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Depiction of indistinguishable photons leaving through the same output port of a beam splitter

Laser technique promises super-fast and super-secure quantum cryptography

04 Apr 2016

A new method of implementing an ‘unbreakable’ quantum cryptographic system is able to transmit information at rates more than ten times faster than...

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Fenland Engineering Taster Event in Chatteris

Local teenagers bridge the gap to a career in industry

18 Mar 2016

Students from six Fenland schools are taking part in a programme designed to encourage students interested in engineering and manufacturing.

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Artistic rendering of self-assembled nanowires composed of different crystal structures that spontaneously grow with the help of a catalytic nanoparticle at the tip of each nanowire.

Farming at nanoscale dimensions

18 Mar 2016

Researchers from Cambridge, IBM and Lund University have discovered how tiny 'nanowires' of a widely-used semiconductor self-assemble. Dr Frances...

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A tray of eggs up close

Opinion: Dreaming big with biomimetics: could future buildings be made with bone and eggshells?

09 Mar 2016

Michelle Oyen (Department of Engineering) discusses how we could reduce our dependence on "dirty" materials like steel and concrete.

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Killer flies: how brain size affects hunting strategy in the insect world

09 Feb 2016

Cambridge researchers are studying what makes a brain efficient and how that affects behaviour in insects.

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EyeWire Candy Neurons

Modelling how the brain makes complex decisions

04 Feb 2016

Researchers have built the first biologically realistic mathematical model of how the brain plans and learns when faced with a complex decision-...

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Graphene Neuron Interface

Graphene shown to safely interact with neurons in the brain

29 Jan 2016

Researchers have shown that graphene can be used to make electrodes that can be implanted in the brain, which could potentially be used to restore...

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Coal Fired Power Station (cropped)

University of Cambridge at the World Economic Forum 2016

15 Jan 2016

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Cambridge is to lead a delegation of academics to the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum at Davos...

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Cambridge academics honoured over the New Year

04 Jan 2016

Members have been recognised for their outstanding contribution to society

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New origami-like material may help prevent brain injuries in sport

23 Dec 2015

Researchers are developing the next generation of advanced materials for use in sport and military applications, with the goal of preventing brain...

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SegNet demonstration

Teaching machines to see: new smartphone-based system could accelerate development of driverless cars

21 Dec 2015

Two technologies which use deep learning techniques to help machines to see and recognise their location and surroundings could be used for the...

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How real is the science in Star Wars?

18 Dec 2015

The anticipation is over: The Force Awakens is with us. To a self-confessed geek like Karen Yu from the Institute for Manufacturing, this is like all...

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