Department of Engineering

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Christian Hoecker

£2.8m Research grant for Advanced Nanotubes Applications and Manufacturing initiative

07 May 2015

Professor Norman Fleck and Dr Adam Boies have been awarded £2.8m from EPSRC for the Advanced Nanotubes Applications and Manufacturing initiative.

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Professor David Cardwell interview for Professional Engineering Magazine

06 May 2015

Professor David Cardwell was installed as the new head of the Department of Engineering in October 2014. That’s plenty of time for him to get his feet under the table...

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Superconductors: challenges and champions

30 Apr 2015

Leading minds from Japan and the UK met for a workshop on superconductivity at King’s College. 

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Building a cleaner fleet

27 Apr 2015

Researchers from the Department of Engineering have begun a collaborative project to develop a platform for powering ultra-low-emission buses. 

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From toy cars to Jaguars

24 Apr 2015

Alumnus Theo Amanatidis, now working with Jaguar Land Rover, spoke to Tafara Makuni of Cambridge University Engineering Society's Cambridge Engineer magazine.

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Gazing into the future

23 Apr 2015

New techniques for eye-gaze tracking could change the way we interact with computers.

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Sustainability innovation on display

21 Apr 2015

A team of Department of Engineering students took home the top prize with an innovative chair design at the Sustainability Product Design Competition. 

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Have a seat – and drink a ‘Pint of Science’

21 Apr 2015

Two researchers from the Department of Engineering will hold talks during Cambridge’s Pint of Science event in pubs across the city.

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Stretcher bar casing alongside a 3D printed scale model

3D printing has left the station

15 Apr 2015

On his industrial experience summer placement, a Department of Engineering student experienced the real-world applications of a 3D printer in a bustling rail manufacturing centre. 

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Getting creative in the kitchen

13 Apr 2015

From glass chopping boards to iconic kitchen accessories - how twin brothers redesigned the fortunes of their grandfather's business.

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