New green materials could power smart devices using ambient light
17 November 2020Researchers have developed environmentally friendly materials that could harvest enough energy from indoor light to power wireless smart devices.
Beyond the pandemic: focus on productivity to make everyone better off
16 November 2020There is no way out of the immediate economic hit of a pandemic, says Professor Diane Coyle, but to heal social fractures, we must focus on...
Cambridge-led SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance consortium receives £12.2 million
16 November 2020The COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium has been backed by the Department for Health and Social Care Testing Innovation Fund to expand whole genome sequencing...
A treasure trove of unseen writing by Ted Hughes and Seamus Heaney reveals a vital creative friendship
14 November 2020A unique archive acquired by Pembroke College Cambridge transforms our understanding of the two poets, showing how they drew career-defining inspiration from a little known...
The future’s uncertain – but noradrenaline can help us adapt
13 November 2020A brain chemical called noradrenaline is responsible for our responses to uncertain situations - helping us to learn quickly and adapt our behaviour, a new...
Computer vision app allows easier monitoring of diabetes
13 November 2020A computer vision technology developed by University of Cambridge engineers has now been developed into a free mobile phone app for regular monitoring of glucose...
Universe unravelled: Stephen Hawking Centre collaborates on new streaming series
13 November 2020The Stephen Hawking Centre for Theoretical Cosmology has teamed up with Discovery on a documentary series exploring new windows on our Universe.
Female mongooses start violent fights to mate with unrelated males
10 November 2020Female banded mongooses lead their groups into fights then try to mate with enemy males in the chaos of battle, new research has found. Meanwhile,...
Beyond the pandemic: build a greener future
09 November 2020It is crucial that recovery from the pandemic is shaped to support the responses to climate change and biodiversity loss if we hope to mitigate...
Honour among thieves: the study of a cybercrime marketplace in action
06 November 2020Researchers at the Cambridge Cybercrime Centre have revealed what they’ve learned from analysing hundreds of thousands of illicit trades that took place in an underground...