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Graphene

Graphene: the future in a pencil trace

24 Nov 2011

The European programme for research into graphene, for which the Universities of Cambridge, Manchester and Lancaster are leading the technology...

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Shaking hands

Cambridge Service Alliance

01 Sep 2010

BAE Systems and IBM have joined forces with the University of Cambridge to launch a new research initiative designed to equip business with the...

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Inkjet

Just press print

01 Jul 2010

An academic industrial consortium is developing the scientific know-how to underpin a printing revolution.

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Manufacturing

Making the most of ideas: Institute for Manufacturing

01 May 2010

Cambridge has never been short of ideas but the Institute for Manufacturing is dedicated to putting ideas into action.

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Industry

Call to drive the next industrial revolution

23 Sep 2009

Industrialists, academics and government should join forces to drive a new industrial revolution which would help tackle climate change, says a new...

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BAE

Increasing value generation from product-related services

01 Sep 2009

Cambridge will lead a consortium of universities awarded £2.2 million as part of an initiative to take an integrated approach to knowledge transfer...

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Tamco

Material efficiency

01 Aug 2009

A consortium led by Dr Julian Allwood aims to drive a step-change in the manufacturing of steel and aluminium to meet 2050 carbon targets.

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Fashioning the value chain

01 Jan 2009

Changes in the clothing industry have fashioned a new look for how manufacturing and retail is managed globally.

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What are the real costs of outsourcing abroad?

01 Sep 2008

Many UK manufacturers have transferred their production to low-cost regions to reduce costs. But a new study has discovered that these savings are...

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