Shielding children from HIV
19 September 2008A novel method for preventing HIV transmission from mother to child has been devised with the help of a Cambridge University engineer.
Cambridge botanist awarded ‘America’s Nobel’ Prize for medical research
12 September 2008David Baulcombe, the Professor of Botany at Cambridge University, is being honoured with the 2008 Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research for his discovery of...
Neighbourly in Nebraska, nervous in New York
11 September 2008The personalities of people in the USA often differ according to the state in which they live, a new study led by Cambridge University has...
World’s largest experiment starts today
08 September 2008The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is being switched on today, marking one of the most important events in modern science.
Atomic yoga: the new physics of flexibility
01 September 2008A UK-wide collaboration led by the Department of Earth Sciences is uncovering the counterintuitive properties of flexible materials.
Materials on the horizon
01 September 2008Professor Lindsay Greer, Head of the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, highlights the vital role of materials research in meeting many of today’s challenges.
Engineering stem cells and tissues for better health
01 September 2008The Cambridge Stem Cell Initiative enters its second phase with the launch of the Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine.
Advancing the surface technology of materials
01 September 2008Research at the Gordon Laboratory is opening up an important new area for the surface engineering of materials.
Collagen mechanics: learning from nature
01 September 2008Because of their unique structure, biological tissues exhibit physical and mechanical properties that are unlike anything in the world of engineering.
Brushing up on soft materials for nanotechnology
01 September 2008Taking their cue from the building blocks of life, Cambridge chemists are assembling polymers that move.