The making of a smart tunnel
Ground-breaking new sensing technologies in the world’s first ‘smart tunnel’ are providing engineers with an inexpensive and efficient method of monitoring, maintaining and protecting the UK’s infrastructure, now and well into the future.
Steel’s inner strength
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 for use as stronger and cheaper armour for front-line military vehicles.
‘Tomato pill’ improves function of blood vessels
A daily supplement of an extract found in tomatoes may improve the function of blood vessels in patients with cardiovascular disease, according to new research from the University of Cambridge.
Students and staff make warm gesture
About 850 sports hoodies will be donated to people in Europe and Africa facing hardship, thanks to links built up by students and staff at Anglia Ruskin University.
New diabetes outreach team supports staff at Addenbrooke’s
A new diabetes outreach team is supporting staff on wards to care for patients who have diabetes who have been admitted to the hospital.
Cambridge Index marginally falls
The Cambridge Index dipped slightly by 3.64 points to 16,571.3 as gains in Johnson Matthey and DS Smith were overshadowed by losses in ARM Holdings.
Sound technology pioneer Audio Analytic uses Alconbury Enterprise Campus as a sounding board
Audio Analytic is using Alconbury Enterprise Campus to help develop groundbreaking software after securing £900k angel funding and a further £350k from the UK innovation agency, the Technology Strategy Board.
SonoSite’s NanoMaxx® helps enhance palliative care
Woking and Sam Beare Hospices in Surrey have recently invested in a SonoSite NanoMaxx® point-of-care ultrasound system, enhancing palliative care services for its patients.
inStem licenses Cresset’s computational tools
Cresset, innovative provider of computational chemistry software and services, is pleased to announce that the Centre for Chemical Biology and Therapeutics (CCBT) at The Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (inStem), a state-of-the-art research institute in Bangalore, India, has taken a three year license for use of Cresset’s Forge and Spark software tools for lead…
Stansted Airport traffic results for May 2014
Stansted Airport saw nearly 1.82 million passengers pass through the terminal in May 2014, up 7.6% on the same month last year.
Riverbed SteelStore helps Metricon back up data and reduce storage volume by 80%
Riverbed SteelStore enables low-cost data storage in the cloud, improving security, availability, and reliability of data while reducing backup and recovery times
Your travel questions answered at special event
Get set to 'Travel for Business and Pleasure' at an event at Cambridge International Airport on Wednesday 18th June 2014.
Still time to be the East of England’s Best Employer
Do you have an inkling that your employees are happy to work for you? Then why not make it official by asking them to take part in a 15-minute, online survey that could win your organisation a ‘Best Employer’ award?
Birketts names Head of Automotive Industry Group
Birketts, the full service, top 100 UK law firm, based in the East of England, has announced that Mark Henry is to lead the automotive industry group.
Try to have empathy when presenting
When making a presentation, you really need to understand your audience, says communication coach Jon Torrens.
Two of Essex’s finest lend their support to Birketts Race4Business
Cricket legend Graham Gooch and BBC Essex radio presenter Dave Monk will be starting the Birketts Race4Business at 6.30pm on Thursday, June 26.
WaveFX sponsors Strawberry Fair
Local event and video production company WaveFX was happy to sponsor and be part of this year’s Strawberry Fair.
Secret of the black squirrel is revealed
New research shows that a “faulty” switch coded in a squirrel’s DNA is the reason why some grey squirrels don’t have grey fur.
HP D300 offers speed and reliability for drug titrations at GSK
GlaxoSmithKline’s quest for improved anti-malarial treatments has been revolutionised by the speed and reliability of the HP D300 Digital Dispenser.
RealVNC releases VNC in German, French and Spanish
VNC 5.2 now supports a localised user-interface which can be customized to different languages.
Specialised flower seed mix aims to boost the UK bee population
With the threat of bee shortages and crops that will go unpollinated, a new mix of flower seeds is poised to protect and strengthen bee colonies.
VirtualStudio.TV releases Video Newsletter for May 2014
VirtualStudio.TV's May Video Newsletter is here!
Cambridge businesses learn from award-winning social media strategist
Businesses in Cambridge are preparing to hear how an award-winning social media strategist yielded phenomenal results for Maersk Line on a global scale in less than 12 months.
Case study: Jesus College Cambridge prefers Procurve
With buildings dating from the 12th century, Jesus College is one of Cambridge’s oldest academic institutions. It has high standards and an enviable reputation which attracts the most talented and capable students from around the globe. But delivering advanced services in such a historical setting can be a challenge...
RiverRhee adopts a 'Fist of Five' management tips and tools
RiverRhee Consulting publishes its latest newsletter, May-June 2014.