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Graphene is a one-atom thick layer of carbon atoms

Graphene: Taking the wonder-stuff from dream to reality

24 Jan 2013

A centre for research on graphene, a material which has the potential to revolutionise numerous industries, ranging from healthcare to electronics, is to be created at the UoC.

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Professor Amaratunga delivering the lecture on ‘Being Ingenious at the Nanoscale.’

Professor Gehan Amaratunga delivered the IESL Ray Wijewardene Memorial Lecture 2012

23 Jan 2013

Professor Gehan Amaratunga returned to his birthplace Sri Lanka to give the IESL Ray Wijewardene Memorial Lecture, discussing the exciting possibilities of nano technology.

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11th Distinguished Lecture Series in Sustainable Development 2013

20 Jan 2013

The Annual Distinguished Lecture Series in Sustainable Development.

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An early, thorium-based molten salt reactor, pictured in the 1960s

Proliferation warnings on nuclear wonder-fuel

17 Jan 2013

Thorium is being touted as an ideal fuel for a new generation of nuclear power plants, but researchers suggest it may not be as benign as portrayed.

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Dr Hugh Hunt

'Dambusters' short-listed for the Broadcast Awards 2012

16 Jan 2013

The shortlist has been revealed for the Broadcast Awards 2012, which will take place in February.

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Dr Alan Reece

Dr Alan Reece 1927 – 2012

16 Jan 2013

The University is sad to report the death of one of its benefactors.

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Professor Robert Mair

Professor Robert Mair is interviewed for the BBC Radio 4 programme The Life Scientific

14 Jan 2013

Each week, Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work, finding what inspires and motivates them and asking what their discoveries might do for mankind.

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Smarter infrastructure

10 Jan 2013

A team from the Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction have developed a mechanical amplifier to convert …

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Dr Andrew Flewitt

Plastic Electronics

09 Jan 2013

New cheap lightweight plastic electronic technology that does not require silicon, but which is optically transparent and can be coated onto everyday objects would transform our world.

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Professor Daping Chu outside the Electrical Engineering department

Cambridge collaboration for global ICT company

08 Jan 2013

An historic collaboration has been announced between the Department of Engineering and leading global ICT company Huawei.

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