Cambridge spin-out’s sportscar prototype takes ultra-fast charging out of the lab and onto the road

Nyobolt, a University of Cambridge spin-out company, has demonstrated its ultra-fast charging batteries in an electric sportscar prototype, going from 10% to

Cambridge University News • cambridge
July 1, 2024 ~4 min

Largest ever genetic study of age of puberty in girls shows links with weight gain

Genes can indirectly influence the age at which girls have their first period by accelerating weight gain in childhood, a known risk factor for early puberty,

Cambridge University News • cambridge
July 1, 2024 ~4 min


No evidence that England’s new ‘biodiversity boost’ planning policy will help birds or butterflies

A new legal requirement for developers to demonstrate a biodiversity boost in planning applications could make a more meaningful impact on nature recovery if

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June 28, 2024 ~5 min

Simon Baron-Cohen wins MRC Millennium Medal for transformative research into autism and neurodiversity

The UKRI Medical Research Council (MRC) in the UK will today present the MRC Millennium Medal 2023 to Professor Sir Simon Baron-Cohen, in recognition of his

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 20, 2024 ~5 min

Discovery of ‘new rules of the immune system’ could improve treatment of inflammatory diseases, say scientists.

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have discovered that a type of white blood cell - called a regulatory T cell - exists as a single large population of

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 18, 2024 ~5 min

Video analysis of Iceland 2010 eruption could improve volcanic ash forecasts for aviation safety

Video footage of Iceland’s 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption is providing researchers from the University of Cambridge with rare, up-close observations of

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 13, 2024 ~4 min

What’s going on in our brains when we plan?

Study uncovers how the brain simulates possible future actions by drawing from our stored memories.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 11, 2024 ~5 min

Genetics study points to potential treatments for restless leg syndrome

Scientists have discovered genetic clues to the cause of restless leg syndrome, a condition common among older adults. The discovery could help identify those

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 10, 2024 ~5 min


Earliest detection of metal challenges what we know about the first galaxies

Astronomers have detected carbon in a galaxy just 350 million years after the Big Bang, the earliest detection of any element in the universe other than

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June 6, 2024 ~5 min

New instrument to search for signs of life on other planets

The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has signed an agreement for the design and construction of ANDES, the ArmazoNes high Dispersion Echelle Spectrograph.

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June 5, 2024 ~2 min

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