Dr Lukas Schertel was awarded third prize in this year’s Postdoc Business Plan Competition for his spin-out Impossible Materials, which has developed eco-friendly cellulose-based white pigments.
Targeting a shape-shifting 'undruggable' protein in Alzheimer's disease
Beta-Amyloid Plaques and Tau in the Brain, courtesy National Institute on Aging, NIH
A new study suggests that it is possible to design drugs that can target a type of shape-shifting protein involved in Alzheimer's disease, which was previously thought to be undruggable.
Earlier this year we announced the sad news of the death of our colleague Stuart Warren. Now we’ve created a studentship to mark his life and achievements.
Sandile Mtetwa and James Keeler, courtesy Department of Chemistry
A Black Legacies in STEM exhibition which highlights Black scientists past and present from around the world has been held to mark Black History month.
Future Leaders Fellowship supports research into carbon capture
Dr Alexander Forse, courtesy Department of Chemistry Photography
The award of a Future Leaders Fellowship on electrochemical carbon dioxide capture, announced today, will help Dr Alex Forse meet his goal to develop materials that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and tackle the global climate crisis.
New virtual reality software allows scientists to ‘walk’ inside cells
PhD student Anouska Handa analyses her data in vLUME, courtesy Alexandre Kitching
Virtual reality software which allows researchers to ‘walk’ inside and analyse individual cells could be used to understand fundamental problems in biology and develop new treatments for disease.
700-year-old volcanic eruption may improve climate predictions
Samalas caldera, at Rinjani volcano on Lombok Island (Indonesia), courtesy Dr Céline Vidal
Researchers here have revised our understanding of how a major volcanic eruption in the 13th century affected the global climate, which could lead to better modelling of the impact of future eruptions.
Sam Roberts is one of over 100 University staff, and scientists from AZ and GSK “who juggled their jobs and sacrificed sleep” to volunteer at the Cambridge Testing Centre to boost Covid-19 testing.
Daan Frenkel recognised for condensed matter physics contributions
Professor Daan Frenkel, courtesy Department of Chemistry photography
Professor Daan Frenkel has been awarded the European Physical Liquid Matter Prize, considered one of Europe’s most prestigious prizes in the field of the (chemical) physics of liquids.
As IBM Research Global Lead for AI Enriched Modelling and Simulation, and a visiting Professor at Liverpool, alumnus Ed Pyzer-Knapp was already a busy man. Instead of cutting back, he has now launched a new journal highlighting AI research.
Alumnus Richard Mackman in his office at Gilead Sciences
As a third-year undergrad here, Richard Mackman gradually realised what he wanted to do: “I wanted to create something as a chemist that would make a difference,” he says. And with the development of the anti-Covid drug remdesivir, he has.
