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New design points a path to the ‘ultimate’ battery

Researchers have successfully demonstrated how several of the problems impeding the practical development of the so-called ‘ultimate’ battery could be overcome. Scientists have developed a working laboratory demonstrator of a lithium-oxygen battery which has very high energy density, is more than 90% efficient, and, to...

Entanglement at heart of 'two-for-one' fission in next-generation solar cells

The mechanism behind a process known as singlet fission, which could drive the development of highly efficient solar cells, has been directly observed by researchers for the first time. Researchers, led by the University of Cambridge, used ultrafast laser pulses to observe how a single particle of light, or photon, can be...

Professor Robert Mair appointed to House of Lords

Professor Robert Mair CBE, Sir Kirby Laing Professor of Civil Engineering, Head of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and member of Energy@Cambridge at the University of Cambridge, has been appointed an independent crossbench peer in recognition of his world-renowned role as a civil engineer, and his extensive practical...

Bacteria in the world’s oceans produce millions of tonnes of hydrocarbons each year

Scientists have calculated that millions of tonnes of hydrocarbons are produced annually by photosynthetic bacteria in the world’s oceans. An international team of researchers, led by the University of Cambridge, has estimated the amount of hydrocarbons – the primary ingredient in crude oil – that are produced by a massive...

Cambridge and India Engagement

Cambridge’s engagement with India has evolved from scholars working on India to scholars working with, and increasingly, in India – on shared priorities, to mutual advantage. Joya Chatterji, Toby Wilkinson and Bhaskar Vira explain why this is, as Cambridge begins a month-long focus on some of its India-related research...

The Yusuf Hamied Laboratory for Chemical Synthesis & Catalysis

Over 90 guests attended the opening ceremony of the Yusuf Hamied Laboratory for Chemical Synthesis & Catalysis on 12 September. The new state-of-the-art research laboratory, which was made possible by the generous support of Dr Yusuf K Hamied, will enable Professor Matthew Gaunt and his research group to continue their...

Mar 4, 2014: Professor Lynn Gladden to give Bakerian Lecture

It’s magnetic resonance - but not as you know it Bakerian Lecture by Professor Lynn Gladden Professor Lynn Gladden leads research activities at the Magnetic Resonance Research Centre at the University of Cambridge. Her group develops methods that advance our understanding of processes that lie at the heart of many...

Energy@Cambridge to support two CRASSH faculty research groups

Energy@Cambridge wishes to support up to two CRASSH faculty research groups exploring research led by the arts, humanities and social sciences concerning any aspect of energy-related research. The world’s energy challenge needs multifaceted responses from across the arts, the humanities and the life, social and physical...

Energy@Cambridge Co-ordinator appointed

We are delighted to announced that Dr Shafiq Ahmed has been appointed as Energy@Cambridge Initiative Research Co-ordinator and will take up his post on 1 July 2014. Shafiq has a PhD in Materials Science from Oxford and was previously Postgraduate Scholarships Manager for UUK and prior to that managed international...

Science Festival 2015: Connectivity and Flow in Future Cities

Reported by Natalie Miazga , CSaP Policy Intern In a Science Festival event hosted by CSaP, the Cambridge Forum for Sustainability and the Environment , and the Energy@Cambridge Initiative , a panel of speakers brought together the challenges and opportunities presented by rapid growth and urbanisation of cities. This was...