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Changing flight paths could slash aviation’s climate impact, study suggests

16 Apr 2026

Small changes to aircraft flight paths to avoid the atmospheric conditions that create condensation trails – known as contrails – could reduce aviation’s global warming impact by nearly half.

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Jad (left) and Apurva

From Headstart to the frontiers of personalised intelligence

13 Apr 2026

Apurva Chitnis and Jad Esber first crossed paths through Headstart, a residential summer school programme, before going on to read Engineering at Emmanuel and Magdalene colleges. 

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To the Moon – Cambridge alumna’s key role in historic Artemis II mission

07 Apr 2026

Alumna and astronaut Dr Jenni Gibbons is supporting the historic Artemis II mission – by acting as the critical voice link between the astronauts in space and the teams on the ground.

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Revealing the inner secrets of ancient Egyptian artefacts using a 3D imaging technique

02 Apr 2026

Virtual dissections of ancient Egyptian artefacts have revealed for the first time how they were made, and some surprises too, with help from a Cambridge engineer using micro-CT.

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New computer chip material inspired by the human brain could slash AI energy use

30 Mar 2026

Researchers have developed a new kind of nanoelectronic device that could dramatically cut the energy consumed by artificial intelligence (AI) hardware by mimicking the human brain.

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Graphene-based ‘artificial skin’ brings human-like touch closer to robots

26 Mar 2026

Robots are becoming increasingly capable in vision and movement, yet touch remains one of their major weaknesses – but a new miniature tactile sensor could change that. 

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The installation of a 60-tonne pressure vessel at Cambridge’s new National Centre for Propulsion and Power (NCPP), with humans s

Special delivery at the New Whittle Laboratory

25 Mar 2026

Cambridge is building the facility that will transform how the UK develops aerospace, energy and defence technologies.

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A visualisation of a nuclear reactor

University of Cambridge joins UKRI programmes to train next generation of nuclear scientists

23 Mar 2026

The University of Cambridge will help train industry-ready nuclear scientists as part of two UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Doctoral Focal Awards in Nuclear Skills.

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Pioneer of Human-Computer Interaction wins an international award for his impact

19 Mar 2026

A pioneer of Human-Computer Interaction, whose research is creating more accessible and satisfying technology for us all, has won an international award for his impact.

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Doctor listening to a man's heart with a stethoscope

AI stethoscope can help spot ‘silent epidemic’ of heart valve disease earlier than GPs, study suggests

16 Mar 2026

Artificial intelligence could help doctors detect serious heart valve disease years earlier, potentially saving thousands of lives, a new study suggests.

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