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News stories archive - 2023

News stories archive - 2023

Funding success: Manufacturing in the metaverse

24 Jul 2023

A research proposal titled Manufacturing in the metaverse: Conceptual model and future research directions, by Dr Kazantsev and Prof Velu, has been supported by InterAct.

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Cheaper method for making woven displays and smart fabrics – of any size or shape

19 Jul 2023

Researchers have developed next-generation smart textiles that can be produced inexpensively, in any shape or size, using the same machines used to make the clothing we wear every day.

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Developing next-generation biosensors to improve the monitoring and prevention of diseases

17 Jul 2023

How to build new types of low-cost biosensors that access the biomolecules in blood, sweat and tears (and urine) is the focus of a new £8.6 million EPSRC programme grant.

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Cambridge researchers help develop smart, 3D printed concrete wall for National Highways project

13 Jul 2023

Cambridge researchers, working in partnership with industry, have helped develop the first 3D printed piece of concrete infrastructure to be used on a National Highways project. 

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The SARAID team in Turkey

Engineering for emergency response: Turkey and Syria earthquakes

10 Jul 2023

Alumna Sakthy Selvakumaran, is a civil engineer who volunteers for the charity Search and Rescue Assistance in Disasters.

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Robot ‘chef’ learns to recreate recipes from watching food videos

05 Jul 2023

Researchers have trained a robotic ‘chef’ to watch and learn from cooking videos, and recreate the dish itself.

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Join our Open Days on 6-7 July 2023

03 Jul 2023

We will host Open Days on 6-7 July 2023 aimed at prospective applicants in Year 12 (or equivalent) and mature applicants (aged 21 or over), together with their parents/guardians or supporters

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Institute for Manufacturing Design Show 2023

29 Jun 2023

In the past year, third-year Manufacturing Engineering Tripos students have undertaken a significant design project aimed at creating a new product that holds tangible business potential.

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Meet James Cozens – the Guinness World Record-holding juggling engineer

27 Jun 2023

PhD student James Cozens took up juggling 7 years ago & has become a Guinness World Record holder. He's also developed computer software to analyse & improve juggling skills

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The My Emissions carbon label rates a product or meal from A (Very Low) to E (Very High), based on the ‘per kg’ carbon footprint

Award winning business calculating the carbon footprint of food

26 Jun 2023

What started as a lockdown project by two alumni has grown into an award-winning business which has since expanded far more than either of them could have expected.

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