Department of Engineering / News / Archive / News stories archive - 2020

Department of Engineering

News stories archive - 2020

News stories archive - 2020

Woman in a face mask walks down the street while staring at her phone.

Study measures effectiveness of different face mask materials when coughing

29 Oct 2020

Researchers have tested t-shirts, socks, jeans, vacuum bags and more, to determine what type of mask material is most effective at trapping the ultrafine particles which may contain viruses.

Read more

The scientist who launched a comic and flew the flag for Black History Month

27 Oct 2020

Self-confessed comic addict Osarenkhoe Ogbeide sees beyond the superhero to the scientist. 

Read more

AI reduces ‘communication gap’ for nonverbal people by as much as half

19 Oct 2020

Researchers have used artificial intelligence to reduce the ‘communication gap’ for nonverbal people with motor disabilities who rely on computers to converse with others.

Read more

Cambridge PhD student secures Industrial Fellowship

16 Oct 2020

PhD student Poppy Oldroyd has been awarded an Industrial Fellowship to support her research into increasing the lifetime of brain implants treating epilepsy, Parkinson’s and depression. 

Read more
Artist's impression of a hybrid-nanodielectric-based printed-CNT transistor

Easy-to-make, ultra-low power electronics could charge out of thin air

15 Oct 2020

Researchers have developed a new approach to printed electronics which allows ultra-low power electronic devices that could recharge from ambient light or radiofrequency noise.

Read more
Tony Dickens

Alumni Profile: Tony Dickens

14 Oct 2020

Tony Dickens studied Engineering at Cambridge. He stayed on to do his PhD, then went to work for RedBull Racing, returning to a Senior Research Associate role at the Whittle Laboratory.

Read more
Professor Roberto Cipolla

Professor Roberto Cipolla elected a Fellow of The International Association for Pattern Recognition

12 Oct 2020

Professor Roberto Cipolla has been elected a Fellow of The International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) for contributions to computer vision.

Read more

3D-printed ‘invisible’ fibres can sense breath, sound, and biological cells

07 Oct 2020

From capturing your breath to guiding biological cell movements, 3D printing of tiny, transparent conducting fibres could be used to make devices which can ‘smell, hear and touch’.

Read more

University of Cambridge Centre celebrates a decade of work towards transformation in the construction industry

05 Oct 2020

Since its inception 10 years ago, the Laing O’Rourke Centre for Construction Engineering and Technology has focused on driving transformation in the construction sector.

Read more

Cambridge launches the Observatory for Human-Machine Collaboration

02 Oct 2020

A new experimental space dedicated to research in human-machine collaboration has been launched at Cambridge for use by different University departments, industry and government institutions.

Read more

Pages