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

Trapping the light fantastic

16 Jun 2014

The development of a ‘nanobarrel’ that traps and concentrates light onto single molecules could be used as a low-cost and reliable diagnostic test.

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Carbon nanotechnology

How carbon cousins shaped warfare and can electrify the future

13 Jun 2014

What links legendarily sharp Damascene swords of the past with flexible electronics and high-performance electrical wiring of the future? They all...

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Steel’s inner strength

09 Jun 2014

A long-term collaboration between the University and industry has resulted in a super-strong form of steel, which is now being manufactured in the UK...

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Body builders: collagen scaffolds

04 Jun 2014

Miniature scaffolds made from collagen – the ‘glue’ that holds our bodies together – are being used to heal damaged joints, and could be used to...

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Diabetes

Overnight home use of artificial pancreas ‘feasible and beneficial’

22 Apr 2014

Children with type 1 diabetes have been able to use pioneering artificial pancreas technology, developed at the University of Cambridge, for the...

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Chromosomes in haploid mouse embryonic stem cells

Rewiring stem cells

09 Jan 2014

A new technique for determining what causes stem cells to convert into other cell types could revolutionise our understanding of how genes function...

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Queen bee larvae

How large is the alphabet of DNA?

12 Dec 2013

New sequencing technology is transforming epigenetics research, and could greatly improve understanding of cancer, embryo formation, stem cells and...

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Car2Go Electric Car Sharing

What impact will new technology have on tackling emissions?

21 Oct 2013

New research seeks to take account of the fast pace at which technology is evolving in understanding how to tackle greenhouse gas emissions.

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Airbus A380 Final Assembly Line

Streamlining manufacturing

11 Oct 2013

The small plastic tags developed by a University spin-out are helping make modern assembly lines up to ten per cent more efficient, by tracking...

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£50 million of new funding to support Cambridge companies

10 Oct 2013

A new £50 million investment business has been launched to support the development of University spin-outs and other early-stage technology companies...

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Noises off: the machine that rubs out noise

02 Oct 2013

Future hearing aids could be adjusted by the wearer to remove background noise using new technology that could also be used to clean up and search...

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Vapour trail

Carbon offsets could help lower emissions without harming the economy

27 Sep 2013

Instead of harming the economies of developing countries, carbon offsets and taxes on shipping and aviation would have a minimal or even a positive...

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