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Active materials that move and adapt could reshape future robotics and engineering

Scientists from the University of Cambridge, working with researchers at the University of Amsterdam and University of New South Wales, are exploring a new class of active materials – materials...

14 April 2026

UKRI funds SEQUIN to probe Earth with a hybrid quantum array, on the path to sensing the cosmos

A major grant of £1.2 million from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is funding Sensing the Earth with a novel QUantum-classical INterferometer array (SEQUIN), an interdisciplinary collaboration between the Many-Body...

2 April 2026

The Ray Dolby Centre wins Best New Building in regional award

The Ray Dolby Centre won a Greater Cambridge Design and Construction Awards 2026, in the Best New Building (over £3m construction value) category. It also came highly commended for engineering-led...

19 March 2026

Cambridge launches major strategic partnership with IonQ to ‘supercharge’ quantum research in the UK

The UK’s most powerful quantum computer, which will accelerate research and discovery in quantum science, engineering, and a range of other applications, will be based at the University of Cambridge...

11 March 2026

Fibre twist creates a new pathway for light

A team of researchers from University of Cambridge, University of Bath and international collaborators, have designed a new optical fibre structure that keeps light flowing smoothly even through bends, twists...

23 February 2026

What does ‘flexibility’ actually look like?

Flexible electronics are often sold on a simple promise: bendable screens, lightweight solar cells or wearable devices that can bend and flex without breaking. But what does that ‘flexibility’ actually look like at the molecular scale, and how does it affect performance?

19 February 2026

Celebrating Women in Science: Meet Lucy Oswald, our new pulsars researcher

To mark International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we sit down with Lucy Oswald, our new Assistant Professor in Data‑Driven Radio Astronomy. Lucy’s research focuses on pulsars, the...

11 February 2026

New applied quantum initiative to advance research translation at Cambridge

Quantum technology research at the Cavendish Laboratory will benefit from a new collaboration with FormationQ, an independent platform for quantum adoption and application, to help speed translation of the University...

3 February 2026