Building a more sustainable world
19 September 2024This longstanding partnership between Cambridge, Arup and the Ove Arup Foundation has made our world safer and more sustainable and changed the way professionals are taught.
Removing pint glasses could reduce beer sales by almost 10%
18 September 2024Cambridge researchers have shown that reducing the serving size for beer, lager and cider reduces the volume of those drinks consumed in pubs, bars and restaurants, which could have wider public health benefits.
Highly-sensitive beaks could help albatrosses and penguins find their food
18 September 2024Researchers have discovered that seabirds, including penguins and albatrosses, have highly-sensitive regions in their beaks that could be used to help them find food. This is the first time this ability has been identified in seabirds.
Monoclonal antibodies offer hope for tackling antimicrobial resistance
16 September 2024Monoclonal antibodies – treatments developed by cloning a cell that makes an antibody – could help provide an answer to the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance, say scientists.
Flowers use adjustable ‘paint by numbers’ petal designs to attract pollinators
13 September 2024Flowers like hibiscus use an invisible blueprint established very early in petal formation that dictates the size of their bullseyes – a crucial pre-pattern that can significantly impact their ability to attract pollinating bees.
Cancer researchers and astronomers join forces in fight against disease
13 September 2024A unique collaboration of astronomers and cancer researchers at Cambridge has been awarded more than £5m to establish the Spatial Profiling and Annotation Centre of Excellence (SPACE) to open up access to their groundbreaking cancer mapping technology and establish collaborations with other scientists to enable them to investigate tumours in 3D.
Housing Minister visits Eddington – Cambridge’s vibrant and sustainable new neighbourhood
13 September 2024The new Minister for Housing and Planning visited the University’s Eddington development to learn more about the new neighbourhood as an example of a high-quality, sustainable housing project that supports local economic growth.
‘Smart choker’ uses AI to help people with speech impairment to communicate
13 September 2024Researchers have developed a wearable ‘smart choker’ that uses a combination of flexible electronics and artificial intelligence techniques to allow people with speech impairments to communicate by detecting tiny movements in the throat.
Team’s hip replacement surgery invention is set to be world first
13 September 2024Technology that could transform the future of hip replacement surgery is being pioneered by a team of experts in Cambridge.
Astronomers detect black hole ‘starving’ its host galaxy to death
12 September 2024Astronomers have used the NASA/ESA James Webb Space Telescope to confirm that supermassive black holes can starve their host galaxies of the fuel they need to form new stars.
