Pioneering the Future of Robotics: The CRADLE Centre Initiative
In an ambitious move towards the future, engineering giant Jacobs and the University of Manchester have joined forces to establish a new international research centre. The Centre for Robotic Autonomy in Demanding and Long-lasting Environments (CRADLE) will develop innovative robotics and autonomous systems that will play a pivotal...
Major funding announced to avert an antibiotics apocalypse
The Universities of Oxford, Ulster and UCL have announced a cross-disciplinary team to tackle the growing challenge of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). The team, funded by EPSRC and the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), will spend the next five years developing new technology to improve both the diagnosis and...
Engineers take aim at cancer with 100-million fps camera
A new high-speed camera is being developed which will allow light and sound to be used in new innovative medical treatments. The camera, developed at the Rosalind Franklin Institute, should allow researchers to capture images at one-hundred million frames per second. Shooting at such high speeds will...