Department of Engineering

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Digital Twin technology a ‘powerful tool’ but requires significant investment, say experts

25 May 2021

Experts say advances in Digital Twin technology make it a powerful tool for facilitating predictive and precision medicine and enhancing decision-making for aerospace systems.

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Research into sustainable techniques to prevent damage to earthquake-hit homes wins award

24 May 2021

Dr Samy Garcia-Torres has been awarded a top prize for her doctoral thesis exploring the performance of rubble brick drains under buildings where the ground has been disturbed by earthquakes.

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3D holographic head-up display could improve road safety

19 May 2021

Researchers have developed the first LiDAR-based augmented reality head-up display for use in vehicles.

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IfM win award for COVID-19 response at Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards

17 May 2021

The IfM’s response to the COVID-19 crisis has been named the winner of the special COVID-19 Response Award at the Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards.

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Kelp, maggots and mycoprotein among future foods that must be mass-farmed to combat malnutrition

14 May 2021

Radical changes to the food system are needed to safeguard our food supply and combat malnutrition in the face of climate change, environmental degradation and epidemics, says new report.

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Cricket bats should be made from bamboo not willow, Cambridge researchers argue

12 May 2021

Bamboo cricket bats are stronger, offer a better ‘sweet spot’ and deliver more energy to the ball than those made from traditional willow, tests showed.

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Alumnus and Echion CEO, Jean de La Verpilliere

Department battery tech spinout Echion continues to scale

10 May 2021

Department spinout Echion Technologies supply high-power Li-ion battery anode materials that enable superfast charging for a range of applications

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Gates Cambridge class of 2021 – Emma Houiellebecq

06 May 2021

Emma Houiellebecq is the recipient of not one – but two – Gates Cambridge Scholarships. As she prepares for a PhD in Engineering this October, we chatted with Emma to find out more about her.

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New inkjet printing method could accelerate drug discovery and printed personalised drug delivery

04 May 2021

Our engineers have demonstrated – for the first time – the digital inkjet printing and self-organisation of microdroplets on fluid surfaces to create structures of functional materials. 

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Department spin-out company PervasID wins a Queen's Award for Enterprise: Innovation 2021

29 Apr 2021

PervasID develop battery-free Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) reader systems for automating inventory and asset tracking.

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