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Shielding children from HIV

19 September 2008

A novel method for preventing HIV transmission from mother to child has been devised with the help of a Cambridge University engineer.

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Synthetic biology takes root

01 September 2008

Creating circuits from multiple components is routine in engineering. Can living systems be constructed using similar principles?

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Microtomographic image showing the 3D structure of a resorbable support material designed to allow in-growth as it degrades

Next-generation medical implants

01 September 2008

At the Cambridge Centre for Medical Materials, a highly interdisciplinary approach is meeting the challenge of bioengineering new materials for the human body.

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Materials on the horizon

01 September 2008

Professor 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.

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