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A group shot of the Matta team (four men) sat casually in an office environment

Cambridge AI spin-out is helping factories become more productive, lower energy use and reduce emissions

12 Feb 2026

University of Cambridge spin-out Matta has raised $14 million in funding to transform how products are designed and manufactured.

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Cambridge engineers in Japan

Language study is helping Cambridge student engineers prepare for work in a global context

10 Feb 2026

Cambridge engineers are preparing themselves for work in a global environment with language lessons designed for their technical and cultural needs.

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A shot of a study participant's shoulders and neck. They can be seen wearing the Revoice device

‘Revoice’ device gives stroke patients their voice back

05 Feb 2026

A wearable, washable device has been developed that could help people regain the ability to communicate naturally and fluently following a stroke, without the need for invasive brain implants

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Images of a premature baby taken with the 3D camera in the neonatal incubator. Images include: RGB, depth, infra-red

A second set of eyes for nurses: researchers develop intelligent camera system for monitoring of premature babies

02 Feb 2026

Cambridge researchers have become the first to combine multiple image types – RGB, depth and infra-red – in a 3D camera set up to monitor premature babies in neonatal intensive care.

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PhD student Jack Peden is seen accepting his Helios-inspired brass medal from the Head of the Department

Jack Peden – 2025 Helios Prize winner

29 Jan 2026

PhD student Jack Peden has been announced as the winner of the Department’s 2025 Helios Prize – awarded for research on sustainable energy and/or energy efficiency.

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Researchers working in a cleanroom. The image has an overall yellow tone to it

New Cambridge institute will support high-value medical device translation

27 Jan 2026

Uni to launch a new institute to tackle one of the biggest bottlenecks in UK medical research: turning promising lab discoveries into regulated devices tested with patients.

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An illustration of the researchers' continuous-flow reactor process

Researchers unveil energy-efficient reactor that captures and recycles methane to produce clean hydrogen and carbon nanotubes

26 Jan 2026

Researchers have successfully converted methane (natural gas) into hydrogen with low CO2 emissions alongside high-performance carbon nanotube (CNT) materials.

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Rana Hajirasouli at the World Economic Forum 2026

Engineering researcher's AI platform is saving millions of tonnes of waste from landfill

22 Jan 2026

Rana Hajirasouli's company, The Surpluss, was one of five global start-ups to present at the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2026.

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Winners of the Rex Moir PhD Thesis Prizes

The first Rex Moir Outstanding PhD Thesis Prizes have been awarded

20 Jan 2026

The first Rex Moir Outstanding PhD Thesis Prizes have been awarded.

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A group shot taken at the ceremony of the finalists (including Shagun) alongside jury members

PhD research on flood mapping in arid regions recognised at Allianz Climate Risk Award ceremony

19 Jan 2026

PhD student Shagun Garg, whose research focuses on improving the detection and mapping of floods in arid and semi-arid regions, named as a top 3 finalist in the '25 Allianz Climate Risk Award

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