Research highlights and Blogs

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT - Machine Learning Lights the Way: Unravelling LED Degradation Mysteries

CEB researchers, led by Professor Sam Stranks and Dr Kangyu Ji have uncovered the secrets behind the degradation of cutting-edge LED technology, paving the way for more durable and long-lasting devices in the future.

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

Researchers from the Scherman and Grey research groups demonstrate a path to batteries that do not contain rare metals and are stable in the air.

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.

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.