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  2. 360-degree head-up display view could warn drivers of road obstacles…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/lidar-holograms-for-driving
    Thumbnail for 360-degree head-up display view could warn drivers of road obstacles in real time 20 Dec 2023: They are hoping to carry out road tests, either on public or private roads, in 2024.
  3. One in two children with ADHD experience emotional problems, study…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/one-in-two-children-with-adhd-experience-emotional-problems-study-finds
    Thumbnail for One in two children with ADHD experience emotional problems, study finds | University of Cambridge 22 May 2024: In research published in Nature Mental Health, the team found that as many as one in two children with ADHD show signs of emotional dysregulation, and that
  4. The AI Summit was a promising start – but momentum must be maintained

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/ai-summit-promising-start
    Thumbnail for The AI Summit was a promising start – but momentum must be maintained 8 Nov 2023: Last week’s Executive Order from Joe Biden goes some way towards requiring companies to evaluate their models, including the sharing of safety tests with the federal government.
  5. Robot trained to read braille at twice the speed of humans |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/robot-trained-to-read-braille-at-twice-the-speed-of-humans
    Thumbnail for Robot trained to read braille at twice the speed of humans | University of Cambridge 29 Jan 2024: Although the robot braille reader was not developed as an assistive technology, the researchers say the high sensitivity required to read braille makes it an ideal test in the development of ... surfaces.”. Braille is an ideal test for a robot
  6. Taking Cambridge global

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/taking-cambridge-global
    Thumbnail for Taking Cambridge global 1 Dec 2023: worked in Cambridge to develop a drone fitted with a range of particle measurement instruments that can be used to test theoretical conclusions on emissions in the real-world marine environment.
  7. Cracking the great cuckoo cover-up

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/drongos-versus-cuckoos
    Thumbnail for Cracking the great cuckoo cover-up 26 Jul 2023: The team could then test what differences in colour and pattern between the foreign egg and the drongo’s own eggs best predicted whether or not the drongo parents were tricked.
  8. AI cuts waiting times for cancer patients in NHS first | University…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ai-cuts-waiting-times-for-cancer-patients-in-nhs-first
    Thumbnail for AI cuts waiting times for cancer patients in NHS first | University of Cambridge 27 Jun 2023: Rigorous tests and risk assessments have been carried out to ensure OSAIRIS is safe and can be used in the day-to-day care of radiotherapy patients across the NHS. ... In masked tests, known as ‘Turing tests’, doctors were unable to tell the
  9. The big question - Cambridge University team joins ALPHA hunt for…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-dark-matter-ALPHA-experiment
    Thumbnail for The big question - Cambridge University team joins ALPHA hunt for dark matter 7 Feb 2024: Compared to the enormous underground cavern sites needed to test for weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs), another compelling candidate for dark matter, the ALPHA equipment needed to test for axions will
  10. Accelerating how new drugs are made with machine learning |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/accelerating-how-new-drugs-are-made-with-machine-learning
    Thumbnail for Accelerating how new drugs are made with machine learning | University of Cambridge 15 Jan 2024: Predicting how molecules will react is vital for the discovery and manufacture of new pharmaceuticals, but historically this has been a trial-and-error
  11. Birds and honey badgers could be cooperating to steal from bees in…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/birds-and-the-badgers
    Thumbnail for Birds and honey badgers could be cooperating to steal from bees in parts of Africa 29 Jun 2023: It’s an intriguing idea, but hard to test,” said Spottiswoode. The research was primarily funded by the European Research Council.
  12. Role of inherited genetic variants in rare blood cancer uncovered |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/role-of-inherited-genetic-variants-in-rare-blood-cancer-uncovered
    Thumbnail for Role of inherited genetic variants in rare blood cancer uncovered | University of Cambridge 17 Jan 2024: During routine blood tests, researchers take known information about these genes and analyse the variation to give a genetic risk score, which is how likely that individual is to develop a ... In fact, many of these genetic mutations are routine
  13. “Incredible” diabetes management app now recommended by NICE

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/nice-recommends-type-1-diabetes-app
    Thumbnail for “Incredible” diabetes management app now recommended by NICE 7 Nov 2023: Within 20 minutes they were in A&E. Tests showed that Eddie had hyperglycaemia – dangerously high blood sugar levels.
  14. Scientists identify how fasting may protect against inflammation |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-identify-how-fasting-may-protect-against-inflammation
    Thumbnail for Scientists identify how fasting may protect against inflammation | University of Cambridge 30 Jan 2024: In research published in Cell Reports, the team describes how fasting raises levels of a chemical in the blood known as arachidonic acid, which inhibits
  15. Ageing: can we add more life to our years?

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/reverse-age-and-extend-health
    Thumbnail for Ageing: can we add more life to our years? 20 Dec 2023: She’s learned a lot from experiments in test tubes and now wants to see how the process works inside body cells, where many other things are happening in tandem.
  16. Robots cause company profits to fall – at least at first | University …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/robots-cause-company-profits-to-fall-at-least-at-first
    Thumbnail for Robots cause company profits to fall – at least at first | University of Cambridge 3 Aug 2023: The research was supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), which are both part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
  17. From ground-breaking research in Nigeria to using novel tools to…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/vice-chancellors-awards-2023
    Thumbnail for From ground-breaking research in Nigeria to using novel tools to transform conservation 12 Dec 2023: have the potential to create significant economic, social and cultural impact from, and engagement with and for, research.
  18. Marking International Women’s Day at the Cambridge Festival

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-international-womens-day
    Thumbnail for Marking International Women’s Day at the Cambridge Festival 8 Mar 2024: In Seeing the mess: Gender, housework and perception (21 March, 3pm) we question why do women continue to shoulder a disproportionate amount of housework and childcare despite economic and cultural gains?
  19. Reclaim ‘wellness’ from the rich and famous, and restore its…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/reclaim-wellness-from-the-rich-and-famous-and-restore-its-political-radicalism-new-book-argues
    Thumbnail for Reclaim ‘wellness’ from the rich and famous, and restore its political radicalism, new book argues | University of Cambridge 28 Mar 2024: It’s an over-worked comparison that tends to say more about our own social problems, our own contemporary culture of overlapping political, social and economic crises. ... to be well, it’s your fault, a view that neglects to consider all kinds of
  20. Black British Voices: the findings

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/black-british-voices-report
    Thumbnail for Black British Voices: the findings 28 Sep 2023: The report argues that, for some, racial disparities in pay and pensions – combined with class hierarchies – create a “fatalism” about economic fairness.
  21. Religious people coped better with Covid-19 pandemic, research…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/religious-people-coped-better-with-covid-19-pandemic-research-suggests
    Thumbnail for Religious people coped better with Covid-19 pandemic, research suggests | University of Cambridge 30 Jan 2024: The study was conducted during February and March 2021, and involved 5,178 people right across the United States, with findings published in the journal European Economic Review in November 2023. ... Cambridge’s Faculty of Economics.
  22. Journeys of discovery: Christine Holt on how our brains wire-up

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/wiring-the-brain-christine-holt
    Thumbnail for Journeys of discovery: Christine Holt on how our brains wire-up 18 Oct 2023: But no-one thought it would work. In the end Doug Campbell, my PhD student, did the test one evening in 2001 “just so that I’d stop mentioning it”, as ... Two other postdocs, Hosung Jung and Toshiaki Shigeoka, developed a mouse model to test this
  23. Scientists identify genes linked to DNA damage and human disease |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-identify-genes-linked-to-dna-damage-and-human-disease
    Thumbnail for Scientists identify genes linked to DNA damage and human disease | University of Cambridge 16 Feb 2024: The work, published in Nature, provides insights into cancer progression and neurodegenerative diseases as well as a potential therapeutic avenue in the form
  24. Cambridge academic named backup astronaut on NASA's historic…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/jenni-gibbons-artemis-mission-moon
    Thumbnail for Cambridge academic named backup astronaut on NASA's historic Artemis II mission 6 Dec 2023: has been a test bed for technological development – it's this wonderful international partnership 400km above the Earth. ... Credit: NASA. Essentially flying a test mission ahead of the Artemis III moon landing – which will put the first woman and
  25. CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Tristan Dot

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-spotlights/tristan-dot
    Thumbnail for CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Tristan Dot 13 Mar 2024: By quantifying what would be normal or abnormal in a specific behaviour, they create new self-fulfilling norms based on opaque processes and economic/political objectives.
  26. AI-driven techniques reveal new targets for drug discovery |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ai-driven-techniques-reveal-new-targets-for-drug-discovery
    Thumbnail for AI-driven techniques reveal new targets for drug discovery | University of Cambridge 27 Sep 2023: The research team, led by the University of Cambridge, presented an approach to identify therapeutic targets for human diseases associated with a phenomenon
  27. CamFest Speaker Spotlight: George the Poet

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-spotlights/george-the-poet
    Thumbnail for CamFest Speaker Spotlight: George the Poet 25 Mar 2024: George is currently doing a PhD at UCL'S Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose on the socio-economic potential of black music.
  28. Study highlights increased risk of second cancers among breast cancer …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/study-highlights-increased-risk-of-second-cancers-among-breast-cancer-survivors
    Thumbnail for Study highlights increased risk of second cancers among breast cancer survivors | University of Cambridge 25 Apr 2024: For the first time, the research has shown that this risk is higher in people living in areas of greater socioeconomic deprivation. Breast cancer is the most
  29. CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Dr Anna Moore

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-spotlights/anna-moore
    Thumbnail for CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Dr Anna Moore 26 Mar 2024: In the future we’ll be able to identify illnesses early, avoid unnecessary medical tests and help people access treatment and support sooner.
  30. Scientists identify first genetic marker for MS severity | University …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-identify-first-genetic-marker-for-ms-severity
    Thumbnail for Scientists identify first genetic marker for MS severity | University of Cambridge 28 Jun 2023: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the result of the immune system mistakenly attacking the brain and the spinal cord, resulting in symptom flares known as relapses as
  31. Institute for Technology and Humanity: Ensuring technology benefits…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/institute-technology-humanity-launch
    Thumbnail for Institute for Technology and Humanity: Ensuring technology benefits humanity 21 Nov 2023: In fact, one potential project for Connelly involves using machine learning to build and explore a database of declassified documents to test the “mosaic theory”: whether millions of tiny pieces can
  32. ‘Bouncing’ comets could deliver building blocks for life to…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/bouncing-comets-could-deliver-building-blocks-for-life-to-exoplanets
    Thumbnail for ‘Bouncing’ comets could deliver building blocks for life to exoplanets | University of Cambridge 15 Nov 2023: We wanted to test our theories on planets that are similar to our own, as Earth is currently our only example of a planet that supports life,” said Anslow. ... It’s exciting that we can start identifying the type of systems we can use to test
  33. TB vaccine may enable elimination of the disease in cattle by…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/tb-vaccine-may-enable-elimination-of-the-disease-in-cattle-by-reducing-its-spread
    Thumbnail for TB vaccine may enable elimination of the disease in cattle by reducing its spread | University of Cambridge 28 Mar 2024: He added: “This approach is unimplementable in many parts of the world for economic and social reasons, resulting in considerable animal suffering and economic losses from lost productivity, alongside an increased ... countries, the United Kingdom,
  34. Beyond the nuclear family

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/real-families-fitzwilliam-exhibition
    Thumbnail for Beyond the nuclear family 5 Oct 2023: Golombok believes that while family structures may not change as drastically as they did in the last half-century, the challenges they face are becoming increasingly socio-economic and political.
  35. Getting maximum calories in shortest time is the priority for…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/getting-maximum-calories-in-shortest-time-is-the-priority-for-bumblebees
    Thumbnail for Getting maximum calories in shortest time is the priority for bumblebees | University of Cambridge 24 Oct 2023: Individual bumblebees were given one of three tests. In the first test, the nectar on both vertical and horizontal artificial flowers had the same amount of sugar, and the bumblebees made ... In the third test, the vertical flowers offered nectar which
  36. The Mastercard class of '23

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/Mastercard-Foundation-class-of-2023
    Thumbnail for The Mastercard class of '23 3 Aug 2023: Muhammad Balarabe. Muhammad Balarabe. Muhammad Balarabe is from Nigeria. He's looking at global health care with a particular focus on the social and economic determinants of health.
  37. Training AI models to answer ‘what if?’ questions could improve…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/training-ai-models-to-answer-what-if-questions-could-improve-medical-treatments
    Thumbnail for Training AI models to answer ‘what if?’ questions could improve medical treatments | University of Cambridge 19 Apr 2024: Artificial intelligence techniques can be helpful for multiple medical applications, such as radiology or oncology, where the ability to recognise patterns in
  38. CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-speaker-spotlight-david-spiegelhalter
    Thumbnail for CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter 16 Feb 2024: Ahmed, former BBC economics editor and editor-in-chief of the News Movement, in Misinformation, statistics and lies about the manipulation of statistics in an era of misinformation and how we
  39. New trial of 'pill-on-a-thread' brings screening for…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-trial-of-pill-on-a-thread-brings-screening-for-oesophageal-cancer-closer
    Thumbnail for New trial of 'pill-on-a-thread' brings screening for oesophageal cancer closer | University of Cambridge 9 Jan 2024: It will look at whether the capsule sponge test could replace endoscopies to monitor their condition. ... The test takes just 10 minutes and can be done in a GP surgery.
  40. Stealth swimmers: fish hide behind others to hunt | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/stealth-swimmers-the-fish-that-hide-behind-others-to-hunt
    Thumbnail for Stealth swimmers: fish hide behind others to hunt | University of Cambridge 7 Aug 2023: Doing manipulative experiments in the wild like this allows us to test the ecological relevance of these behaviours,” said Professor Andy Radford in the University of Bristol’s School of Biological
  41. Inclusion, innovation... and cocktail curation

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/inclusion-innovation-and-cocktail-creation
    Thumbnail for Inclusion, innovation... and cocktail curation 22 Aug 2023: I was part of a new business unit selling reagents to companies that are running diagnostic tests.
  42. Scottish rocks to play a key role in Mars space mission | University…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scottish-rocks-to-play-a-key-role-in-mars-space-mission
    Thumbnail for Scottish rocks to play a key role in Mars space mission | University of Cambridge 28 Jul 2023: to test and refine the analytical techniques they will be using to investigate material returned from the Red Planet.”.
  43. CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Professor Clive Boddy

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-spotlights/clive-boddy-2024
    Thumbnail for CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Professor Clive Boddy 4 Mar 2024: global socio-economic and environmental systems.
  44. Cambridge research receives £5 million boost for ‘world-leading’…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-research-receives-ps5-million-boost-for-world-leading-cardiovascular-research
    Thumbnail for Cambridge research receives £5 million boost for ‘world-leading’ cardiovascular research | University of Cambridge 28 May 2024: Identify new markers and disease targets for a wide range of cardiovascular diseases, and test new drugs in clinical trials.
  45. Clinicians rank patient views as least important in diagnosis, study…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/clinicians-rank-patient-views-as-least-important-in-diagnosis-study-finds
    Thumbnail for Clinicians rank patient views as least important in diagnosis, study finds | University of Cambridge 18 Dec 2023: This is particularly important when diagnostic tests in neuropsychiatric lupus are widely known to be “unenlightening”, according to one neurologist, in common with many other autoimmune diseases and long Covid. ... But combining and valuing both
  46. Genetic mutation in a quarter of all Labradors hard-wires them for…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/genetic-mutation-in-a-quarter-of-all-labradors-hard-wires-them-for-obesity
    Thumbnail for Genetic mutation in a quarter of all Labradors hard-wires them for obesity | University of Cambridge 6 Mar 2024: In the study, 87 adult pet Labrador dogs - all a healthy weight or moderately overweight - took part in several tests including the ‘sausage in a box’ test.
  47. The life robotic: Meet the Cambridge University researchers fostering …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/Cambridge-roboticists-wellbeing-support-robot-coaches
    Thumbnail for The life robotic: Meet the Cambridge University researchers fostering human wellbeing using robots 19 Jul 2023: Research at the Lab - in the University’s Department of Computer Science and Technology – suggests that children who might have wellbeing-related concerns, might view robots administering mental health tests as
  48. Pythagoras was wrong: there are no universal musical harmonies, study …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/pythagoras-was-wrong-there-are-no-universal-musical-harmonies-study-finds
    Thumbnail for Pythagoras was wrong: there are no universal musical harmonies, study finds | University of Cambridge 27 Feb 2024: Harrison and his collaborators are exploring different kinds of instruments and follow-up studies to test a broader range of cultures.
  49. Discovery of ‘new rules of the immune system’ could improve treatment …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/discovery-of-new-rules-of-the-immune-system-could-improve-treatment-of-inflammatory-diseases-say
    Thumbnail for Discovery of ‘new rules of the immune system’ could improve treatment of inflammatory diseases, say scientists. | University of Cambridge 18 Jun 2024: The researchers are now fundraising to set up a spin-out company, with the aim of running clinical trials to test their findings in humans within the next few years. ... Tests, in mice, of a drug developed by the researchers showed that regulatory T
  50. New open-source platform allows users to evaluate performance of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-open-source-platform-allows-users-to-evaluate-performance-of-ai-powered-chatbots
    Thumbnail for New open-source platform allows users to evaluate performance of AI-powered chatbots | University of Cambridge 4 Jun 2024: A team of computer scientists, engineers, mathematicians and cognitive scientists, led by the University of Cambridge, developed an open-source evaluation
  51. How sure is sure? Incorporating human error into machine learning |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/how-sure-is-sure-incorporating-human-error-into-machine-learning
    Thumbnail for How sure is sure? Incorporating human error into machine learning | University of Cambridge 10 Aug 2023: Human error and uncertainty are concepts that many artificial intelligence systems fail to grasp, particularly in systems where a human provides feedback to a

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