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Semiconductors underpin nearly every electrical, optical and quantum device.

G7 representatives meet in Cambridge to discuss semiconductors

26 Sep 2024

Representatives from the G7 have met in Cambridge to discuss the main priorities for the future development of semiconductors and their impact on the...

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Building a more sustainable world

19 Sep 2024

This longstanding partnership between Cambridge, Arup and the Ove Arup Foundation has made our world safer and more sustainable and changed the way...

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Smart Choker

‘Smart choker’ uses AI to help people with speech impairment to communicate

13 Sep 2024

Researchers have developed a wearable ‘smart choker’ that uses a combination of flexible electronics and artificial intelligence techniques to allow...

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L-R: Professor John Morton (UCL), Professor Rachel McKendry (UCL), Professor Mete Atatüre (Cambridge), Professor Eleni Nastouli (UCL)

Five hubs launched to ensure UK benefits from quantum future

26 Jul 2024

A major new research hub led by the University of Cambridge and UCL aims to harness quantum technology to improve early diagnosis and treatment of...

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Multi-coloured jelly batteries being stretched by two hands

Soft, stretchy ‘jelly batteries’ inspired by electric eels

17 Jul 2024

Researchers have developed soft, stretchable ‘jelly batteries’ that could be used for wearable devices or soft robotics, or even implanted in the...

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Members of the Echion team

Echion Technologies secures £29 million to help commercialise its sustainable battery technology

19 Jun 2024

Cambridge spinout, Echion Technologies has raised £29 million in investment capital to help it increase the production of its fast-charging, long-...

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Digitally generated image of a young man

What’s going on in our brains when we plan?

11 Jun 2024

Study uncovers how the brain simulates possible future actions by drawing from our stored memories.

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Chatbot

New open-source platform allows users to evaluate performance of AI-powered chatbots

04 Jun 2024

Researchers have developed a platform for the interactive evaluation of AI-powered chatbots such as ChatGPT.

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Sensors printed on human fingers

Imperceptible sensors made from ‘electronic spider silk’ can be printed directly on human skin

24 May 2024

Researchers have developed a method to make adaptive and eco-friendly sensors that can be directly and imperceptibly printed onto a wide range of...

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The Royal Society in central London

Ten Cambridge scientists elected as Fellows of the Royal Society 2024

16 May 2024

Ten outstanding Cambridge researchers have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences and the oldest science...

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‘Wraparound’ implants represent new approach to treating spinal cord injuries

08 May 2024

A tiny, flexible electronic device that wraps around the spinal cord could represent a new approach to the treatment of spinal injuries, which can...

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Illustration of the human nervous system

Robotic nerve ‘cuffs’ could help treat a range of neurological conditions

26 Apr 2024

Researchers have developed tiny, flexible devices that can wrap around individual nerve fibres without damaging them.

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