Department of Engineering

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Hand & Computer

Democratising design

10 Jun 2013

A new simulator could help elderly or disabled users engage more effectively with electronic devices, including websites, smartphones and digital television.

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Spider silk is a wonder of nature, but it’s not stronger than steel

06 Jun 2013

Dr Michelle Oyen, lecturer in Mechanics of Biological Materials at the Department of Engineering, looks at just how true the myth is that spider silk is stronger than steel.

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Dr Dick Fenner and Dr Heather Cruickshank

Centre for Sustainable Development staff win Highly Commended at the Literati Network Awards

05 Jun 2013

A paper by Dr Dick Fenner and Dr Heather Cruickshank has won a Highly Commended Award at the Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2013 (Emerald Publishing).

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CUER 2013 model concept car at the London Science Museum

Cambridge University Eco Racing are on a roll

29 May 2013

CUER's new solar car is being finished and is about to be put through its paces within the secretive confines of a proving ground.

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Ceaseless traffic

Keep on trucking

23 May 2013

A new Centre will look at how road freight can be made more sustainable.

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Dr Hugh Hunt

Dambusters expert Hugh Hunt featured on BBC radio and television

21 May 2013

As the country commemorated the 70th anniversary of the daring Dambusters raid of World War II, Dr Hugh Hunt found himself interviewed on both radio and television.

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Sir John Parker, Professor Stephen Richardson, Sir Keith O'Nions, and Professor Dame Ann Dowling

Academic honour for Professor Dame Ann Dowling

16 May 2013

Professor Dame Ann Dowling, Head of the Department of Engineering, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Imperial College, London.

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Dr Tim Minshall (left) and Professor Sir Mark Welland

Engineering academics to speak at Hay Festival

15 May 2013

Professor Sir Mark Welland and Dr Tim Minshall, both of the Department of Engineering, have been invited to take part in this year’s Hay Festival of Literature and the Arts.

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Institute for Manufacturing to host 2013 Design Management conference

13 May 2013

The 2013 Cambridge Academic Design Management Conference (CADMC) conference will be held on 4 and 5 September at the Department's Institute for Manufacturing in Cambridge.

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Dr Damian Gardiner

Engineering Enterprise Fellowship for Dr Damian Gardiner

09 May 2013

Research associate from the Department of Engineering awarded Engineering Enterprise Fellowship

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