Tag: university of cambridge
Tech Digest daily roundup: Robot chef taught to chew and taste food
Robot chef tastes scrambled eggs and tomatoes. Image: University of Cambridge Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a bot to imitate the human processes of chewing and tasting, in order that they might eventually be able to produce food humans will not only enjoy - but which can also…
Virtual Reality better at detecting Alzheimer’s than conventional tests
A new virtual reality system developed by a team of UK scientists is better at spotting the early signs of Alzheimer’s than “gold standard” tests currently use by doctors, research suggests. Pioneered by a team at the University of Cambridge, the technology was even able to sort patients with early signs of Alzheimer’s from those…
Is brain training app ‘as effective as Ritalin’ in improving concentration?
A new brain training app designed by researchers at the University of Cambridge is as effective at improving concentration as using stimulants such as Ritalin, it has been claimed. The study suggests that participants who used an app called Decoder, which asks players to tap the screen when they spot number sequences or patterns, showed…
First letter of your email address defines how much spam you get
A study at the University of Cambridge by Dr Richard Clayton has shown that email addresses which begin with different letters get drastically different quantities of spam delivered…
