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The application of new ideas, discoveries and inventions contributes to society and the economy nationally and globally.

New device could make diagnosing disease as simple as breathing

25 Apr 2013

A range of diseases and conditions, from asthma to liver disease, could be diagnosed and monitored quickly and painlessly just by breathing, using...

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EDSAC, the first programmable computer for general use by scientists, built at the “Mathematical Laboratory” and launched in 1949. Maurice Wilkes, Head of Lab and leader of the project, promised to build “a computer that works”,

From EDSAC to Raspberry Pi: 75 years of “computers that work”

24 Apr 2013

Cambridge’s Computer Lab marks its 75th anniversary this month, celebrating a spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship that has taken it from the...

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CrontoSign device and image

New system to combat online banking fraud

18 Apr 2013

A security solution which protects against the most serious threat to online banking customers, responsible for millions in annual losses, is being...

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Aligning sequences

New system to improve DNA sequencing

03 Apr 2013

A sensing system developed at Cambridge is being commercialised in the UK for use in rapid, low-cost DNA sequencing, which would make the prediction...

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The land of make-believe

14 Mar 2013

Using augmented reality to encourage autistic children to engage in imaginative play.

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Building a better battery

07 Mar 2013

A new battery technology provides double the energy storage at lower cost than the batteries that are used in handheld electronics, electric vehicles...

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CASTEP molecular solid

CASTEP achieves $30 million in sales

24 Jan 2013

A software tool which uses quantum mechanics to allow designers to predict the properties of materials has reached the commercial milestone of $30...

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Graphene is a one-atom thick layer of carbon atoms. Producing high-quality single layers in a manner compatible with industrial processes is just one of the challenges that researchers will be trying to surmount. The image shows a printed graphene device.

Graphene: Taking the wonder-stuff from dream to reality

24 Jan 2013

A centre for research on graphene, a material which has the potential to revolutionise numerous industries, ranging from healthcare to electronics...

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Differentiation of human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (hIPSC) to functional liver hepatocyte cells

Cambridge Enterprise announces 2012 results

23 Jan 2013

More than £1 billion in funding has been raised by companies with roots in Cambridge research, according to year-end results from Cambridge...

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Hurricane Katrina makes landfall in the US. Speaking this week in Cambridge, engineer Tom O’Rourke will describe such disasters as game-changers for those wishing to protect people from similar, future events.

Natural disasters, infrastructure and the “new normal”

15 Jan 2013

The Japanese and Canterbury earthquakes, Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy and a host of other modern natural disasters have changed the game for those...

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Raspberries

Food industry giants call for pitches from University inventors

12 Jan 2013

University inventors and entrepreneurs whose research has applications in the food and consumer goods sectors will have the opportunity to...

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Tunnel

Smarter infrastructure

10 Jan 2013

A team from the Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction has developed a mechanical amplifier which converts ambient vibrations into...

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