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Dr Mate Lengyel 'in search of lost memories'

In search of lost memories

01 Feb 2008

‘I raised to my lips a spoonful of the tea in which I had soaked a morsel of the cake. […] And suddenly the memory returns.’ À la Recherche du Temps...

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Airport Moving Walkway

Getting to grips with inclusive design

01 Sep 2007

The so-called ‘demographic time bomb’ is ticking. But is product design good enough to keep up with the ageing population?

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CAPE beams up new partner for nanotech research

07 Jun 2007

A new partnership is set to give nanotechnology researchers at the University of Cambridge access to the latest electron-beam imaging equipment.

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Royal Society announces new Cambridge fellows

18 May 2007

The Royal Society today recognised 44 scientists for their contributions to society by electing them to the Fellowship of the Royal Society.

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Stacks of Clothes

Well dressed?

01 Apr 2007

As clothes become cheaper and fashion becomes 'faster', how are we to balance our consumption with environmental, economic and social sustainability...

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Owlstone technology

CUE help young entrepreneurs make ‘sense’ of business

01 Feb 2007

Cambridge University Entrepreneurs (CUE) organise the most successful student-run business planning and creation competitions in Europe. Since 1999...

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Modern day alchemy

Modern day alchemy: Gold for 2012?

01 Feb 2007

An ambitious research project headed by the University of Cambridge’s Computer Laboratory and Department of Engineering aims to revolutionise sports...

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Scientists develop technology for roll-up laptop screens

21 Sep 2006

New ‘morphing’ structures have multiple applications

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videocam on rocket

Students launch project to send rocket into space for under £1,000

15 Sep 2006

A group of students from the University of Cambridge who plan on launching a rocket into space for less than £1,000 have taken the first steps...

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Cambridge scientists honoured by Royal Society

27 Jul 2006

Three researchers from the University of Cambridge have been awarded medals from the Royal Society, the UK's national academy of sciences. The awards...

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