Department of Engineering

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360-degree head-up display view could warn drivers of road obstacles in real time

12 Feb 2024

Researchers have developed an augmented reality head-up display that could improve road safety by displaying potential hazards as high-resolution three-dimensional holograms.

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Robot trained to read braille at twice the speed of humans

08 Feb 2024

Researchers have developed a robotic sensor that incorporates artificial intelligence techniques to read braille at speeds roughly double that of most human readers.

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Kasun Kariyawasam

Alumni Profile: Building bridges between researchers and industry

07 Feb 2024

Kasun Kariyawasam talks about how his PhD research and contacts helped him to develop a potentially revolutionary way of monitoring the condition of bridges.

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Machine learning gives users ‘superhuman’ ability to open and control tools in virtual reality

05 Feb 2024

Researchers have developed a virtual reality application where a range of 3D modelling tools can be opened and controlled using just the movement of a user’s hand. 

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Alumni profile: Nick Bailey founder of Boost Bikes

29 Jan 2024

Alumnus, Nick Bailey has recently launched Boost Bikes a new business to convert road bikes to electric bikes. 

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Cambridge engineers at the forefront of research in the race to repair potholes

22 Jan 2024

Engineers working on a £17m 'Digital Roads of the Future' initiative, interviewed by the BBC on how research is helping to automatically detect and tackle potholes on our roads.

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New admissions tests for 2024

19 Jan 2024

The University of Cambridge and Imperial College London are to launch a new joint venture to deliver admissions tests for science, engineering and mathematics-based degree courses.

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Retrieval of a stainless steel part made by 3D printing  Credit: Jude E. Fronda

Using lasers to ‘heat and beat’ 3D-printed steel could help reduce costs

15 Jan 2024

Researchers have developed a new method for 3D printing metal that could help reduce costs and make more efficient use of resources.

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Parth Deshpande – 2023 Helios Prize winner

11 Jan 2024

PhD student Parth Deshpande has been announced the winner of the Department’s 2023 Helios Prize – awarded for research on sustainable energy and/or energy efficiency.

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The quiet AI revolution in weather forecasting

08 Jan 2024

Richard Turner, Professor of Computer Vision and Machine Learning, recently gave a talk discussing the quiet AI revolution that has begun in the field of numerical weather prediction.

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