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James Dyson Building Department of Engineering

Sir James Dyson opens invention powerhouse at the University of Cambridge

09 May 2016

Engineering hub focuses on advances including smart infrastructure, electric vehicles and efficient internal combustion systems

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Fenland Engineering Taster Event in Chatteris

Local teenagers bridge the gap to a career in industry

18 Mar 2016

Students from six Fenland schools are taking part in a programme designed to encourage students interested in engineering and manufacturing.

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The James Dyson Foundation donates £8m to fuel invention powerhouse

06 May 2014

The James Dyson Foundation has donated £8m to create a technology hub at the heart of Cambridge, providing the University of Cambridge’s brightest...

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Plastic electronics

The next generation of plastic electronics

15 Jan 2013

A new generation of cheap lightweight plastic electronic technology that does not require silicon, but which is optically transparent and can be...

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Neurons, in vitrio colour!

The man with the golden brain

13 Dec 2011

What’s the point of a brain? This fundamental question has led Professor Daniel Wolpert to some remarkable conclusions about how and why the brain...

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Hugh in the recreated tunnel at Zagan

Recreating ‘The Great Escape’

28 Nov 2011

First it was the Dambusters raid, now Cambridge University’s Dr Hugh Hunt has helped to recreate ‘The Great Escape’ from Germany’s infamous Stalag...

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