculpture at Centre for Life

Superfast genomes move a step closer to reality

20 Nov 2008

The first Asian and African human genomes have been deciphered using a technique originally invented by Professors Shankar Balasubramanian and David...

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Mclaren F1 Lewis Hamilton

Secrets of the inerter revealed

19 Aug 2008

A Cambridge University invention which was kept a closely-guarded secret because of the hidden advantage it offered to a Formula 1 racing team is...

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