Department of Engineering

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Retrieval of a stainless steel part made by 3D printing  Credit: Jude E. Fronda

Using lasers to ‘heat and beat’ 3D-printed steel could help reduce costs

15 Jan 2024

Researchers have developed a new method for 3D printing metal that could help reduce costs and make more efficient use of resources.

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Parth Deshpande – 2023 Helios Prize winner

11 Jan 2024

PhD student Parth Deshpande has been announced the winner of the Department’s 2023 Helios Prize – awarded for research on sustainable energy and/or energy efficiency.

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The quiet AI revolution in weather forecasting

08 Jan 2024

Richard Turner, Professor of Computer Vision and Machine Learning, recently gave a talk discussing the quiet AI revolution that has begun in the field of numerical weather prediction.

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Breaking Barriers: A Journey towards Inclusive Architectural Design

03 Jan 2024

A new study sheds light on the challenges faced by architectural design practitioners in embracing Inclusive Design.

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Cambridge University Help for Ukraine welcomes Professor Andrii Kondratiev and Dr Valentyna Shkuro

21 Dec 2023

Two displaced scholars from Ukraine will continue their research in the Department of Engineering for a second year, as part of the ‘Cambridge University Help for Ukraine’ programme.

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The future is ‘Foodly’: an AI-powered autonomous robot for food handling

19 Dec 2023

With robot tech becoming more prevalent in the food industry, a PhD student is collaborating with industry to research an AI-powered robotics solution for food handling and processing.

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Cambridge and Google partner to facilitate AI research

19 Dec 2023

Cambridge and Google are building on their long-standing partnership with a multi-year research collaboration agreement and a Google grant for the University’s Centre for Human-Inspired AI.

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Moon shot

15 Dec 2023

Cambridge academic named backup astronaut on Artemis II mission – to lay groundwork for first moon landing in 50 years, and future explorations of Mars.

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Dr Brian Sheil's research group win prize for mining alert system at COP28

13 Dec 2023

The project 'Digital Twins For Tailings Dams' has won the Data Sciences & AI-Enabled Solutions prize at the COP28 Prototypes for Humanity initiative.

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Chris Abell Postdoc Business Plan Competition 2023 finalists, Molly Haugen third from left

Chris Abell Postdoc Business Plan Competition 2023

07 Dec 2023

Aetosense, a company looking to reduce air pollution inside structures with its particle monitoring technology, secured third place, with founder Molly Haugen winning £5,000.

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