Using chiral cation renders metal-catalysed reactions enantioselective
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Researchers here have come up with a strategy to make a transition metal-catalysed chemical reaction enantioselective through the use of a chiral cation.
We are sorry to announce that Chemistry Open Day on Saturday 14 March has been cancelled. Dr Wothers' three public demonstration lectures during the day have also been cancelled.
"There is a role and a need for more women in STEM and things are getting rapidly and noticeably better for those who follow this path," says Dr Maria Russo, a Research Associate in our Centre for Atmospheric Science.
New tools show a way forward for large-scale storage of renewable energy
Photo of solar panels by Mariana Proença on Unsplash
A technique based on the principles of MRI and NMR has allowed researchers to observe both how next-generation batteries for large-scale energy storage work, but also how they fail, aiding the development of strategies to extend battery lifetimes.
At an event last week we debated the need for more diversity in Chemistry with speakers from the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Proud Science Alliance, the BBC and Cambridge University Press.
"My career path has seen less linear progression and more Brownian motion," joked Professor Catherine J Murphy as she offered careers advice, and tips on getting the most out of their time, to our postgraduate students.
The Winter 2019 edition of Chem@Cam magazine honours the legacy of research into neurodegenerative disorders left to us by our late colleague, Professor Sir Chris Dobson.
Five Professors named as 2019 Highly Cited Researchers
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Five of our colleagues have been identified as among the world's most influential researchers by the Web of Science for being most frequently cited by their peers over the last decade.
The structure of water – and the molecular-level insights needed to solve some of the world's water problems – is what interests Angelos Michaelides, our new 1968 Professor of Chemistry.
Are you a current or prospective postdoc interested in applying for a research fellowship to be held here? If so, the next deadline for submitting an expression of interest is 30 June 2021.
A widely-used gas that is currently produced from fossil fuels can instead be made by an 'artificial leaf' that uses only sunlight, carbon dioxide and water, researchers here have successfully demonstrated.