Technology News

An electric-aircraft-powertrain start-up, co-founded by alumnus Tobias Kahnert, is pushing the boundaries of innovation to develop and manufacture batteries and charging solutions for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) – identified as a new niche market for the company.

Awards were presented at the end of term to those second-year students judged to have created the most impressive Group Design Projects.

A team of Year 12 students from Sutton Grammar School has been crowned the winner of the Davidson Inventors Challenge 2025 for their project tackling contaminated fresh water sources.

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Researchers have developed comfortable, washable ‘smart pyjamas’ that can monitor sleep disorders such as sleep apnoea at home, without the need for sticky patches, cumbersome equipment or a visit to a specialist sleep clinic.

Dr Dimitrios Kallifronas, Dr James Massey and Professor Nedunchezhian Swaminathan from the Department's Energy Group are part of a team that have recently received The Sugden Award from The Combustion Institute (British Section) for the best journal article published in 2023.

At a special event in Cambridge our alumnus, Nobel laureate Sir Demis Hassabis, explored how AI can accelerate scientific discovery and offered glimpses of how the technology might evolve.

Researchers have developed a smartphone app that uses machine learning to accurately determine body composition – which is linked to a higher risk of heart disease, stroke and related conditions – from photographs.

Dr Ewa Marek awarded Pilkington Prize for excellence in teaching.

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The Department of Engineering’s Design and Technical Services team will bring mathematical beauty to life with a Fibonacci spiral wall, designed and built for the Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge exhibit at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show (20-24 May, 2025).

At our Cambridge Festival Open Day here on Saturday 22 March, researcher Dr Sam Nallaperuma will be demonstrating how AI and neuroscience can create sleep and relaxation treatments for insomnia sufferers. 

Cambridge researchers are developing implants that could help repair the brain pathways damaged by Parkinson’s disease.

A new machine learning method is giving scientists a more accurate way to analyse neural activity, offering fresh insights into diseases like Alzheimer’s and speeding up drug discovery.

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Mohamed Elzeadani has been awarded a prestigious Royal Commission of 1851 Fellowship for his research into connection design for timber structures.

The University of Cambridge is one of two UK participants named as part of the PIXEurope consortium, a collaboration between research organisations from across Europe, which will develop and manufacture prototypes of their products based on photonic chips.

Discover how Professor Dame Lynn Gladden – he department's first female chemical engineering professor – has led major advances in research, held prestigious leadership roles, and shaped science policy and sustainability. A fitting story for International Women’s Day.

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We're getting ready to host the 2025 Oxbridge Women in Computer Science Conference here in Cambridge this May. It's being co-organised by Women@CL, our own Departmental network to support women and non-binary people in computing research.

Meet some of our researchers and thought leaders, enjoy free talks, films and exhibitions, and join in with hands-on activities for the whole family at the 2025 Cambridge Festival.

Your Life Is Manufactured, a new book by Tim Minshall, Head of the Institute for Manufacturing, is now available. In a fascinating exploration of the manufacturing world, Tim illuminates the complex and often unseen journeys of the products that shape our daily lives.

Meet Thomas Glenday – an engineer who sits at the helm of the Department’s Design and Technical Services, harnessing the creativity of 75 technicians, each with an eye on engineering precision and cutting-edge technologies.

Research Fellow Dr Babak Bakhit has encountered one of his most challenging projects to date – contributing to the European Space Agency’s (ESA) JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE) mission.