How Usain Bolt can run faster – effortlessly
Usain Bolt can achieve faster running times with no extra effort on his part or improvement to his fitness, according to a new study by Professor John Barrow, Director of the Millennium Maths Project at the University of Cambridge.
Project aims to create London 'memory map'
An online game which tests Londoners’ ability to recognise parts of the capital has been devised by researchers as the first step in a project to create a “memory map” of the city.
Online insecurity
Online passwords are so insecure that one per cent can be cracked within 10 guesses, according to the largest ever sample analysis.
A policy of mass destruction
A new study reveals how a radical economic policy devised by western economists put former Soviet states on a road to bankruptcy and corruption.
Growing bones with Lego
A video produced for Google Science Fair shows how researchers at Cambridge making synthetic bone have turned to legendary children’s toy Lego for a helping hand.
Hugh Hunt's 'Dambusters: Building The Bouncing Bomb' wins Royal Television Society award
The Royal Television Society (RTS), Britain’s leading forum for television and related media, have announced the winners for the RTS Programme Awards 2011. Dr Hugh Hunt and Windfall Films won the best history programme for their documentary, 'Dambusters: Building The Bouncing Bomb'.
A shared future based on a shared past
A conference which aims to bridge the gap between academic research on Islam and public opinion regarding Muslims in the West is taking place in Cambridge this week.
Endowment creates “the most attractive job in German Studies in the world”
A distinguished Professorship of German at the University of Cambridge has been endowed in perpetuity thanks to a generous £2 million benefaction from The Schroder Foundation, the charitable trust of the Schroder family.
From foraging to farming: the 10,000-year revolution
Excavation of 19,000-year-old hunter-gatherer remains, including a vast camp site, is fuelling a reinterpretation of the greatest fundamental shift in human civilisation – the origins of agriculture.
Carnivores of the world
An exhibition of beautiful, detailed paintings depicting all the world’s carnivores by top wildlife artist Priscilla Barrett will be on display at the University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge from today (Friday March 23) until Thursday April 5 inclusive.
Who wants to be an engineer?
Some of our most brilliant inventions came about by mistake. Tomorrow (Saturday), the Institute for Manufacturing will open its doors to children aged five upwards - and show them just how exciting engineering can be.
Installation of the Chancellor
Lord Sainsbury of Turville was installed as the 143rd Chancellor of the University of Cambridge in a special ceremony in the Senate House yesterday (Weds) morning.
One step for early hominins
Our earliest ancestors may have started walking on two limbs instead of four in a bid to monopolise resources and to carry as much food as possible in one go, researchers have found.
Student experts at the Schools Zone!
The Cambridge Science Festival Schools Zone takes place this coming Saturday, 24 March, giving students the chance to showcase the scientific successes they have achieved at school.
How to engineer intelligence
“Do we actually want machines to interact with humans in an emotional way? Will it be possible for them to interact with us?” Those are just two of the questions posed by UCL academic David Barber as he prepares for his appearance at Cambridge Science Festival this evening (Tuesday March 20th - 6pm).
Metail: translating cutting edge research into commercial success
A start-up company established by a team including several Cambridge University Department of Engineering alumni is on track to revolutionise the world of fashion. Metail is a London-and Cambridge-based company that has developed cutting-edge technology intended to help shoppers buy clothes online.
The next decade of mental health drugs
Leading international academics are advocating for new approaches to drug development for mental health diseases.
Thatcher papers reveal her ‘grimmest year’
Thousands of papers relating to perhaps the toughest year of Margaret Thatcher’s premiership are to be opened to the public at Cambridge University’s Churchill Archives Centre from today (Monday).
Rainforest remedy could spell end of dental pain
An ancient Incan toothache remedy – for centuries handed down among an indigenous people in the rainforests of Peru – could be on the cusp of revolutionising worldwide dental practice.
Wiping memories to tackle alcoholism
Research into the way memory works could lead to a breakthrough in the treatment of alcoholism. Memories associated with triggering relapse in alcoholics could be treated at the point of recall, deleting the unconscious stimulus that spark craving for drink.
Strengthening the bond between policy and science
Policy makers and scientists collaborate to create new science-policy research agenda.
Job security and pay fears at heart of manufacturing’s “image problem”
Misplaced fears about job security and low pay could thwart efforts to strengthen British manufacturing and rebalance the economy, a new analysis of the sector’s image among the general public has revealed.
Old meets new at 800-year-old Leper Chapel
There are 21st century ideas in prospect for the 800-year-old Leper Chapel in East Cambridge following a unique collaboration between Cambridge Past, Present and Future, and an Architecture student at the University of Cambridge.
The Eruption after tomorrow
Imagine the perfect storm. A series of severe volcanic eruptions engulf the globe, spewing ash and sulphur into the atmosphere, causing widespread chaos on our intricate global economy, impacting our ability to grow food and grounding trans-continental air travel.
What is the price of free?
Scientists from the Computer Laboratory at Cambridge University have designed a method to improve privacy control in the Android apps market. The method reaches a balance between the need for developer’s revenue and the need for user’s privacy.