Innovation

A flexible display incorporating graphene in its pixels’ electronics has been successfully demonstrated by the Cambridge Graphene Centre and Plastic...

University of Cambridge spin-out Reduse, which has developed a technology to remove print from paper allowing it to be reused several times before...

A movement is under way that will fast-forward the design of new plant traits. It takes inspiration from engineering and the software industry, and...

The development of a ‘nanobarrel’ that traps and concentrates light onto single molecules could be used as a low-cost and reliable diagnostic test.

A long-term collaboration between the University and industry has resulted in a super-strong form of steel, which is now being manufactured in the UK...

Miniature scaffolds made from collagen – the ‘glue’ that holds our bodies together – are being used to heal damaged joints, and could be used to...

A new technique for determining what causes stem cells to convert into other cell types could revolutionise our understanding of how genes function...

New sequencing technology is transforming epigenetics research, and could greatly improve understanding of cancer, embryo formation, stem cells and...