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Impression of rapidly flowing ionic diffusion within a niobium tungsten oxide

New class of materials could be used to make batteries that charge faster

25 Jul 2018

Researchers have identified a group of materials that could be used to make even higher power batteries. The researchers, from the University of...

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Quiet reflection (crop)

Loneliness is contagious – and here's how to beat it

16 Jul 2018

One in three adults is affected by loneliness. It's time for us to take a risk and let others into our lives, says Olivia Remes, PhD candidate at the...

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Celebrating Cambridge’s LGBT+ scientists and engineers

05 Jul 2018

Cambridge celebrated the first ever LGBTSTEM Day on 5 July – recognising all those who work in science, technology, engineering and medicine and who...

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Artist’s reconstruction of the community at Lower Mistaken Point

Why life on Earth first got big

25 Jun 2018

Some of the earliest complex organisms on Earth – possibly some of the earliest animals to exist – got big not to compete for food, but to spread...

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Low-cost plastic sensors could monitor a range of health conditions

22 Jun 2018

An international team of researchers have developed a low-cost sensor made from semiconducting plastic that can be used to diagnose or monitor a wide...

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Cambridge astrophysicist calls on UN to help girls reach for the stars

19 Jun 2018

A plan to build a global network of STEM ambassadors to encourage women and girls into science, put forward by a Cambridge academic to the United...

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Making the numbers count: supporting and engaging women at every career stage

15 Jun 2018

Researchers call for gender equality and career support for women in the workplace, and an end to “the doom and gloom narrative” over their limited...

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Black women

Celebrating the Black Women of Cambridge

14 Jun 2018

Black women members of the University of Cambridge have gathered for a photo-shoot to mark 70 years since the first black woman graduated from the...

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Mother’s attitude towards baby during pregnancy may have implications for child’s development

12 Jun 2018

Mothers who ‘connect’ with their baby during pregnancy are more likely to interact in a more positive way with their infant after it is born...

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Pei Rong Cheo

Tidings of joy

08 Jun 2018

The beaches of Singapore are awash with a wealth of marine life, and Cambridge student Pei Rong Cheo is on a mission to promote and conserve it. Read...

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Rosalind Franklin Institute to harness disruptive technology to transform drug discovery

06 Jun 2018

Business Secretary Greg Clark today announced funding for a series of ambitious technology projects that will transform the way medicines are...

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Live demonstration of Social Robotics in Wellcome Collections' Friday Late Spectacular - Body Language Event, 4 Nov. 2016 (19:00-23:00), Euston, London, UK

Evolving with the robots

25 May 2018

Demystifying how social and human-like robots work is vital so that we can understand and shape how they will affect our future, Dr Hatice Gunes will...

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