Scientists identify the cause of Alzheimer’s progression in the brain

For the first time, researchers have used human data to quantify the speed of different processes that lead to Alzheimer’s disease and found that it develops

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Oct. 29, 2021 ~6 min

LEDs and smartphone screens could be made from next-generation glass

Cracked and blurry phone screens could someday be a thing of the past, suggests a new study from the University of Cambridge and the University of Queensland,

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Oct. 29, 2021 ~3 min


International group of citizens and scientists creates feasible visions of a resilient, net-zero future

As part of COP26, we asked people in six regions to imagine a globally net-zero, climate-resilient future. Here’s what they came up with.

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Oct. 29, 2021 ~7 min

New results deal a blow to the theoretical sterile neutrino

Results from a global science experiment have cast doubt on the existence of a theoretical particle beyond the Standard Model.

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Oct. 29, 2021 ~6 min

A new model could help stall shifting sand dunes, protecting infrastructure and ecosystems

Cambridge scientists have used downscaled laboratory models to show how sand dunes move through a landscape, revealing the conditions that determine whether

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Oct. 26, 2021 ~5 min

Study finds that social justice and health issues impact electric vehicle uptake

A new study led by the University of Cambridge and based on public attitudes expressed in 36,000 Facebook posts, has found that consumer uptake of electric

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Oct. 26, 2021 ~4 min

Hawking Centre for Theoretical Cosmology named Intel oneAPI Center of Excellence

The Stephen Hawking Centre for Theoretical Cosmology (Hawking CTC) at the University of Cambridge is expanding its Intel Graphics and Visualization Institute

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Oct. 26, 2021 ~3 min

Cambridge-led Ceres Agri-Tech launches first three spin-outs

The first three spin-out companies have been launched from a government-backed knowledge exchange partnership designed to revolutionise the creation and uptake

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Oct. 26, 2021 ~4 min


The Internet of Stings: research will probe privacy and legal concerns of smart devices

What happens to all the sensitive personal information our smart devices collect from us? Where does the data picked up by our smart watches, speakers and TVs

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Oct. 22, 2021 ~4 min

Lab-grown ‘mini brains’ hint at treatments for neurodegenerative diseases

Cambridge researchers have developed ‘mini brains’ that allow them to study a fatal and untreatable neurological disorder causing paralysis and dementia – and

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Oct. 21, 2021 ~7 min

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