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Researchers have identified a potential new degradation mechanism for electric vehicle batteries – a key step to designing effective methods to improve battery lifespan. The researchers, from the Universities of Cambridge and Liverpool, and the Diamond Light Source, have identified one of the reasons why state-of-the-art ‘...

Startups funded by US agency Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) file patents at twice the rate of similar cleantech firms. The UK should trial its own climate-focused ARPA as part of COVID-19 recovery package. The “innovation advantage” bestowed by ARPA-E – an energy version of the legendary DARPA (Defense...

Researchers have developed a standalone device that converts sunlight, carbon dioxide and water into a carbon-neutral fuel, without requiring any additional components or electricity. The device, developed by a team from the University of Cambridge, is a significant step toward achieving artificial photosynthesis – a...

David Newbery wrote an article “ Transport policy for a post-Covid19 UK ” for Bennett Institute for Public Policy , University of Cambridge, that was published as a blogpost in August 2020. Professor David Newbery argues that the UK’s transport policy needs to change direction as the economy starts to exit from lockdown...