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AllFocal Optics logo next to head and shoulders group shot of Dr Pawan Shrestha, Professor Daping Chu, and Dr Xin Chang.

Department spin-out company lands $5.3 million for next-generation VR lens technology

29 Nov 2024

A start-up pioneering nanophotonic lens technology for images that are always in focus – recreating human vision for the ultimate VR experience – has secured $5.3 million.

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‘Palaeo-robots’ to help scientists understand how fish started to walk on land

28 Nov 2024

A team of roboticists, palaeontologists and biologists are using robots to study how the ancestors of modern land animals transitioned from swimming to walking, about 390 million years ago.

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‘Engineering the Future and the Future of Engineering’ a talk by Professor Mark Girolami

27 Nov 2024

Professor Girolami explored engineering’s vital role in addressing humanity’s most pressing challenges at the Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction Distinguished Lecture

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Building a more sustainable world

25 Nov 2024

Arup and Cambridge have been working together since the 1960s. Today, the partnership is focused on harnessing new digital technologies to build a more sustainable world.

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Research into human-robot cooperative piano playing hits the high note at AI conference

21 Nov 2024

A musical robot that can play the piano alongside a human, creating a harmonic accompaniment in real time, has won an award at the Centre for Human-Inspired Artificial Intelligence Conference

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Isaac Reid receives 2024 Google PhD Fellowship

20 Nov 2024

Google PhD Fellowships directly support outstanding graduate students as they pursue their PhD, as well as connect them to a Google Research Mentor.

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AI algorithm accurately detects heart disease in dogs

18 Nov 2024

Researchers have developed a machine learning algorithm to accurately detect heart murmurs in dogs, one of the main indicators of cardiac disease.

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Man and woman on a construction site looking at plans and wearing hard hats. They are in conversation with eachother.

Cambridge study finds job stress affects 70% of workers in the construction industry

14 Nov 2024

At least 70% of construction workers report feeling stressed at work, a new study by the University of Cambridge has revealed.

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Dr Gavin Davies appointed Deputy Director of Laing O'Rourke Centre

13 Nov 2024

We are pleased to announce that Dr Gavin Davies has been appointed Deputy Director of the Laing O'Rourke Centre.

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Machining the future: the AI advantage

11 Nov 2024

The manufacturing industry could transform significantly as artificial intelligence (AI) is adopted across applications, including production, decision-making and operational efficiency.

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