European Commission greenlights €211 million funding for Cambridge graphene photonics spinout University spinout, CamGraPhIC, has received the EC greenlight for €211 million funding (about £183 million) from Italy to support the development of photonic optical transceivers based on graphene. Sarah Fell Wed, 04/15/2026 - 10:57

New computer chip material inspired by the human brain could slash AI energy use Researchers have developed a new kind of nanoelectronic device that could dramatically cut the energy consumed by artificial intelligence hardware by mimicking the human brain. Sarah Collins Fri, 03/20/2026 - 18:00

Speaker spotlight: Hanna Foerster Zoe Smith Tue, 03/17/2026 - 14:03 In this Speaker Spotlight, we spoke to PhD researcher Hanna Foerster on how can we reconcile these tensions between the usefulness and the danger of AI. Read more about Speaker spotlight: Hanna Foerster

Report calls for AI toy safety standards to protect young children Fred Lewsey Fri, 03/13/2026 - 08:47 The first systematic study of how generative AI toys affect young children finds that they can misread emotions and struggle with developmentally important types of play. Read more about Report calls for AI toy safety standards to protect young children