Plastic Logic: from innovation to impact
01 August 2009The path from innovation to impact can be long and complex. Here we describe the fascinating story behind the development of a new type of...
Campath: from innovation to impact
01 August 2009The path from innovation to impact can be long and complex. Here we describe the 30-year journey behind the development of a drug now being...
Behaviour of building block of nature could lead to computer revolution
31 July 2009A team of physicists from the Universities of Cambridge and Birmingham have shown that electrons in narrow wires can divide into two new particles called...
What is knowledge transfer?
27 May 2009Knowledge transfer (KT) is a term used to encompass a very broad range of activities to support mutually beneficial collaborations between universities, businesses and the...
Supercharged rice: the answer to famine?
26 May 2009An ambitious project that aims to increase rice yields could provide the solution to future food shortages.
Research sheds new light on why pancreatic cancer drugs fail
21 May 2009An international team of scientists, led by researchers based at the Cambridge Research Institute, have discovered a new mechanism that may explain why pancreatic cancer...
Scientists urge global action to preserve water supplies for billions worldwide
19 May 2009Chinese, Indian, American and British scientists have released a conference declaration urging a region-by-region response to increased water scarcity and heightened hazards.
EU funding boost for obesity research
18 May 2009A new European research consortium, in which Cambridge will play a major role, is to receive 3 million Euros to conduct research into the escalating...
Cambridge academics elected as Fellows of the Royal Society
15 May 2009Nine of the 44 new Royal Society Fellows announced today are Cambridge academics. Their election to the Fellowship of the Royal Society recognises their exceptional...
Cambridge research to explore the origins of the universe
15 May 2009Cambridge University researchers are casting their gaze back to the start of the universe following the launch last week of two of the most expensive...