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SUMMARY:Cambridge Network: 'Cambridge Ideas Change the World' - Speaker to
  be confirmed
DTSTART:20100330T170000Z
DTEND:20100330T200000Z
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CONTACT:Louise Rushworth
DESCRIPTION:Our regular\, twice a year outing to hear about some research 
 currently being carried out in the University of Cambridge and which one d
 ay has the potential to 'change the world'. This Spring we will about 'wel
 l-being'\, low power electronics and genetic sequencing. Speakers will be 
 from the University\, as follows:\n\nProfessor Felicia Huppert (Director o
 f the Well-being Institute) on 'The Science of Well-being\; Defining\, Mea
 suring and Promoting Flourishing in the Population'\n\nAbout the Well-Bein
 g Institute: 'Well-being refers to positive and sustainable characteristic
 s which enable individuals and organisations to thrive and flourish. Our i
 nterdisciplinary institute is dedicated to advancing the scientific unders
 tanding of well-being and applying this new knowledge to helping people an
 d institutions develop their full potential.' \nWeb: www.cambridgewellbein
 g.org\n\nProfessor Gehan Amaratunga \nHead of Electronics\, Power and Ener
 gy Conversion Group\, Dept of Engineering\, University of Cambridge) (pict
 ured)  \n\nAbout the Electronics\, Power and Energy Conversion Group:'Elec
 tronics\, Power and Energy Conversion group has as its core research activ
 ity power electronic devices and integrated circuits\, and their uses in v
 arious applications. The other major research strands within the group are
 : solar cells and their integration in power systems\; integrated design o
 f electrical machines and drives\; electromagnetic modeling\; radio freque
 ncy and microwave power for industrial applications\; and electrical power
  applications of superconductivity.'\nWeb: www-g.eng.cam.ac.uk/epec/index.
 php \n\nCameron Frayling (Base4\, a recent spin-off from the NanoPhotonics
  Centre)\nAbout Base4:\n'Base4\, in collaboration with Cambridge Universit
 y\, is developing single-molecule detection platforms for healthcare and t
 he life sciences.'\nWeb: www.base4innovation.co.uk \n
LOCATION:Auditorium\, Robinson College\, Grange Road
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