Department of Engineering

  • Scientists develop ‘smart pyjamas’ to monitor sleep disorders

  • The Sugden award from The Combustion Institute

  • Body fat accurately predicted from AI-powered smartphone app

  • Cambridge Engineering at the 2025 RHS Chelsea Flower Show

  • Cambridge researchers developing brain implants for treating Parkinson’s disease

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Latest news

Scientists develop ‘smart pyjamas’ to monitor sleep disorders

31 Mar 2025

Comfortable, washable ‘smart pyjamas’ developed that can monitor sleep disorders at home, without the need for sticky patches, cumbersome equipment or a visit to a specialist sleep clinic.

The Sugden award from The Combustion Institute

26 Mar 2025

A team from the Energy Group have recently received The Sugden Award from the Combustion Institute (British Section) for the best journal article published in 2023.

Body fat accurately predicted from AI-powered smartphone app

24 Mar 2025

Researchers have developed a smartphone app that uses machine learning to determine body composition – which is linked to a higher risk of heart disease, stroke and related conditions.

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