Graphene and related materials promise cheap, flexible printed cameras
Dr Felice Torrisi, Cambridge University Lecturer in Graphene Technology, has been awarded a Young International Researchers' Fellowship from the National Science Foundation of China to look at how graphene and two-dimensional materials could enable printed and flexible eyes.
Highest-precision measurement of water in planet outside the solar system
The discovery of water vapour in the atmospheres of three exoplanets includes the most precise measurement of any chemical in a planet outside the solar system, and has major implications for planet formation and the search for water on Earth-like habitable exoplanets in future.
Age of puberty in girls influenced by 'imprinted' genes
The age at which girls reach sexual maturity is influenced by ‘imprinted’ genes, a small sub-set of genes whose activity differs depending on which parent passes on that gene, according to new research published in the journal Nature.
Art, science and social responsibility in 1960s Britain
The relationships between art, science and society in the 1960s will be examined by Kettle’s Yard this Saturday.
Jesus College and Wesley House in major development agreement in central Cambridge
Cambridge University's Jesus College and Wesley House, the Methodist theological college on Jesus Lane, have exchanged contracts on a major property transaction - the largest in Jesus College's history since its foundation in 1496.
Cambridge diagnostic tool offers on-the-spot HIV testing
A new transformative point-of-care diagnostic which gives instant results for the detection of genetic material from the HIV virus is being rolled out across Africa.
Zero-tolerance approach to MRSA 'unachievable', study suggests
Analysis of a supposed outbreak of MRSA in a Cambridge hospital raises questions about whether the superbug can be completely eradicated, despite a national policy of zero-tolerance.
High-quality traffic-free routes encourage more walking and cycling
New study finds overall physical activity is increased by proximity to traffic-free routes.
Study tracks the breakup of Arctic summer sea ice
As sea ice begins to melt back toward its late September minimum, it is being watched as never before. Scientists have put sensors on and under ice in the Beaufort Sea for an unprecedented campaign to monitor the summer melt.
Olympic level experiments look into the aerodynamics of cycling
What can the rise and fall of heart rate tell you about your fitness? Just how important is rolling resistance to track cyclists? Can the Velodrome be turned into a wind tunnel? These are questions 4th year undergraduates at Cambridge University have tackled this year with projects put forward by British Cycling.
Women’s professional self-identity impacts on childcare balance, but not men’s
Research shows that a mother’s self-identity impacts on the amount of time her partner spends on childcare – with strong professional identity in women creating a more equal childcare balance in a couple. A father’s self-identity, however, has no bearing on a mother’s time with children.
How people power saved Bloomsbury from destruction
The story of how ‘one of the last villages in London’ was saved from demolition to make way for the British Library is the subject of new research and an exhibition which opened in Bloomsbury this week
Careers Service and graduates excel in employability report
University of Cambridge graduates have excelled in the latest employability figures.
Prehistoric ‘bookkeeping’ continued long after invention of writing
An ancient token-based recording system from before the dawn of history was rendered obsolete by the birth of writing, according to popular wisdom. But now, latest excavations show that, in fact, these clay tokens were integral to administrative functions right across the Assyrian empire – millennia after this system was believed to have vanished.
One in three cases of Alzheimer’s worldwide potentially preventable, new estimate suggests
A third of Alzheimer’s disease cases worldwide can be attributed to risk facts that can be potentially modified, such as lack of education and physical inactivity, according to NIHR-funded research published in The Lancet Neurology today.
Animal, vegetable, mineral: the making of Buddhist texts
The wide-ranging objects on display at Buddha’s Word, an exhibition at Cambridge University’s Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, show how Tibetan book makers used the resources around them to produce manuscripts conveying the messages of a faith in which texts themselves are sacred objects.
Brain activity in sex addiction mirrors that of drug addiction
Pornography triggers brain activity in people with compulsive sexual behaviour – known commonly as sex addiction – similar to that triggered by drugs in the brains of drug addicts, according to a University of Cambridge study published in the journal PLOS ONE. However, the researchers caution that this does not necessarily mean that pornography itself is addictive.
Topping out for West Cambridge building
Progress on the new home for Cambridge University's Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CEB) has been celebrated with a traditional topping-out ceremony.
Thought-provoking debates on contested identities lead Cambridge Festival of Ideas 2014
Cyberbullying, climate conspiracies, gender politics and how to teach history are just a few of the important and contentious topics covered in this year’s Cambridge Festival of Ideas.
Mitrokhin’s KGB archive opens to public
KGB files from the famous Mitrokhin Archive – described by the FBI as ‘the most complete and extensive intelligence ever received from any source’ – are open to the public for the first time.
Saving energy and space with superconductors
Cambridge Research Fellow Dr Mark Ainslie, an electrical engineer, is looking at how superconductors can make electric motors work better.
First national model for bovine TB calls for greater focus on cattle
The majority of outbreaks of bovine TB within cattle herds are caused by multiple transmissions routes – including failed cattle infection tests, cattle movement and reinfection from environmental reservoirs such as infected pastures and wildlife – according to the first national model of bovine TB spread, just published.
Hop on a bike – see more of cultural Cambridge with a new free map
With the Tour de France departing from Cambridge on Monday (7 July), a new free map showing the cultural treasures of Cambridge and the cycle routes between them has been developed by Cambridge City Council and the University of Cambridge Museums, with support from Arts Council England.
University of Cambridge Museums awarded funding and Major Partner Museum status
The vision of securing Cambridge’s reputation as an international centre of museums excellence received a major boost when Arts Council England awarded University of Cambridge Museums (UCM) nearly £4.5m for 2015-18 and continuing Major Partner Museum status.
New analysis of 'swine flu' pandemic conflicts with accepted views on how diseases spread
New analysis of the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic in the US shows that the pandemic wave was surprisingly slow, and that its spread was likely accelerated by school-age children.