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Start-up success for Newnham Research Fellow

Newnham Research Fellow Alice Merryweather’s battery start-up Illumion has grown so rapidly that she is to dedicate her time fully to focusing on its development. The start-up aims to inform the development of faster charging batteries with longer usable lifetimes, and was started by Alice with Cambridge colleagues while...

From Gridlock to Grid Power: The Promise of Superconducting Cables

The UK’s drive to net zero won’t succeed on wind turbines and solar farms alone. The real bottleneck is moving that clean electricity from remote fields and offshore platforms to the homes, cities and industries that need it. A new Institute of Physics (IOP) report — featuring contributions from Professor Tim Coombs of the...

Professor Sam Stranks recipient of 2025 Institute of Physics Nevill Mott Medal and Prize

Professor Sam Stranks has been recognised for his work on next-generation solar technologies and emerging semiconductors with the awarding of the 2025 Institute of Physics Nevill Mott Medal and Prize. Sam is Professor of Energy Materials and Optoelectronics in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CEB...

Cambridge researchers elected as Fellows of the Royal Society 2025

Nine outstanding Cambridge scientists have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences and the oldest science academy in continuous existence. “It is with great pleasure that I welcome the latest cohort of outstanding researchers into the Fellowship of the Royal Society. “Their...

How can we speed up the commercialisation of clean energy technologies?

A new donation from Quadrature Climate Foundation (QCF) will support research at the University of Cambridge and the University of California, Berkeley, on designing public institutions best suited to bringing clean energy technologies to market. Despite global efforts to mitigate climate change by decarbonisation, many...

Neutreeno: The journey of a Cambridge cleantech startup on the rise

Neutreeno helps businesses tackle Scope 3 emissions by offering advanced tools to decarbonise supply chains up to 50 times faster than traditional methods, driving the global shift to a low-carbon economy. Zoe Loughlin, who leads the Canopy innovation community, gives her insights on the Cambridge innovation ecosystem and...

Cambridge research: First global bond index to address fossil fuel expansion

University of Cambridge researchers based at the Department for Land Economy have selected index provider Bloomberg Index Services Limited to launch the first global corporate bond index to cover fossil fuel producers, utilities, insurance, and financing, with the aim of driving investment to reduce real-economy emissions...

Advancing renewable energy

Researcher Spotlight: Collin Smith Junior Research Fellow Dr Collin Smith discusses his deep commitment to sustainability into his work in chemical engineering. Focused on decarbonisation and the net zero challenge, he is dedicated to reshaping the industry for a greener future. The future of the chemical industry depends...

University spin-out secures funding to improve AI energy efficiency and bandwidth

A University of Cambridge spin-out company working to improve AI efficiency and bandwidth has raised €25 million in new funding. CamGraPhIC - co-founded Professor Andrea Ferrari, Director of the Cambridge Graphene Centre , and Dr Marco Romagnoli of CNIT in Italy - is developing new types of photonic circuits for energy-...

10 Cambridge AI spinouts

AI has the potential to solve some of the world's most pressing challenges. But to make that happen, we need people who can turn that potential into a reality. The University's innovation arm, Cambridge Enterprise , helps brilliant researchers start new ventures that take AI out of the lab and into the real world. Their...