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Latest News Professor John Clarkson receives KU Leuven honorary doctorate for outstanding research on ageing 6 February 2012 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven confers a number of honorary doctorates in recognition of extraordinary academic, social, or cultural contributions. The university presented honorary doctorates to Laura Carstensen, John Clarkson, Roger Coleman, John Myles and Mary Tinetti. These five researchers have made and continue to make important contributions to research on ageing, this year's focus. [more] Don't write to the Minister - get involved! 2 February 2012 How do you cope when the transport sector is working to a 30 year plan but the Government's policy plan has to be only on a four/five year timescale because of the electoral cycle? Is it good to spend so much on major scientific research programmes projects such as CERN when engineering and technology has more immediate benefit? [more] The man with the golden brain 1 February 2012 What’s the point of a brain? This fundamental question has led Professor Daniel Wolpert to some remarkable conclusions about how and why the brain controls and predicts movement. In a recent talk for TED, Wolpert explores the research that resulted in him receiving the Golden Brain Award. [more] Intrinsic Unmanufacturability 30 January 2012 The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) publication "Spectrum" has named Professor Mike Kelly as "Nanotech Hero of the Year". To quote Dexter Johnson (Spectrum journalist and judge), "The main thrust of Kelly's argument is one that is not altogether that radical, which is that you may be able to fabricate one-off structures that have dimensions below 3nm but you won't be able to duplicate that in a full-scale manufacturing process." [more] Accelerated evolution in the construction industry driven by innovation 25 January 2012 The construction industry is under pressure to improve cost efficiency and sustainability and is innovating at a pace not seen since the industrial revolution, but there are opportunities to do more. This was the key message of a recent meeting organised by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), the University of Cambridge's Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction and The Royal Academy of Engineering on Innovation in Construction. [more] University Electrical Engineering Department of the Year 25 January 2012 The Department's Electrical Engineering Division has won the Elektra (European Electronics Industry Awards) for best Electrical/Electronic Engineering Department of the Year (2011). [more] 10th Annual Lecture Series in Sustainable Development 2012 18 January 2012 Six talks will take place for the 10th Annual Lecture Series in Sustainable Development. This year the series has been organised jointly by the Engineering Department’s Centre for Sustainable Development and the Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership. These events are free public lectures open to all. [more] 'Dambusters' short-listed for the Broadcast Awards 2012 16 January 2012 The shortlist has been revealed for the Broadcast Awards 2012, in the category, Best Popular Factual Programme, one of the six nominees is Dr Hugh Hunt's 'Dambusters: Building The Bouncing Bomb'. [more] `Extreme Sleepover’ – an encounter with ‘Hell’s Gate’ 9 January 2012 PhD student Robert Hird pitches his tent next to a gas crater in Turkmenistan in the course of his studies on the stability of saline soils. [more] Cambridge University creates new research post to explore transitional energy strategies 4 January 2012 Arup Director, John Miles, takes up new Research Chair of Transitional Energy Strategies at Cambridge University's Department of Engineering being co-sponsored by Arup and the Royal Academy of Engineering. [more] Don’s Diary - Dr Joan Lasenby 19 December 2011 Dr Joan Lasenby is a University Senior Lecturer in the Signal Processing and Communications Group of the Department of Engineering. [more] How advanced behaviour modelling is helping to identify online fraud 12 December 2011 A company that emerged from pioneering research in the Department of Engineering is leading the field in the development of software based on predictive behavioural modelling for use in the gaming and financial services sectors. [more] Golden touch makes low-temperature graphene production a reality 8 December 2011 A method which more than halves the temperature at which high-quality graphene can be produced has been pioneered by researchers. The technique opens up new opportunities for the use of graphene, which is widely regarded as a potential “wonder substance” for the 21st century. [more] Innovation in Construction Lecture 7 December 2011 The Innovation in Construction lecture, to be held at the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) on Wednesday 11 January 2012, will examine the drivers behind the accelerated evolution of the construction industry and look at the innovative technologies and processes moving it forward. [more] Full Blue Racing completes a highly successful 2011 campaign 5 December 2011 Formula Student is Europe's most established educational motorsport competition, run by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. It challenges university students from around the world to design and build a single-seat racing car, which is then put to the test at the famous Silverstone Circuit. [more] Six steps to a better material world 30 November 2011 Every year we make 10 times our own bodyweight of steel, aluminium, cement, plastics and paper, for every person alive, using a fifth of all the world’s energy supply to do so. Now researchers are releasing a manifesto to change that and help cut carbon emissions. And they’ve also released an album of songs to go with it. [more] Recreating ‘The Great Escape’ 28 November 2011 First it was the Dambusters raid, now the Department's Dr Hugh Hunt has helped to recreate ‘The Great Escape’ from Germany’s infamous Stalag Luft III. [more] Ingenious Britain: Dyson invests £1.4m in academic research at Cambridge 28 November 2011 In a £1.4m deal Dyson is funding a Cambridge University, Department of Engineering professorship to support breakthrough engineering and scientific research over the next decade. [more] Constructionarium 21 November 2011 Constructionarium is a hands-on construction experience for third-year Engineering students, held over 6 days at the National Construction College in Norfolk. The participants construct scaled down versions of bridges, buildings, dams and civil engineering projects. [more]

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