A low-cost professional microscope based on open-source technologies has been developed by a group of engineers at the University of Cambridge, Department of Engineering.
Dr Anna Mieczakowski, Dr Joy Goodman-Deane, Mr Jeff Patmore and Professor John Clarkson from the Cambridge Engineering Design Centre (EDC) launched two new UK and US public reports.
A project that aims to create construction materials with an in-built self-healing system was voted the most likely research to have the biggest global impact.
Researchers have finally worked out where the noise that makes kettles whistle actually comes from – a problem which has puzzled scientists for more than 100 years.
Goats, game show hosts, eyeballs and pirates are going to help the next generation of engineers win places at leading universities, thanks to a new website: i-want-to-study-engineering.org
From rainbow coloured liquid-crystal molecules, to tunnels deep under the ground: view some of this year's University of Cambridge Department of Engineering photo competition.
