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Everyone should wear masks in COVID-19 crisis, say Cambridge…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/everyone-should-wear-masks-in-covid-19-crisis-say-cambridge-researchers9 Apr 2020: the mass manufacture and use of cloth masks is cheap and easy, compared to the societal economic costs associated with isolation and social distancing measures.”.
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AI reduces ‘communication gap’ for nonverbal people by as much as…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ai-reduces-communication-gap-for-nonverbal-people-by-as-much-as-half15 Jun 2020: The team, from the University of Cambridge and the University of Dundee, developed a new context-aware method that reduces this communication gap by
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Drug improves symptoms of autism by targeting brain’s chemical…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/drug-improves-symptoms-of-autism-by-targeting-brains-chemical-messengers27 Jan 2020: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder estimated to affect one in 160 children worldwide. It is characterised by impairments in social
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Opinion: Why too much focus on COVID-19 could be harming our children …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/opinion-why-too-much-focus-on-covid-19-could-be-harming-our-children25 Jun 2020: In preparation for the COVID-19 pandemic and the anticipated overwhelming demand on hospitals, the NHS moved towards of a policy of providing only essential
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Study shows how our brains remain active during familiar, repetitive…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/study-shows-how-our-brains-remain-active-during-familiar-repetitive-tasks14 Jul 2020: Our brains are often likened to computers, with learned skills and memories stored in the activity patterns of billions of nerve cells. However, new research
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New research will use space telescopes to monitor energy efficiency…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-research-will-use-space-telescopes-to-monitor-energy-efficiency-of-buildings7 Dec 2020: With rapid technological innovation, space offers a broad and growing range of opportunities to support economic activity and protect the environment. ... The industry already supports £300 billion of UK economic activity through the use of satellite
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Opinion: Can cats really get or pass on COVID-19, as a report from…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/opinion-can-cats-really-get-or-pass-on-covid-19-as-a-report-from-belgium-suggests31 Mar 2020: This means that as long as the correct test was run for the cat in question, it should be easy to differentiate between the two viruses. ... To demonstrate infectivity, many more tests are needed. It is possible that the cat ate contaminated food and the
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Phone-based HIV support system repurposed for COVID-19 monitoring in…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/phone-based-hiv-support-system-repurposed-for-covid-19-monitoring-in-uganda22 Jul 2020: So far, the team has focused on implementation – getting the system up and running, and triaging for possible COVID-19 cases that require confirmatory tests.
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Brain networks come ‘online’ during adolescence to prepare teenagers…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/brain-networks-come-online-during-adolescence-to-prepare-teenagers-for-adult-life29 Jan 2020: Adolescence is a time of major change in life, with increasing social and cognitive skills and independence, but also increased risk of mental illness. While
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AI-based ‘no-touch touchscreen’ could reduce risk of pathogen spread…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ai-based-no-touch-touchscreen-could-reduce-risk-of-pathogen-spread-from-surfaces23 Jul 2020: In lab-based tests, driving simulators and road-based trials, the predictive touch technology was able to reduce interaction effort and time by up to 50% due to its ability to
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First Master’s programme on managing the risks of AI launched by…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/first-masters-programme-on-managing-the-risks-of-ai-launched-by-cambridge7 Dec 2020: Artificial Intelligence is already a part of our everyday lives in forms like Alexa, Amazon’s virtual assistant, facial identification, and Google maps.
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Identification of viruses and bacteria could be sped up through…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/identification-of-viruses-and-bacteria-could-be-sped-up-through-computational-methods30 Mar 2020: Experiments are needed to test how well this works in practice – but it is exciting work, given the urgent need for fast, reliable disease detection methods, especially those that can be
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Cambridge helps launch £10m Trinity Challenge to protect the world…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-helps-launch-ps10m-trinity-challenge-to-protect-the-world-against-future-pandemics14 Sep 2020: £10m of funding will be made available to teams to support and scale their innovations across areas including economics, behavioural sciences, and epidemiology. ... The Trinity Challenge is calling on global participants to submit impact-led ideas
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Scriptures rarely a significant motivating factor behind violence,…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scriptures-rarely-a-significant-motivating-factor-behind-violence-say-researchers1 Sep 2020: Clearing up misunderstandings about these issues will help overcome existing divisions within society, the researchers hope, and enable people of all faiths and none to focus on tackling urgent economic and
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Cuttlefish eat less for lunch when they know there’ll be shrimp for…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cuttlefish-eat-less-for-lunch-when-they-know-therell-be-shrimp-for-dinner4 Feb 2020: Despite such a generalised diet, they show strong food preferences. To test this, the researchers tested 29 cuttlefish five times a day, for five days, by putting crab and shrimp at
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Researchers to track impact of lockdown on alcohol, gambling and…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/researchers-to-track-impact-of-lockdown-on-alcohol-gambling-and-pornography-use12 May 2020: The UK was first placed on lockdown in response to the coronavirus pandemic on 23 March. Only essential businesses were allowed to remain open and everyone was
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ARPA-type funding gives green technology an ‘innovation advantage’,…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/arpa-type-funding-gives-green-technology-an-innovation-advantage-study-finds14 Sep 2020: ARPA-E was established at the US Department of Energy under Obama, using a portion of the economic stimulus package that followed the 2009 financial crisis.
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Cambridge to spearhead £20million alliance to map spread of COVID-19…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-to-spearhead-ps20million-alliance-to-map-spread-of-covid-19-coronavirus23 Mar 2020: Through a £20 million investment administered by the University, the COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium – comprised of the NHS, Public Health Agencies, Wellcome
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Roger Penrose wins 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovery about…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/roger-penrose-wins-2020-nobel-prize-in-physics-for-discovery-about-black-holes6 Oct 2020: Not only questions about their inner structure, but also questions about how to test our theory of gravity under the extreme conditions in the immediate vicinity of a black hole”.
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Technique to regenerate the optic nerve offers hope for future…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/technique-to-regenerate-the-optic-nerve-offers-hope-for-future-glaucoma-treatment5 Nov 2020: Axons – nerve fibres – in the adult central nervous system (CNS) do not normally regenerate after injury and disease, meaning that damage is often
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