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Researchers demonstrate the UK’s first long-distance ultra-secure communication over a quantum network

Research News - Tue, 08/04/2025 - 00:38

Researchers have successfully demonstrated the UK’s first long-distance ultra-secure transfer of data over a quantum communications network, including the UK’s first long-distance quantum-secured video call.

One in 3,000 people at risk of punctured lung from faulty gene – almost 100 times higher than previous estimate

Research News - Tue, 08/04/2025 - 00:01

As many as one in 3,000 people could be carrying a faulty gene that significantly increases their risk of a punctured lung, according to new estimates from Cambridge researchers. Previous estimates had put this risk closer to one in 200,000 people.

Cambridge is shaping AI for everyone

Research News - Mon, 07/04/2025 - 09:15

Explore how Cambridge is using AI for better healthcare, smarter public services and new ways of tackling climate change. Meet our community and discover how ai@cam is supporting the development of AI that works for science, citizens and society.  

Opinion: AI can transform health and medicine

Research News - Mon, 07/04/2025 - 09:00

AI has the potential to transform health and medicine. It won't be straightforward, but if we get it right, the benefits could be enormous. Andres Floto, Mihaela van der Schaar and Eoin McKinney explain.

Turbocharging the race to protect nature and climate with AI

Research News - Sun, 06/04/2025 - 18:00

Rebalancing the planet must happen faster. Cambridge researchers are using AI to help.  

Opinion: AI can help heal us heal the planet

Research News - Fri, 04/04/2025 - 17:23

AI can do in seconds what might take a team of experts a year. This is why we must harness it to reverse the damage we’ve done to the planet. Anil Madhavapeddy explains.

Opinion: We must balance the risks and benefits of AI

Research News - Fri, 04/04/2025 - 16:31

AI will only be as good – or as bad – as the information fed into it, so we need to fix any bias that perpetuates inequality and marginalisation, says Michael Barrett.

Opinion: AI belongs in classrooms

Research News - Fri, 04/04/2025 - 09:09

AI in education has transformative potential for students, teachers and schools but only if we harness it in the right way – by keeping people at the heart of the technology, says Jill Duffy.

Opinion: Humans should be at the heart of AI

Research News - Thu, 03/04/2025 - 17:48

With the right development and application, AI could become a transformative force for good. What's missing in current technologies is human insight, says Anna Korhonen.

10 Cambridge AI spinouts

Research News - Wed, 02/04/2025 - 16:20

Meet 10 Cambridge spinouts, all hoping to harness the potential of AI for the good of the planet and its people.

Opinion: Universities play a vital role in the future of AI

Research News - Wed, 02/04/2025 - 10:13

Universities can bridge the gap between those who develop AI systems and those who will use and be affected by them. We must step up to deliver this role, say Neil Lawrence and Jess Montgomery.

Psychedelic medicine could revolutionise how we treat mental illness

Research News - Wed, 02/04/2025 - 09:26

Dr. Ayla Selamoglu is an expert on psychedelic medicine. Her work shows how nature’s most mysterious compounds provide new ways to combat mental illness.

Opinion: AI can democratise weather forecasting

Research News - Tue, 01/04/2025 - 15:12

AI will give us the next leap forward in forecasting the weather, says Richard Turner, and make it available to all countries, not just those with access to high-quality data and computing resources.

Play 'humanises' paediatric care and should be key feature of a child-friendly NHS – report

Research News - Mon, 31/03/2025 - 11:01

The Cambridge report argues that play should be a recognised component of children’s healthcare in the Government’s forthcoming 10-year plan for the NHS.

AI is as good as pathologists at diagnosing coeliac disease, study finds

Research News - Thu, 27/03/2025 - 13:00

A machine learning algorithm developed by Cambridge scientists was able to correctly identify in 97 cases out of 100 whether or not an individual had coeliac disease based on their biopsy, new research has shown.

Farewell, Gaia: spacecraft operations come to an end

Research News - Thu, 27/03/2025 - 10:27

The European Space Agency’s Gaia spacecraft has been powered down, after more than a decade spent gathering data that are now being used to unravel the secrets of our home galaxy.

Opinion: AI can unlock productivity in public services

Research News - Thu, 27/03/2025 - 07:00

AI applications have tremendous potential for improving productivity – saving time and money and improving quality of service. Here's what's required to make this work in the public sector, says Diane Coyle.

Webb Telescope sees galaxy in mysteriously clearing fog of early Universe

Research News - Wed, 26/03/2025 - 16:00

Astronomers have identified a bright hydrogen emission from a galaxy in the very early Universe. The surprise finding is challenging researchers to explain how this light could have pierced the thick fog of neutral hydrogen that filled space at that time.

Thriving Antarctic ecosystems found following iceberg calving

Research News - Tue, 25/03/2025 - 10:22

Scientists explore a seafloor area newly exposed by iceberg A-84; discover vibrant communities of ancient sponges and corals. 

University spin-out secures funding to improve AI energy efficiency and bandwidth

Research News - Mon, 24/03/2025 - 14:24

A University of Cambridge spin-out company working to improve AI efficiency and bandwidth has raised €25 million in new funding.