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Rebellious lithium ions must fall in line for next-generation batteries to perform

Alice Merryweather using a fume cupboard, Gabriella Bocchetti ©University of Cambridge

Watching how lithium ions move inside a promising new battery material in real-time is an essential step to increasing battery performance and capacity.


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PhD student tours India for AI outreach

Srijit Seal at the Institute for Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology.

PhD student Srijit Seal has recently completed a month-long outreach trip to India, where he presented his work on artificial Intelligence in drug discovery to a number of universities and research institutes.


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Athena Swan silver award renewed

The IUPAC Global Women's Breakfast in the Cybercafé, Gabriella Bocchetti ©University of Cambridge

We are delighted with the renewal to our Athena Swan silver award which was first granted in April 2016.


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We are recruiting two new Assistant Professors

Chemistry Library, Nathan Pitt ©University of Cambridge

The Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry is seeking for the following roles: University Assistant Professor - Chemical Biology and University Assistant Professor - Synthetic Organic Chemistry.


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New way to predict water behaviour

A predicted hexatic phase of a single layer of water, courtesy ICE group

Water can be liquid, gas or ice, right? Think again.


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Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022

The Queen's younger sister, Princess Margaret (shown with Lord Todd), opened the new Chemistry Laboratory on Lensfield Road in 1958.

The Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry is deeply saddened to hear of the death of Her Majesty The Queen.


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New metric to measure ozone recovery

Researchers prepare to launch an instrument measuring ozone depleting substances, Brazil

Scientists here have proposed a comprehensive new way to monitor the international agreement which protects the ozone layer.


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AI detects toxic drugs

Pills, John Holman ©University of Cambridge

The Bender group, in collaboration with Uppsala University, has built a machine learning model that takes measurements from human cells and can make predictions about drug safety.


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Plant sale for Mind mental health charity

Nathan Pitt ©University of Cambridge

On August 16th, Dr Alexander Forse hosted a plant sale, selling over 70 plants, the proceeds of which went to Mind charity for mental health. The event raised over £700.


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Chemistry tops Physics

The Chemistry and Physics Cricket Teams - in their element

It's official: Chemistry tops Physics -- in cricket, that is.


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Floating ‘artificial leaves’ ride the wave of clean fuel production

An artificial leaf floats on the River Cam near King's College Chapel, courtesy UofCambridge

Researchers here have developed floating ‘artificial leaves’ that generate clean fuels from sunlight and water, and could eventually operate on a large scale at sea.


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Team ICE test triathlon skills for WaterAid

ICE group members did the Triathlon to support WaterAid

Members of Professor Angelos Michaelides’ ICE group once again swam, ran and bicycled in support of WaterAid at the Castle Howard Triathlon in July. 


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Professor Mary McPartlin 1932 - 2022

Profess Mary McPartlin, who passed away in July, enjoyed solving difficult problems

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Professor Mary McPartlin at the age of 89.


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Supercharging the electric revolution

Professor Dame Clare Grey, who co-founded Nyobolt, courtesy University of Cambridge

In July 2022 Chemistry spin-out Nyobolt announced the initial close of £50 million funding in its Series B round which will enable it to enter a stage of manufacturing at scale.


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Artificial Intelligence ‘IcePic’ outperforms humans in predicting ice crystal formation

Different molecular structuress fed into the IcePic deep learning AI, The ICE Group

Three scientists signed their names on a research paper but there was a secret fourth member: IcePic (Ice Pictures), a deep learning artificial intelligence (AI) with a unique job: deciphering pictures of ice crystal formation.