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Modelling a sailboat in virtual reality.

Machine learning gives users ‘superhuman’ ability to open and control tools in virtual reality

08 Nov 2023

Researchers have developed a virtual reality application where a range of 3D modelling tools can be opened and controlled using just the movement of...

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Full moon over the Greenland Ice Sheet

Researchers build more detailed picture of the movement of Greenland Ice Sheet

10 Feb 2023

Researchers have found that the movement of glaciers in Greenland is more complex than previously thought, with deformation in regions of warmer ice...

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Closeup of computer keyboard

Codecheck confirms reproducibility of COVID-19 model results

09 Jun 2020

Cambridge researcher confirms reproducibility of high-profile Imperial College coronavirus computational model.

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Regent Street

Location, location, location: researchers develop model to predict retail failure

09 Oct 2018

Researchers have used a combination of location and transport data to predict the likelihood that a given retail business will succeed or fail.

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SEM image of normal red blood cells, computer-coloured red

Computer model of blood development could speed up search for new leukaemia drugs

09 Feb 2015

The first comprehensive computer model to simulate the development of blood cells could help in the development of new treatments for leukaemia and...

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Milkweed with Ozone Damage

New research highlights the key role of ozone in climate change

01 Dec 2014

The models which are used to predict how climate change will occur could be much improved by including the key role of ozone, which is often...

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Scientist explores remains of supraglacial lake after it has drained

Greenland Ice Sheet more vulnerable to climate change than previously thought

29 Sep 2014

A new study finds that the Greenland Ice Sheet, which covers 1.7 million square kilometres and contains enough ice to raise sea levels worldwide by...

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Low-energy Li1Si1 phases

Simulation method identifies materials for better batteries

15 Sep 2014

Researchers from the University of Cambridge have devised a new simulation technique which reliably predicts the structure and behaviour of different...

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Palaeontological reconstruction of rangeomorph fronds from the Ediacaran Period (635-541 million years ago) built using computer models of rangeomorph growth and development.

How some of the first animals lived - and died

11 Aug 2014

New three-dimensional reconstructions show how some of the earliest animals on Earth developed, and provide some answers as to why they went extinct...

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Detail: hand & computer

Democratising design

07 Jun 2013

A new simulator could help the elderly or disabled users engage more effectively with electronic devices, including websites, smartphones and digital...

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AIRS widgets on the Android home screen

Can your phone double up as your life-coach?

29 Dec 2012

Researchers are developing a smartphone platform that enables careful monitoring of lifestyle to pinpoint and help avert triggers for stress and...

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urban gems

How to crowdsource your happy space

26 Sep 2012

A new online platform will harness crowdsourcing to identify the visual cues that lead people to perceive an urban space as happy, quiet or beautiful...

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