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Lawrence Bragg, Cambridge circa 1913

How a young Cambridge graduate changed the path of modern science

15 Nov 2012

In 1912 a young graduate working in Cambridge University’s Cavendish Laboratory made a breakthrough that represents the birth of x-ray...

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Oil rig

Major investment will lead to new materials for the energy industry

07 Aug 2012

As energy companies begin to exploit resources located deeper in the sea bed, scientists at Cambridge University are taking part in a major...

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After work rush hour

Recently retired VP of research at General Motors to give the Kelly Lecture

25 Jun 2012

Dr Alan Taub will give the Fourteenth Kelly Lecture at 5.30pm in the Babbage Lecture Theatre as part of the Armourers and Brasiers' Cambridge Forum...

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Alan Cottrell

Sir Alan Cottrell FRS (17 July 1919 – 15 February 2012)

15 Mar 2012

Head of Department of Metallurgy (1958-65), Master of Jesus College (1974-86), and Vice-Chancellor of the University (1977-79)

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An LED emitting light on a 6-inch silicon wafer.

All set and ready to glow

03 Feb 2012

A breakthrough technique for manufacturing LEDs on silicon is to be exploited in the UK, putting mass-produced, energy-efficient lighting within...

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A section of an Ashby chart

It’s a material world

15 Sep 2011

A spin-out from Cambridge's Engineering Department and a leading supplier of materials information technology software to industry, Granta Design has...

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Trent 900

Strategic research partnership drives materials science research and training

01 Jan 2010

Rolls-Royce and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council will work jointly with the Universities of Cambridge, Birmingham and Swansea...

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