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Immune cell characteristics mapped across multiple tissues
The research, from the University of Cambridge, Wellcome Sanger Institute, and collaborators, has created an open-access atlas of the immune cells in the human body and focuses on those found within...
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Secret to treating ‘Achilles’ heel’ of alternatives to silicon solar panels...
The researchers used a combination of techniques to mimic the process of aging under sunlight and observe changes in the materials at the nanoscale, helping them gain new insights into the materials,...
View ArticleQueen's Birthday Honours 2022
Leaders in fields from chemistry to cancer research and computing are among the Cambridge academics recognised today.
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‘Fruitcake’ structure observed in organic polymers
The field of organic electronics has benefited from the discovery of new semiconducting polymers with molecular backbones that are resilient to twists and bends, meaning they can transport charge even...
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No signs (yet) of life on Venus
Researchers from the University of Cambridge used a combination of biochemistry and atmospheric chemistry to test the ‘life in the clouds’ hypothesis, which astronomers have speculated about for...
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Professor Suchitra Sebastian to receive the Schmidt Science Polymaths Award
Professor Suchitra Sebastian from Cambridge’s Cavendish Laboratory has been awarded the Schmidt Science Polymaths award. Schmidt Futures, a philanthropic initiative founded by Eric and Wendy Schmidt,...
View ArticleFlip the switch: tech used in over 35 million phones
How tiny vibrations in minute metal structures – and a little bit of luck – helped make mobile phones faster and more efficient.
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Astronomers develop novel way to ‘see’ first stars through fog of early Universe
The researchers, led by the University of Cambridge, have developed a methodology that will allow them to observe and study the first stars through the clouds of hydrogen that filled the Universe about...
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AI tackles the challenge of materials structure prediction
The researchers, from Cambridge and Linkoping Universities, have designed a way to predict the structure of materials given its constitutive elements. The results are reported in the journal Science...
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Machine learning algorithm predicts how to get the most out of electric...
The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, say their algorithm could help drivers, manufacturers and businesses get the most out of the batteries that power electric vehicles by suggesting...
View ArticleApplications open for STEM SMART 2023 - Cambridge University's pioneering...
17-month course offers state school sixth formers enhanced learning and encouragement from Cambridge academics and students.
View ArticleWhere people and technology meet: Cambridge's partnership with BT
Cambridge and BT have been working together for more than 25 years developing new technologies, exploring human behaviour and considering how those two things come together to shape our world.
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Watching lithium in real time could improve performance of EV battery materials
The team, led by the University of Cambridge, tracked the movement of lithium ions inside a promising new battery material in real time.It had been assumed that the mechanism by which lithium ions are...
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Non-detection of key signal allows astronomers to determine what the first...
Using data from India’s SARAS3 radio telescope, researchers led by the University of Cambridge were able to look at the very early Universe – just 200 million years after the Big Bang – and place...
View ArticleBorn in Cambridge: Meet 10 University spinouts
10 University spinouts that are having an impact in the UK and around the world.
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Webb telescope reaches new milestone in its search for distant galaxies
An international team of astronomers, including scientists at the Universities of Cambridge, Hertfordshire and Oxford, has reported the discovery of the earliest galaxies ever confirmed in our...
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Gone fishing: highly accurate test for common respiratory viruses uses DNA as...
The test uses DNA ‘nanobait’ to detect the most common respiratory viruses – including influenza, rhinovirus, RSV and COVID-19 – at the same time. In comparison, PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests,...
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Cambridge researchers awarded European Research Council Consolidator Grants
The ERC is the premier European funding organisation for excellent frontier research. This year it has awarded €657m in grants to 321 researchers across Europe.Consolidator grants are given to...
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Researchers devise a new path toward ‘quantum light’
The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, along with colleagues from the US, Israel and Austria, developed a theory describing a new state of light, which has controllable quantum properties...
View ArticleThe future of flying
Cambridge and Boeing have been working together for 20 years. Today they are combining their research strengths and industry know-how to speed aviation towards a carbon-neutral future.
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