Research highlights and Blogs

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

A floating, solar-powered device that can turn contaminated water or seawater into clean hydrogen fuel and purified water, anywhere in the world, has been developed by researchers.

BLOG - Providing green interventions: A case study of rural water facility operation in Nigeria

This research is focussed on having a better understanding of what energy fuel is used to operate a rural water facility in Nigeria and to explore appropriate interventions for using green energy in its facility operation.

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT - Innovative wearable e-textiles fit for a sustainable circular economy

If electronic textiles (e-textiles) are to have a sustainable future and at scale, then a transition is needed to unlock innovative wearable e-textiles that fit a sustainable circular economy – adopting what has been termed as the 4R design concept: repair; recycle; replace; reduce. E-textiles are worn close to and/or...

BLOG - How the provision of clean and renewable energy is linked with community welfare, energy justice, and SDGs in forcibly displaced settlements

An international research team, led by the University of Cambridge embarked on a journey to answered the question of energy security and governance in refugee settlements, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT - Light could be the future of the internet and data transmission

Fast data transmission could be delivered in homes and offices through light emitting diode (LED) bulbs, complementing existing communication technologies and networks.

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT - Act now to prevent uncontrolled rise in carbon footprint of computational science

Cambridge scientists have set out principles for how computational science – which powers discoveries from unveiling the mysteries of the universe to developing treatments to fight cancer

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT - Clean, sustainable fuels made ‘from thin air’ and plastic waste

Researchers have demonstrated how carbon dioxide can be captured from industrial processes – or even directly from the air – and transformed into clean, sustainable fuels using just the energy from the sun.

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT - Oxygen ‘holes’ could hold the key to higher performing EV batteries

Scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding and overcoming the challenges associated with nickel-rich materials used in lithium-ion batteries.

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT - New type of computer memory could greatly reduce energy use and improve performance

Researchers have developed a new design for computer memory that could both greatly improve performance and reduce the energy demands of internet and communications technologies, which are predicted to consume nearly a third of global electricity within the next ten years.