The physical properties of the ultra-white scales on certain species of beetle could be used to make whiter paper, plastics and paints, while using far less materials than is used in current manufacturing methods.

Jeremy Sanders has been included in the Royal Society of Chemistry's list of "175 Faces of Chemistry", as part of the lead up to the 175th Anniversary of the Society in 2016.

Prof. Clare Grey has been awarded the Davy Medal by the Royal Society, for further pioneering applications of solid state nuclear magnetic resonance to materials of relevance to energy and the environment.

Cambridge MP Julian Huppert visited the Department to help celebrate the recent £2 million upgrading of Chemistry's core analytical facilities.

Schlumberger has enthusiastically agreed to support the Department by initiating the Schlumberger Lecture and Schlumberger Visiting Professor programme.

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Emeritus Professor Jack Lewis, Baron Lewis of Newnham, FRS on July 17th 2014.

Professor Shankar Balasumbramanian has been awarded with an honorary doctorate by the University of Liverpool.

Hao Liu, Fiona Strobridge and Prof Clare Grey, and coworkers from Argonne National Laboratory have used in situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction methods to investigate how Li ion battery electrode materials function at fast charge and discharge rates.

The Chemistry Department will present a "Chemistry Student Showcase and Lab Tours", on Friday 26 September, as part of the University's Alumni Festival.