'You’ve got a friend in me' - Bringing designers and animators together
Aircraft designers and animators use different digital technologies to achieve the same goal: creating a three-dimensional image that can be manipulated. But a new method that links the two could vastly speed up how product designers create and simulate the performance of their products.
Cambridge Drug Discovery Institute to fast-track development of new treatments for dementia
Alzheimer’s Research UK, the world’s largest dedicated dementia research charity, has announced a £30 million Drug Discovery Alliance, launching three flagship Drug Discovery Institutes at the Universities of Cambridge, Oxford and UCL (University College London). The Drug Discovery Institutes will see 90 new research scientists employed in state-of-the-art facilities to fast-track the development…
Molecular inhibitor breaks cycle that leads to Alzheimer’s
A molecular chaperone has been found to inhibit a key stage in the development of Alzheimer’s disease and break the toxic chain reaction that leads to the death of brain cells, a new study shows. The research provides an effective basis for searching for candidate molecules that could be used to treat the condition.
Firing up the proton smasher
The Large Hadron Collider is being brought back to life, ready for Run II of the “world’s greatest physics experiment”. Cambridge physicists are among the army who keep it alive.
India lecture focuses on finance education
Finance education needs more humility, argues Simon Taylor of Cambridge Judge Business School.
Professor Steve Young's pioneering speech technology work recognised
Cambridge University Professor Steve Young is the 2015 recipient of the IEEE James L. Flanagan Speech and Audio Processing Award.
Order matters: sequence of genetic mutations determines how cancer behaves
The order in which genetic mutations are acquired determines how an individual cancer behaves, according to research from the University of Cambridge, published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Cambridge Honorary Degrees 2015
The University of Cambridge Council has submitted to the Regent House, the University's Governing Body, the names of eight renowned individuals, seeking authority for their admission to Honorary Doctorates.
If you go down to the woods today...
Recent advances in medical imaging are being applied to airborne remote sensing of vegetation, enabling conservation scientists to see the wood and the trees.
Computer model of blood development could speed up search for new leukaemia drugs
The first comprehensive computer model to simulate the development of blood cells could help in the development of new treatments for leukaemia and lymphoma, say researchers at the University of Cambridge and Microsoft Research.
Capital structure used to gauge firms’ foundations
Patterns in the financing activities of firms could be used as a litmus-test to determine company value, according to a new report.
UK and China collaborate on sustainable materials for infrastructure
World-wide collaboration on the development of sustainable construction materials is set to be led by engineers and scientists in Britain and China.
Alumnus helps revolutionise high street banking with mobile innovation
Metro Bank, which opened its Cambridge store on Friday 30th January, is the first new high-street bank in the UK for over 100 years. For Cambridge engineer, Phil Sorrell, this was also a significant landmark.
'Laughter as a catalyst for change'
‘Laughter as a Catalyst for Change’ is the title of the University of Cambridge's 12th Annual Disability Lecture.
Cambridge Science Festival comes of age
What will we do if our CO2 reduction efforts don't work? How does work make you healthier? Are we becoming more experimental in our sex lives? These are a few of the many questions explored at the 2015 Cambridge Science Festival. Bookings open on Monday (9 February) at 10.30am when 18,000 tickets will be made available.
Artificially-intelligent robot scientist ‘Eve’ could boost search for new drugs
Eve, an artificially-intelligent ‘robot scientist’ could make drug discovery faster and much cheaper, say researchers writing in the Royal Society journal Interface.
Celestial bodies and their role in cancer research
Astronomy and oncology do not make obvious bedfellows, but the search for new stars and galaxies has surprising similarities with the search for cancerous cells. This has led to new ways of speeding up image analysis in cancer research.
Protein threshold linked to Parkinson’s Disease
Excess quantities of a specific protein in the brain dramatically increase the chances of so-called “nucleation events” that could eventually result in Parkinson’s Disease, according to a new study.
Michelangelo bronzes discovered
It was thought that no bronzes by Michelangelo had survived - now experts believe they have found not one, but two - with a tiny detail in a 500-year-old drawing providing vital evidence.
Imaging: interpreting the seen and discovering the unseen
From visualising microscopic cells to massive galaxies, imaging is a core tool for many disciplines, and it’s also the basis of a surge in recent technical developments – some of which are being pioneered in Cambridge.
Cambridge is one of five key partners in new national Alan Turing Institute
The University of Cambridge is to be one of the five universities that will lead the new Alan Turing Institute, announced the Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills yesterday (Weds).
Previously un-exhibited art by Royal Academicians on display at Wolfson College
Twenty-eight exceptional works by 15 Royal Academicians will be on display at Wolfson College, Cambridge, throughout 2015 as part of a programme of celebrations to mark Wolfson’s 50th anniversary.
Destination exploration: Twilight at the Museums 2015
Museums and collections across Cambridge are opening their doors after dark on Wednesday February 18 (4.30pm-8.30pm) for an evening of nocturnal fun and adventure. Thirteen venues are taking part with free drop-in and bookable events.
James Dyson Building has a central nervous system
Construction has begun on a hi-tech ’living building’ that will allow engineers to ‘ask how it is feeling’ and get a reply.
Death of a dynamo – a hard drive from space
Hidden magnetic messages contained within ancient meteorites are providing a unique window into the processes that shaped our solar system, and may give a sneak preview of the fate of the Earth’s core as it continues to freeze.