Cannabis users no less likely to be motivated or able to enjoy life’s pleasure

Adult and adolescent cannabis users are no more likely than non-users to lack motivation or be unable to enjoy life’s pleasure, new research has shown,

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Sept. 1, 2022 ~8 min

Robots can be used to assess children’s mental wellbeing, study suggests

Robots can be better at detecting mental wellbeing issues in children than parent-reported or self-reported testing, a new study suggests.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Sept. 1, 2022 ~7 min


Scientists develop new method to assess ozone layer recovery

Researchers have developed a new method for assessing the impacts of ozone-destroying substances that threaten the recovery of the ozone layer. 

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Aug. 24, 2022 ~4 min

Machine learning algorithm predicts how to get the most out of electric vehicle batteries

Researchers have developed a machine learning algorithm that could help reduce charging times and prolong battery life in electric vehicles by predicting how

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Aug. 23, 2022 ~5 min

Pheasant meat sold for food found to contain many tiny shards of toxic lead

Eating pheasant killed using lead shot is likely to expose consumers to raised levels of lead in their diet, even if the meat is carefully prepared to remove

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Aug. 22, 2022 ~5 min

Medieval monks were ‘riddled with worms’, study finds

Research examining traces of parasites in the remains of medieval Cambridge residents suggests that local friars were almost twice as likely as ordinary

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Aug. 19, 2022 ~6 min

Risk of volcano catastrophe ‘a roll of the dice’, say experts

While funding is pumped into preventing low-probability scenarios such as asteroid collision, the far more likely threat of a large volcanic eruption is close

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Aug. 17, 2022 ~6 min

Algorithm learns to correct 3D printing errors for different parts, materials and systems

Engineers have created intelligent 3D printers that can quickly detect and correct errors, even in previously unseen designs, or unfamiliar materials like

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Aug. 16, 2022 ~7 min


Transplant hope for minority communities as researchers alter donor kidney blood type

Researchers have been able to alter the blood type of deceased donor kidneys using “molecular scissors”. The discovery offers hope to ethnic minority

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Aug. 15, 2022 ~5 min

Just over half of six-year-olds in Britain meet recommended guidelines for physical activity

Fifty-three percent of six-year-olds met the recommended daily guidelines for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in a study carried out pre-pandemic by

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Aug. 11, 2022 ~5 min

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