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.
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.
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.
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.
Researchers have successfully demonstrated how several of the problems impeding the practical development of the so-called ‘ultimate’ battery could be overcome.
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.
William Baker, developer of the structural system behind the world’s tallest building, has been awarded an Honorary Professorship in Structural Engineering Design.
A low-cost, high-speed method for printing electronics using graphene and other conductive materials could open up a wide range of commercial applications.