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Custom-built molecules may lead to metal-free, air tolerant batteries

Professor Dame Clare Grey and Professor Oren Scherman, courtesy Chemistry Photography

In research published in Nature, scientists from the Scherman and Grey research groups demonstrate a path to batteries that do not contain rare metals and are stable in the air. 


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Ray of Hope prize for Vignolini spinout

Founder and CEO Dr Benjamin Droguet (second left) with team, photo courtesy Sparxell

Sparxell has been awarded this year’s Ray of Hope Prize by the Biomimicry Institute for its plant-based alternatives to toxic colourants.


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Researchers awarded prestigious grants

Rosana Guevara-Collepardo (left) and Jenny Zhang

Two group leaders from our department have been awarded European Research Council Consolidator Grants.


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Interlaboratory study assessing the analysis of supercapacitor electrochemistry data

Supercapacitor, courtesy Michael Webb, ©University of Cambridge

Study shows that performance analysis of the same data set produce varying results. Researchers invite labs to join follow-up trial to improve supercapacitor analysis.


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Solar-powered device produces clean water and clean fuel at the same time

The latest artificial leaf hitches a lift on a punt on the River Cam

Researchers here have developed a floating, solar-powered device that can turn contaminated water or seawater into clean hydrogen fuel and purified water, anywhere in the world


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Scientists develop a way to modify proteins in their natural state for the first time

Dr Oded Rimon, courtesy Chemistry Photography

Scientists here have developed a system to modify naturally occurring proteins in a biological environment for the first time, opening a path to new therapies for illnesses such as Alzheimer’s disease and cancer.


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Clever Coatings: an interactive demonstration

Prof Stuart Clarke at Science Open Day 18th Mar 2023 taken by Michael Webb ©University of Cambridge

The talk Clever Coatings with an interactive demonstration will be on the 25 October in the Wolfson Lecture Room at 6pm with Professor Stuart Clarke who will talk about novel coatings in our everyday life.


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Researchers honoured for exceptional citation records

Shankar Balasubramanian and David Klenerman, courtesy of Nathan Pitt © University of Cambridge

Professors Sir Shankar Balasubramanian and Sir David Klenerman have been selected as Clarivate Citation Laureates for 2023.


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STEM outreach Award for member of Grey Group

Megan Penrod of the Grey Group at the fume cupboard, courtesey Michael Webb ©University of Cambridge

Congratulations to Megan Penrod who was awarded the Faraday Institution Community Award STEM Outreach Award recognising her work engaging and inspiring young people in science outreach.


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Professor Brian Thrush 1928 – 2023

Emeritus Professor Brian Thrush, courtesy Chemistry Photography

We are saddened to announce that Emeritus Professor of Physical Chemistry Brian Thrush died peacefully on 14 September after a long illness.


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First prize thesis awarded to ICE group Michael Davies

A diagram of the transition of water (left) to ice (right) made by the ICE group.

A PhD thesis from the Professor Angelos Michaelides’ ICE group was awarded this year’s 2023 Institute of Physics Computational Physics Group Thesis Prize.


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Hughes Medal awarded for Reisner sustainability research

E. Reisner in Lab, courtesy Gabriella Bocchetti ©University of Cambridge

The Royal Society awarded the Hughes Medal 2023 to Professor Erwin Reisner for his research in solar technology.


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Outstanding thesis awards

Chemistry library, courtesy Nathan Pitt, ©University of Cambridge

We congratulate the PhD and Masters level outstanding thesis awards for 2022 and 2021.


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New microscopy method sees how protein forms clusters in living cells

As part of the new method, the researchers used so-called HILO (highly inclined and laminated optical sheet) microscopy. Image courtesy of Thorsten Hugel, CIBSS, University of Freiburg

Using a newly developed microscopy method, researchers from Cambridge and Freiberg have been able to see for the first time how protein clusters form in living cells.


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Super resolution microscopy may lead to better understanding of Alzheimer’s disease

Images of soluble tau using conventional microscopy (left) and super resolution microscopy (right), courtesy Klenerman Lab

Researchers have been able to observe and measure tau aggregates replicating in cells for the first time, in a key process that underpins the development of Alzheimer’s disease.