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News stories archive - 2015

News stories archive - 2015

Dr Hugh Hunt tackles Hitler’s supergun in Channel 4 special

19 Nov 2015

Dr Hugh Hunt, Reader in Engineering Dynamics and Vibration for the Department of Engineering, will take viewers on a journey to discover how Hitler’s V-3 supergun was built.

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Play matters! New centre will examine role of playfulness in learning

18 Nov 2015

University of Cambridge and the LEGO Foundation launch new research centre and professorship.

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Taking concrete to the next level

16 Nov 2015

During construction of the James Dyson Building, novel innovations in cement and concrete developed at the Department of Engineering are being field-tested at full scale. 

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‘Blitz spirit’ needed to adapt to climate change, engineer warns

12 Nov 2015

Today's engineers will need drive and determination if they are to respond effectively to climate change, Dr Hugh Hunt told the Royal Academy of Engineering.

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Bullet holes and graphene caves: picturing engineering

10 Nov 2015

From a Cambridge guide for robot tourists, to titanium ‘comets’, the winners of the annual Department of Engineering photo competition highlight the variety and beauty of engineering.

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Topping out for new engineering hub

04 Nov 2015

A topping out ceremony has been held for the James Dyson Building for Engineering in central Cambridge.

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Skyline - Hong Kong, China

New partnerships for ‘low carbon cities’ in the UK and China

02 Nov 2015

Researchers from UK and Chinese universities, including the University of Cambridge, are collaborating on four new projects to work towards achieving low carbon cities in the UK and China.

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False-color microscopic view of a reduced graphene oxide electrode

New design points a path to the ‘ultimate’ battery

30 Oct 2015

Researchers have successfully demonstrated how several of the problems impeding the practical development of the so-called ‘ultimate’ battery could be overcome.

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Scaling up research

28 Oct 2015

Professor Rodolphe Sepulchre has received a €2.5 million grant from the European Research Council (ERC) to advance his work on the topic of switchlets. 

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Honorary professorship for structural engineer behind the world’s tallest building

21 Oct 2015

William Baker, developer of the structural system behind the world’s tallest building, has been awarded an Honorary Professorship in Structural Engineering Design.

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