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Physical sciences
Our articles in Physical sciences are shown below.
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Democratising design
A new simulator could help the elderly or disabled users engage more effectively with electronic devices, including websites, smartphones and digital television.
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Flexible opals
A synthetic material which mimics the brightest and most vivid colours in nature, and changes colour when twisted or stretched, has been developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge, and could have important applications in the security, textile and sensing industries.
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Fighting online banking fraud
A security solution which protects against the most serious threat to online banking customers, responsible for millions in annual losses, is being rolled out across Europe by a Cambridge spin-out.
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New system to improve DNA sequencing
A sensing system developed at Cambridge is being commercialised in the UK for use in rapid, low-cost DNA sequencing, which would make the prediction and diagnosis of disease more efficient, and individualised treatment more affordable.
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The land of make-believe
Using augmented reality to encourage autistic children to engage in imaginative play.
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Building a better battery
A new battery technology provides double the energy storage at lower cost than the batteries that are used in handheld electronics, electric vehicles, aerospace and defence.
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CASTEP achieves $30 million in sales
A software tool which uses quantum mechanics to allow designers to predict the properties of materials has reached the commercial milestone of $30 million in sales.
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Revolutionary paper tablet computer reveals future tablets to be thin and flexible as sheets of paper
A flexible paper computer developed by Cambridge spin-out Plastic Logic, in collaboration with Queen’s University in Canada and Intel Labs will revolutionize the way people work with tablets and computers.
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Food industry giants call for pitches from University inventors
University inventors and entrepreneurs whose research has applications in the food and consumer goods sectors will have the opportunity to demonstrate their ideas to representatives from major multinational companies, at an event to be held at the Institute for Manufacturing this spring.
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Smarter infrastructure
A team from the Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction have developed a mechanical amplifier to convert ambient vibrations into electricity more effectively, which could be used to power wireless sensors for monitoring the structural health of roads, bridges and tunnels.