Technology News

Researchers have developed a virtual reality application where a range of 3D modelling tools can be opened and controlled using just the movement of a user’s hand. 

We are celebrating 20 years of the Department's Women@CL network - which exists to support female and non-binary computer science students here - at a special event this March.

'How old weather forecasts can help us design future energy systems' and 'Space Lasers for Good: Remote measurement of tropical forest degradation'. These were among the topics at our Climate & Sustainability Research Showcase.

Alumnus, Nick Bailey has recently launched Boost Bikes a new business to convert road bikes to electric bikes. With a potential congestion charge in Cambridge and the Ultra Low Emission Zone being extended in London, it’s a perfect time to make cycling easier, more accessible and affordable, at a fraction of the cost of buying an e-bike.

On 16 January we were delighted to host 60 Arkwright Scholars at CEB for a Connect Day supported by the Smallpeice Trust. The students found out more about Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology and the role our disciplines play in tackling the biggest global challenges.

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Cambridge engineers working on a £17 million 'Digital Roads of the Future' initiative – aimed at jump-starting the digital transformation of our road network – have been interviewed by BBC Breakfast on how their research is helping to automatically detect and tackle potholes on the nation’s roads.

The University of Cambridge and Imperial College London are to launch a new joint venture to deliver admissions tests for science, engineering and mathematics-based degree courses. The tests, which will be delivered by global assessments leader, Pearson VUE, aim to improve the experience of students applying for highly competitive undergraduate courses while helping universities to fairly assess the skills of the brightest applicants. 

Sam Stranks, Professor of Optoelectronics at CEB, has been recognised as a Finalist in Chemical Sciences

Professor Sam Stranks Wins Blavatnik Award

Research Ready is a new summer internship programme that will offer insights into AI research to students from under-represented backgrounds.

Jessica Man's journey here has been highly unconventional. She traces her route from a remote Hong Kong fishing village, via 20 years in industry, to her place here as an award-winning graduate student.

Researchers have developed a new method for 3D printing metal that could help reduce costs and make more efficient use of resources.

Parth Deshpande, a PhD student in the Transportation Research Group at the Centre for Sustainable Road Freight, has been announced the winner of the Department’s 2023 Helios Prize – awarded for research on sustainable energy and/or energy efficiency.

Richard Turner, Professor of Computer Vision and Machine Learning, recently gave a talk for the Cambridge Philosophical Society discussing the quiet AI revolution that has begun in the field of numerical weather prediction.