Department of Engineering

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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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The radiation pattern from a dipole antenna showing symmetry breaking of the electric field

New understanding of electromagnetism could enable ‘antennas on a chip’

09 Apr 2015

New understanding of the nature of electromagnetism could lead to antennas small enough to fit on computer chips – the ‘last frontier’ of semiconductor design.

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On the winning team

08 Apr 2015

Alumni Herry McGibbon and Simon Colliss are both members of the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team’s Aerodynamics Department. Jack Struthers spoke to them about life in F1.

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A foundation for success in offshore wind farming

07 Apr 2015

Professor Gopal Madabhushi of the Geotechnical and Environmental Group has received the IGS-ONGC biennial award for his research on the structural integrity of offshore wind turbines.

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