Understanding flow – whether it’s of oil, air, lubricants, lava, seawater or CO2 – lies at the heart of Cambridge’s BP Institute.

A remarkable light-emitting material, gallium nitride, could slash electricity consumption, purify water and kill superbugs.

The path from innovation to impact can be long and complex. Here we describe the fascinating story behind the development of a new type of electronic reader.

The Royal Society, the UK’s independent academy for science, has announced the recipients of its 2009 Awards, Medals, Royal Medals and Lectures today, four of whom are current Cambridge researchers.

A new European research consortium, in which Cambridge will play a major role, is to receive 3 million Euros to conduct research into the escalating epidemic of obesity. The 'EurOCHIP’ project brings together a group of leading European experts to investigate how signals from the gut communicate with the brain to control appetite.

Nine of the 44 new Royal Society Fellows announced today are Cambridge academics. Their election to the Fellowship of the Royal Society recognises their exceptional contributions to society. As Fellows of the UK's national academy of science, these leaders in the fields of science, engineering and medicine join other famous Cambridge names such as Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin and Stephen Hawking.

New understanding of the physics of clouds is helping to model both climate change and the impact of volcanic eruptions and wild fires.

Scientists at Cambridge University have discovered that freshwater algae can form stable groupings in which they dance around each other, miraculously held together only by the fluid flows they create. Their research was published today in the journal Physical Review Letters

Scientists have warned that world leaders are in a race against time to make key decisions about the future of international co-operation in the Arctic.

Ever wondered what happens in a museum once the lights go out?