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Contamination

Cleaning up contaminated land

01 May 2008

A recently launched project that unites academia with industry is addressing the need to decontaminate ‘brownfield’ sites for redevelopment.

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Stacks of Clothes

Well dressed?

01 Apr 2007

As clothes become cheaper and fashion becomes 'faster', how are we to balance our consumption with environmental, economic and social sustainability...

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Owlstone technology

CUE help young entrepreneurs make ‘sense’ of business

01 Feb 2007

Cambridge ̽»¨Ö±²¥ Entrepreneurs (CUE) organise the most successful student-run business planning and creation competitions in Europe. Since 1999...

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Modern day alchemy

Modern day alchemy: Gold for 2012?

01 Feb 2007

An ambitious research project headed by the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge’s Computer Laboratory and Department of Engineering aims to revolutionise sports...

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Scientists develop technology for roll-up laptop screens

21 Sep 2006

New ‘morphing’ structures have multiple applications

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