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Read more at: Sunlight converts waste plastics into fuel

Sunlight converts waste plastics into fuel

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Taylor Uekert and colleagues in the Reisner lab have developed a sunlight-driven method to convert plastic waste into fuel and useful chemicals.


Read more at: Researchers discover unexpected stability of “raspberry” colloids

Researchers discover unexpected stability of “raspberry” colloids

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Researchers from the department’s Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis have created a new raspberry-like colloid whose unexpected stability creates the potential for many new uses.


Read more at: Chemistry alumnus chosen as Hero of Chemistry

Chemistry alumnus chosen as Hero of Chemistry

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Chemistry alumnus Dr Ray Finlay has been chosen by the American Chemical Society (ACS) as a Hero of Chemistry.


Read more at: Researchers discover how to 're-wire' photosynthesis

Researchers discover how to 're-wire' photosynthesis

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Scientists here have found a way to 're-wire' photosynthesis so that it can split water into hydrogen and oxygen much more efficiently than is presently possible.


Read more at: Year 11 students learn about life in Chemistry

Year 11 students learn about life in Chemistry

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High-achieving Year 11 girls visited the department in August to learn more about life as a Cambridge student.


Read more at: Grandmother with Alzheimer's inspired Syrian teen to study Chemistry

Grandmother with Alzheimer's inspired Syrian teen to study Chemistry

Courtesy Abdullah Kattineh

Syrian teenager Abdullah Kattineh is determined to find a cure for Alzheimer’s by studying chemistry in Cambridge.


Read more at: Bio-mimetics innovator receives award

Bio-mimetics innovator receives award

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Dr Silvia Vignolini has been awarded the 2018 KINGFA Young Investigator award.


Read more at: New funding helps fight rare diseases

New funding helps fight rare diseases

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A Cambridge company co-founded by a Chemistry alumnus and department member has just received a boost of $10 million (~£8 million) in Series A funding for its fight against rare diseases.


Read more at: Artificial Intelligence could speed up cancer drug discovery

Artificial Intelligence could speed up cancer drug discovery

Artificial intelligence could offer faster and cheaper ways of finding new cancer drugs, according to researchers who successfully used AI to identify an inhibitor for an enzyme that is over-expressed in a range of tumours.


Read more at: New class of materials could be used to make batteries that charge faster

New class of materials could be used to make batteries that charge faster

Researchers have identified a group of materials that could be used to make even higher power batteries.