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Two robotic hands reaching for each other

Single-material electronic skin gives robots the human touch

11 Jun 2025

Scientists have developed a low-cost, durable, highly-sensitive robotic ‘skin’ that can be added to robotic hands like a glove, enabling robots to...

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Cambridge awarded silver-gilt medal at RHS Chelsea Flower Show debut

20 May 2025

The University of Cambridge has made a dazzling debut at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, winning a prestigious silver-gilt medal for its interactive...

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Cambridge researchers elected as Fellows of the Royal Society 2025

20 May 2025

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

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Person wearing a grey t-shirt holding a palm-sized device to their chest

Handheld device could transform heart disease screening

08 Apr 2025

Researchers have developed a handheld device that could potentially replace stethoscopes as a tool for detecting certain types of heart disease.

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Researchers demonstrate the UK’s first long-distance ultra-secure communication over a quantum network

08 Apr 2025

Researchers have successfully demonstrated the UK’s first long-distance ultra-secure transfer of data over a quantum communications network...

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Poppy Oldroyd (left) and Matthew McLoughlin (right)

Cambridge researchers named 2025 Schmidt Science Fellows

07 Apr 2025

Two University of Cambridge researchers are among the thirty-two early career researchers, tackling issues from improving food security to developing...

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Marco Romagnoli and Andrea Ferrari

University spin-out secures funding to improve AI energy efficiency and bandwidth

24 Mar 2025

A University of Cambridge spin-out company working to improve AI efficiency and bandwidth has raised €25 million in new funding.

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Scientist looking at a computer screen with two weather forecasts

Fully AI driven weather prediction system could start revolution in forecasting

20 Mar 2025

A new AI weather prediction system, developed by researchers from the University of Cambridge, can deliver accurate forecasts tens of times faster...

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Scientists develop ‘smart pyjamas’ to monitor sleep disorders

18 Feb 2025

Researchers have developed comfortable, washable ‘smart pyjamas’ that can monitor sleep disorders such as sleep apnoea at home, without the need for...

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Cambridge University engineer backed by Formula 1 star Sir Lewis Hamilton

03 Feb 2025

Chris Tagnon is the first Cambridge University student to be awarded a Masters in Motorsport scholarship.

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Substantia nigra in the human brain, illustration

Cambridge researchers developing brain implants for treating Parkinson’s disease

23 Jan 2025

Cambridge researchers are developing implants that could help repair the brain pathways damaged by Parkinson’s disease.

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A silicon chip with the EU flag printed on it

Cambridge to trial cutting-edge semiconductor technologies for wider use in major European project

10 Dec 2024

The University of Cambridge is one of two UK participants named as part of the PIXEurope consortium, a collaboration between research organisations...

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