Single component biology is past; bioengineering has begun
Professor Nigel Slater, from the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, describes how the influx of ideas and principles from non-biological disciplines is shaping a...
Shielding children from HIV
A novel method for preventing HIV transmission from mother to child has been devised with the help of a Cambridge University engineer.
Collagen mechanics: learning from nature
Because of their unique structure, biological tissues exhibit physical and mechanical properties that are unlike anything in the world of engineering.
Advancing the surface technology of materials
Research at the Gordon Laboratory is opening up an important new area for the surface engineering of materials.
Synthetic biology takes root
Creating circuits from multiple components is routine in engineering. Can living systems be constructed using similar principles?
‘Super’ superalloys: hotter, stronger, for even longer
Only a single class of engineering materials can withstand the extreme conditions deep within a jet aeroplane engine – the nickel-base superalloys.
Sharing and researching best practice in human resources
Judge Business School have launched a major new forum devoted to excellence in global human resource management – the Centre for International Human Resource Management...
"Academic Incubator" to develop new medicines of value
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has signed its first agreement with the University to optimise the early clinical development of new GSK medicines for obesity and addictive disorders.
Re-interpreting Greece and Rome at The Fitzwilliam Museum
Recent funding will enable collaboration between classicists and museum curators, and shape a major re-display of Greek and Roman art and archaeology.
Montaigne moves to Cambridge
A magnificent new collection at the University Library makes Cambridge a major international centre for Montaigne scholarship.