Onespacemedia: The changing face of digital post-pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic brought with it a shift in consumer behaviour towards online channels, and businesses are, more than ever, harnessing the power of digital. According to Kate Smaje at McKinsey and Company, consumers are three times likelier now than before the crisis to say that at least 80% of their customer interactions are digital in nature.
Mixed messages
Simon Hall explores the danger of mixed messages in reports, presentations, talks, business, plans, storytelling, and all forms of communication, and how to avoid the problem.
Calling all hardware start-ups and entrepreneurs
Join The RAPID Challenge journey to define, develop and commercialise your idea. This competition is specifically for entrepreneurs whose idea revolves around new hardware.
Building on natural advantages in business
Miles Barnes of Howes Percival writes: In life there are always some natural advantages that make some people better at certain things than others. For example, standing at 5’9 (on a good day!) it was always pretty unlikely that I could emulate my childhood hero, Martin Johnson, and play second row for England.
PA Consulting’s 2021 Raspberry Pi coding competition winners announced
The brightest innovators from UK schools and colleges competed in a virtual judging and awards ceremony for the final of PA Consulting’s annual Raspberry Pi coding competition, which is now in its ninth year. This year, 13 shortlisted teams' entries were judged by an expert panel of industry leaders.
Digital connectivity will pave the way for a new era in healthcare
Years from now, when we reflect on the millions of healthcare professionals that rose to the challenge to fight COVID-19 with bravery, dedication and courage, will we see the pandemic as a turning point when healthcare truly embraced a digital transformation?
Lycotec at 1st Virtual International Conference on Carotenoids
The International Carotenoid Society together with Case Western Reserve University (School of Medicine) is hosting the 1st Virtual International Conference on Carotenoids from June 22 – 25.
100 years and counting with Matthew Deards
Matthew Dreads joined Marshall Centre's training school for a three-month course from FLS Aerospace to learn hand skills in the workshop with Keirron Mascall and Robin Lipscombe in 1998.
Consumer research shows strong demand for smart(er)phones that react to the world around them
Sound recognition will deliver a wave of new experiences on smartphones, and Audio Analytic's recent consumer research clearly shows a strong desire from users for these new AI-powered capabilities on their next device.
Astronomers pinpoint when cosmic dawn occurred
Cosmic dawn, when stars formed for the first time, occurred 250 million to 350 million years after the beginning of the universe, according to a new study led by researchers from the University of Cambridge and University College London (UCL).
Water vole genome will help boost conservation of one of UK's most endangered mammals
A new tool to help conserve one of the UK’s most threatened mammals has been released, with the publication of the first high-quality reference genome for the European water vole. The genome was generated by scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, in collaboration with animal conservation charity the Wildwood Trust, as part of the Darwin Tree of Life Project.
EY survey reveals UK households need more than broadband speed promise
While 66% of households believe network operators have coped well during the COVID-19 pandemic, the second chapter of EY study, Decoding the digital home, reveals a disconnect between what connectivity providers offer and what customers need.
CIIPM's next virtual course is Commercial Patent Search & Analysis
CIIPM continues its programme of virtual training courses with Commercial Patent Search & Analysis, taking place on 13-14 July.
Cambridge researcher named one of Top 50 Women in Engineering
Dr Sohini Kar-Narayan from Cambridge’s Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy has been named one of the top 50 Women in Engineering 2021 by the Women’s Engineering Society.
Leading Baltic law firm, Ellex, turns to Luminance for AI-powered eDiscovery
Leading Baltic law firm, Ellex, has announced their adoption of Luminance, the leading artificial intelligence platform for the legal profession.
Choosing the right PCB assembly provider
Since Q1, 2020 the electronic components market has experienced a high degree of unpredictable changes, with the supply of Printed Circuit Boards being no exception.
Howes Percival appoints new senior partner and Head of Commercial
Howes Percival has appointed Paula Dumbill as a partner and head of its commercial team within its Corporate, Commercial, and Banking (CCB) practice.
Outcomes by DESIGN - Revitalising teamwork
Level Seven is pleased to offer a team development workshop: Outcomes by DESIGN - through a process of team coaching, drawing on design thinking principles that will help existing teams to revitalise their performance. The workshop can be delivered in person or remotely.
Porotech raises £3m for new generation of microdisplays
University of Cambridge spin-out Porotech has raised £3m to fund the next stage of development of its unique micro-LED production technique. Its display technology breakthrough heralds a new era of brighter, sharper, more vivid microdisplays for even the smallest devices.
Microbiotica’s Live Bacterial Therapeutic, MB097, in development to begin clinical trials in 2022 in immuno-oncology
Microbiotica, a leading player in microbiome-based therapeutics and biomarkers, today announces that its Live Bacterial Therapeutic (LBT) MB097 is now in pre-clinical development for treatment of patients not responding to anti-PD1 therapy. Clinical trials are due to begin in 2022. MB097 is clinically designed and experimentally validated.
Bango in new European Xbox deal
Bango (AIM: BGO), the global platform for data-driven commerce, announces it has expanded European availability of the latest Xbox Game Pass telco bundle into the Netherlands.
Low-cost imaging technique shows how smartphone batteries could charge in minutes
Researchers have developed a simple lab-based technique that allows them to look inside lithium-ion batteries and follow lithium ions moving in real time as the batteries charge and discharge, something which has not been possible until now.
UKRI paves the way for a future engineering biology programme
UKRI is working closely with the Ministry of Defence and the Defence Science Technology Laboratory to establish a new national engineering biology programme.
Arm CCA will put confidential compute in the hands of every developer
Arm unveils the initial technical specifications for the Arm Confidential Compute Architecture (Arm CCA) and shares its vision for the next steps to unlocking the power and full potential of data, by making the benefits of confidential computing accessible to all developers.
Cellular signatures of kidney tumours discovered
The origins of seven types of kidney cancer, including several rare subtypes, have been identified by researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), the Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology and Oncode Institute. The findings confirm that these cancers have their origin in specific forms of developmental cells present in the maturing fetus.