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Department of Engineering

  • Revealing the inner secrets of ancient Egyptian artefacts using a 3D imaging technique

  • New computer chip material inspired by the human brain could slash AI energy use

  • Graphene-based ‘artificial skin’ brings human-like touch closer to robots

  • Special delivery at the New Whittle Laboratory

  • University of Cambridge joins UKRI programmes to train next generation of nuclear scientists

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Latest news

Revealing the inner secrets of ancient Egyptian artefacts using a 3D imaging technique

02 Apr 2026

Virtual dissections of ancient Egyptian artefacts have revealed for the first time how they were made, and some surprises too, with help from a Cambridge engineer using micro-CT.

New computer chip material inspired by the human brain could slash AI energy use

30 Mar 2026

Researchers have developed a new kind of nanoelectronic device that could dramatically cut the energy consumed by artificial intelligence (AI) hardware by mimicking the human brain.

Graphene-based ‘artificial skin’ brings human-like touch closer to robots

26 Mar 2026

Robots are becoming increasingly capable in vision and movement, yet touch remains one of their major weaknesses – but a new miniature tactile sensor could change that. 

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