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Our articles in Case studies are shown below.
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Play for play's sake
Generations of children have enjoyed building things with LEGO. The iconic plastic bricks have been used to build everything from a harpsichord that actually plays, to a replica of Charles Babbage’s difference engine. The Danish company is still family-owned, and is the world’s fourth-largest manufacturer of toys.
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Improving medical tests
Neurocognitive disorders such as schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease are complex, and developing effective treatments for them is equally complex. In order to understand such diseases better, and to develop new therapies, researchers have been breaking down the disorders into their component characteristics and studying each of those characteristics individually.
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From teaching ideals to teaching practice
Dr David Whitebread, Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education, is helping establish an English-language kindergarten in China, a large-scale consultancy project which encompasses everything from designing the building to training the teachers.
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New treatment for multiple sclerosis: Cambridge University translates research at the bench into a drug at the bedside
Phase III clinical trials for new MS drug very positive.
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Researchers develop new test for children with vision loss
Technology developed at the University of Cambridge to detect peripheral visual field loss in young children will enable the earlier detection of brain tumours, potentially saving sight and lives.
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Cambridge spin-outs recognised at European entrepreneurship awards
Two Cambridge Enterprise portfolio companies were recognised in the third annual ACES awards, held in Zurich on 3 February and awarded by the Science|Business Innovation Board.
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Sphere Fluidics
This year, the Discovery Fund made an investment in a new University spin-out which is developing droplets that serve as ‘miniature test tubes’.
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Making drug delivery safer
More than 10,000 drug administration errors involving injectable medicines are reported every year in the UK alone, with thousands more likely going unreported. Such errors can result in harm to the patient and, in some cases, even death. Drug administration errors can lead to increased costs for health care providers from extra bed days, administration costs and even potential litigation.
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Learning the lingo
Today, there are over four times as many people learning English than there are native speakers. Close to 40% of those learners are using some form of software to increase their understanding of the English language.
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Even better than the real thing
Augmented reality brings together real and virtual worlds. Simon Taylor and Connell Gauld, two graduate students in the Department of Engineering, along with Senior Lecturer Dr Tom Drummond, have developed an augmented reality application which could change the way we use smartphones.