PhD student works to enable sustainable energy storage
PhD student James Simon in his lab, courtesy The Faraday Institution.
From growing up in South Wales to his current role enabling sustainable energy storage through his work as a PhD researcher on the Faraday Institution Science of Battery Safety (SafeBatt) project, James Simon's journey is a compelling tale.
New MPhil to develop new materials for low-carbon technologies
Image courtesy University of Cambridge
This department is part of a new University of Cambridge MPhil Programme which will deliver training related to the development of new materials for the transition to a low-carbon society.
Assistant Professor awarded AstraZeneca prize in synthetic chemistry
Dr Ruth Webster, courtesy chemistry photography
Dr Ruth Webster has been awarded the 2024 AstraZeneca prize in synthetic chemistry for her productive early career and innovative research, particularly in iron catalysis.
Researchers at our department have developed new strategies to measure battery performance, which could lead to safer and more efficient energy storage.
New chiral catalyst exerts control in radical reactions
Professor Robert Phipps (l) with Dr Antti Lahdenperä and PhD student Daniel Davies in the lab, courtesy Chemistry Photography
Scientists here have developed a new catalyst that could make it easier to synthesise the complex molecules used in areas from perfume to pharmaceuticals.
Researchers here used artificial intelligence to predict how proteins condense in our cells, which could further research into diseases related to misbehaving proteins.
Professor Matthew Gaunt delivered his inaugural lecture as the holder of the Yusuf Hamied 1702 Chair of Chemistry on Friday 5 July in the BMS lecture theatre.
Better arranged molecules improve solar panel efficiency
Top view of organic model-interface simulation, courtesy Hanbo Yang and Jarvist Frost.
Researchers have shown for the first time how different arrangements of molecules in organic solar cells can improve light absorption, leading the way to better and cheaper solar panels
Soft, stretchy ‘jelly batteries’ inspired by electric eels
Soft, stretchable ‘jelly batteries’, courtesy the Scherman Group.
Researchers from our department have developed soft, stretchable ‘jelly batteries’ that could be used for wearable devices or soft robotics, or even implanted in the brain to deliver drugs or treat conditions such as epilepsy.
Peter-Murray Rust and Gitanjali Yadav at the Garden of Five Senses.
Dr Peter-Murray Rust and Dr Gitanjali Yadav spent two weeks touring northern India under a Cambridge-Hamied Visiting Fellowship to make climate science accessible to everyone.
