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News stories archive - 2021

News stories archive - 2021

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New concrete mould system uses the right amount of concrete and no more

22 Nov 2021

Concrete is the world’s most widely consumed material after water, and its production contributes to more than 7% of global CO2 emissions. 

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Joshua Nevin

Joshua Nevin accepted into the Turing Enrichment Scheme at the Alan Turing Institute

17 Nov 2021

PhD student Joshua Nevin has been accepted into the Turing Enrichment Scheme for 2021 at the Alan Turing Institute.

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3D printing and machine learning unite in new research to improve cochlear implants for users

12 Nov 2021

A cross-disciplinary research team have been able to analyse the electric field imaging data of cochlear implant patients, thanks to 3D printed cochleae with tuneable electro-anatomy.

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Business model innovation is key to beating COVID-19 debt

10 Nov 2021

New business models are essential to unlocking the economic growth potential of digital technologies, and offer a way out of rising debt-to-GDP ratios.

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Gates Cambridge class of 2021 – Yassir Fathullah

08 Nov 2021

Yassir Fathullah, recipient of a Gates Cambridge Scholarship, began his PhD this term. Here he discusses his research into improving the efficiency of deep neural networks.

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Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment offers organisations a collaborative approach to reducing carbon

04 Nov 2021

This month sees COP26 bringing together nations and representatives to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

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Brand-new Design Tripos brings arts and science together in one degree to address global challenges

03 Nov 2021

A new degree – the first undergraduate course ‘designed from scratch’ at the University for many years – will merge arts & science to address some of the world’s most pressing challenges.

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Dr Jim Greenwood receives the prestigious Tribology Gold Medal

01 Nov 2021

Dr. Greenwood’s published work has had an enormous influence on the development of the understanding of some of the most important building blocks of tribology at a fundamental scale.

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Dr Alexandra Clarà Saracho

Alumna Alexandra Clarà Saracho awarded a Research Fellowship in Engineering at King’s College

27 Oct 2021

Congratulations to Dr Alexandra Clarà Saracho, who has been awarded a Research Fellowship at King’s College, University of Cambridge, effective October 2021.

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'Virus-killing' air filtration system unveiled by Cambridge scientists and engineers

25 Oct 2021

A new carbon-based air filtration nanomaterial capable of capturing and destroying various viruses, including animal coronavirus, a close relative of SARS-CoV-2, has been developed.

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