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Wind more effective than cold air at cooling rooms naturally

The effectiveness of non-mechanical, low-energy methods for moderating temperature and humidity has been evaluated in a series of experiments by researchers from the University of Cambridge. Temperature difference between inside and outside has a remarkably small effect on how well a room is ventilated when ventilation is...

‘Messy’ production of perovskite material increases solar cell efficiency

Discovery means simpler and cheaper manufacturing methods are actually beneficial for the material’s use in next-generation solar cells or LED lighting. University of Cambridge researchers from the Stranks Lab and Deschler Lab studying perovskite materials for next-generation solar cells and flexible LEDs have discovered...

Visualising heat flow in bamboo could help design more energy-efficient and fire-safe buildings

Modified natural materials will be an essential component of a sustainable future, but first a detailed understanding of their properties is needed. The way heat flows across bamboo cell walls has been mapped using advanced scanning thermal microscopy, providing a new understanding of how variations in thermal conductivity...

‘Messy’ production of perovskite material increases solar cell efficiency

Discovery means simpler and cheaper manufacturing methods are actually beneficial for the material’s use in next-generation solar cells or LED lighting. Scientists at the University of Cambridge studying perovskite materials for next-generation solar cells and flexible LEDs have discovered that they can be more efficient...

'Artificial leaf’ successfully produces clean gas

A widely-used gas that is currently produced from fossil fuels can instead be made by an ‘artificial leaf’ that uses only sunlight, carbon dioxide and water, and which could eventually be used to develop a sustainable liquid fuel alternative to petrol. The carbon-neutral device sets a new benchmark in the field of solar...

Cambridge Zero: A bold response to the world’s greatest challenge

The University of Cambridge is building on its existing research and launching an ambitious new climate change initiative. Cambridge Zero will harness the full breadth of the University’s research capabilities – from the sciences, engineering, humanities and social sciences – and policy expertise, to respond to climate...

In Search of 'Good' Energy Policy book

“There’s almost no problem in the real world you can solve with a single approach”, stressed Simon Sharpe, Head of International Climate Strategy at BEIS. Mr. Sharpe was speaking to a lively crowd who had gathered in the reading rooms of the British Academy to participate in a knowledge exchange between policymakers and...

Eight Cambridge researchers awarded major European starter grants

Eight Cambridge researchers are among the latest recipients of European Union awards given to early-career researchers from over 50 countries. The European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants have been awarded to 408 researchers from across Europe. The awards will help individual researchers to build their own teams and...

Prof Dame Ann Dowling awarded Royal Society Royal Medal

Three Royal Medals are awarded annually by the Sovereign on the recommendation of the Council of the Royal Society. Prof Dame Ann Dowling joins other leading Fellows, including Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, and geneticist and cell biologist Sir Paul Nurse, who have previously received the award. Dame...

Royal Academy of Engineering Chair

Judith will become a Royal Academy of Engineering Chair. From 1 October 2019, Judith is pleased to announce that she will become a Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies in Advanced Memory Materials.

Wind more effective than cold air at cooling rooms naturally

‘Messy’ production of perovskite material increases solar cell efficiency

Visualising heat flow in bamboo could help design more energy-efficient and fire-safe buildings

‘Messy’ production of perovskite material increases solar cell efficiency

'Artificial leaf’ successfully produces clean gas

Cambridge Zero: A bold response to the world’s greatest challenge

In Search of 'Good' Energy Policy book

Eight Cambridge researchers awarded major European starter grants

Prof Dame Ann Dowling awarded Royal Society Royal Medal

Royal Academy of Engineering Chair

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