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Professor Mary McPartlin 1932 - 2022

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

Aug 10 2022

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

Professor Clare Grey standing next to an NMR machine

Supercharging the electric revolution

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

Jul 27 2022

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.

Different molecular structures on a black background

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

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

Jul 25 2022

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.

Dr Yusuf Hamied and Stephen J. Toope shaking hands in front of the brass plaque

Naming ceremony honours Dr Hamied

Dr Yusuf Hamied and University of Cambridge Vice-Chacellor Stephen J. Toope at the renaming ceremony

Jul 13 2022

A special ceremony was held on the 7th of July to celebrate the naming of the Department, and to thank Dr Yusuf Hamied and his wife Farida for their generous support.

A chemist’s guide to metal-organic architecture

Professor Nitschke and group members were productive over lockdown

Jul 13 2022

Lockdown was a time for making banana bread, exercising with Joe Wicks or starting a new hobby -- unless you were in the Nitschke lab, where researchers used the time to compile a handbook of metal-organic capsules.

New “chemical antibody” provides insight into origins of Parkinson’s disease

Dr Margarida Dias Rodrigues working in the lab

Jul 7 2022

Researchers have designed a new ‘chemical antibody’ that will help them understand the origins of neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease.

Close up of a solar panel with a purple to blue gradient.

New approach topples major barrier to commercialisation of organic flow batteries

Solar panel close up Credit: Andriy Onufriyenko via Getty Images

Jun 29 2022

Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Harvard have developed a method to extend the lifetime of organic aqueous flow batteries, improving their commercial viability to safely and cheaply store energy from renewable sources.

Head shot of Lavinia Dunsmore standing by river

'Masked' cancer-killing drugs avoid harming healthy cells

First author Dr Lavinia Dunsmore in Cambridge

Jun 27 2022

Researchers here have found a way to avoid the toxicity of some plant-derived cancer-killing drugs by 'masking' their toxicity until they reach their targets, potentially leading to more effective cancer therapies.

Professor Steven Lee standing next to an optical instrument in his lab

Need high-volume 3D imaging? Just Zomp it!

Zomp co-founder Professor Steven Lee, courtesy University of Cambridge.

Jun 16 2022

Professor of Biophysical Chemistry Steven Lee believes that one day ‘to Zomp’ will mean to carry out high-volume, three-dimensional imaging of individual cells.

Five scientists promoted to professor

Jun 16 2022

Professors Gonçalo Bernardes, Steven Lee, Rosana Collepardo, Robert Jack, and Robert Phipps have all been promoted to professorships.

Professor Mary McPartlin 1932 - 2022

Supercharging the electric revolution

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

Naming ceremony honours Dr Hamied

A chemist’s guide to metal-organic architecture

New “chemical antibody” provides insight into origins of Parkinson’s disease

New approach topples major barrier to commercialisation of organic flow batteries

'Masked' cancer-killing drugs avoid harming healthy cells

Need high-volume 3D imaging? Just Zomp it!

Five scientists promoted to professor

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