Research
Distributed Quantum Error Correction: theory breakthrough from Nu Quantum charts pathway for quantum computing scale-out
Nu Quantum releases a Quantum Error Correction (QEC) theory paper demonstrating how a modular quantum computing architecture of interconnected processors is compatible with high-rate and efficient quantum error correction codes, charting a path towards fault-tolerant distributed quantum...
Council’s four-day week public consultation begins
People can now share their views on South Cambridgeshire District Council’s services during a trial of a four-day week. ...
ARU leads work to identify vulnerabilities and avoid collapse of UK’s food system
Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) is leading a new £2 million initiative to help prevent food shortages that could potentially trigger civil unrest in the UK. ...
Patient who overcame brain tumour to play key role in ‘super-survivor’ cancer study
A woman from Cambridge who is living life to the full, five years after being diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour, is hoping to take part in a trial aimed at unlocking the secrets of why some cancer patients survive longer than others. ...
Most engineered human cells created for studying disease
Researchers have engineered and analysed many random versions of human genomes in cell lines to ultimately understand the role of structural changes in disease. ...
More North-South collaboration will strengthen disease surveillance in the UK, South Africa, and the world
The North-South partnership between the Genomic Surveillance Unit (GSU) at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and the Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI) at Stellenbosch University (SU), has received funding under the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office’s (FCDO...
Hometown CEOs less likely to commit financial misdeeds
A new study finds that CEOs who run companies near their hometowns are significantly less likely to engage in accounting fraud, insider trading and other financial misdeeds. ...
Research challenges our understanding of cancer predisposition
Despite what was previously thought, new research has shown that genetic changes alone cannot explain why and where tumours grow in those with genetic condition neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1). Understanding more about the factors involved could, in the future, facilitate early cancer d...
AI matches the accuracy of expert radiologists to detect prostate cancer in a major multi-centre clinical study
Lucida Medical and Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust announce the results of a 5-year collaboration. The PAIR-1 study shows that the Pi AI software, now in use in NHS and European hospitals, is the first commercial product of its kind with performance equivalent to that of expert...
New insights into ageing revealed
The way in which blood stem cells evolve over a lifespan differs greatly between humans and mice, new research reveals. The findings provide a new understanding of the critical factors that influence tissue ageing. ...