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̽»¨Ö±²¥application of new ideas, discoveries and inventions contributes to society and the economy nationally and globally.

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̽»¨Ö±²¥ spin-out wins green award

27 Aug 2014

̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge spin-out Reduse, which has developed a technology to remove print from paper allowing it to be reused several times before...

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New Board Chairman of Cambridge Enterprise announced

07 Aug 2014

Sir Keith O’Nions named Board Chairman of Cambridge Enterprise

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Marchantia - a primitive plant form used as the 'chassis' for designing new plants

From foundry to factory: building synthetic plants

20 Jun 2014

A movement is under way that will fast-forward the design of new plant traits. It takes inspiration from engineering and the software industry, and...

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Trapping the light fantastic

16 Jun 2014

̽»¨Ö±²¥development of a ‘nanobarrel’ that traps and concentrates light onto single molecules could be used as a low-cost and reliable diagnostic test.

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Carbon nanotechnology

How carbon cousins shaped warfare and can electrify the future

13 Jun 2014

What links legendarily sharp Damascene swords of the past with flexible electronics and high-performance electrical wiring of the future? They all...

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Steel’s inner strength

09 Jun 2014

A long-term collaboration between the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ and industry has resulted in a super-strong form of steel, which is now being manufactured in the UK...

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Body builders: collagen scaffolds

04 Jun 2014

Miniature scaffolds made from collagen – the ‘glue’ that holds our bodies together – are being used to heal damaged joints, and could be used to...

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Diabetes

Overnight home use of artificial pancreas ‘feasible and beneficial’

22 Apr 2014

Children with type 1 diabetes have been able to use pioneering artificial pancreas technology, developed at the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge, for the...

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Chromosomes in haploid mouse embryonic stem cells

Rewiring stem cells

09 Jan 2014

A new technique for determining what causes stem cells to convert into other cell types could revolutionise our understanding of how genes function...

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Queen bee larvae

How large is the alphabet of DNA?

12 Dec 2013

New sequencing technology is transforming epigenetics research, and could greatly improve understanding of cancer, embryo formation, stem cells and...

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Car2Go Electric Car Sharing

What impact will new technology have on tackling emissions?

21 Oct 2013

New research seeks to take account of the fast pace at which technology is evolving in understanding how to tackle greenhouse gas emissions.

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Airbus A380 Final Assembly Line

Streamlining manufacturing

11 Oct 2013

̽»¨Ö±²¥small plastic tags developed by a ̽»¨Ö±²¥ spin-out are helping make modern assembly lines up to ten per cent more efficient, by tracking...

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