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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 industrial sectors such as ce…

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 follows Neutreeno as the C…

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.This is a critical – and h…

Researcher Spotlight: Collin SmithJunior 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 on accelerating decarbonisat…

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-efficient, high-bandwidth, opti…

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 aim is to address some of our …

An electric-aircraft-powertrain start-up, co-founded by alumnus Tobias Kahnert, is pushing the boundaries of innovation to develop and manufacture batteries and charging solutions for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) – identified as a new niche market for the company.EFT Mobility – formerly known as Electric Flytrain (founded in 2019) – has widened …

Miss May Ching Lai, a final year PhD student at the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, hailing from Malaysia, is attending Parliament to present her chemistry research to a range of politicians and a panel of expert judges, as part of STEM for BRITAIN on Tuesday 11th March.May Ching’s poster on research about h…

The University of Cambridge is one of two UK participants named as part of the PIXEurope consortium, a collaboration between research organisations from across Europe, which will develop and manufacture prototypes of their products based on photonic chips.Photonic chips transmit and manipulate light instead of electricity, and offer significantly f…

New report from CISL, E.ON Group Innovation and IfM Engage explores the challenges and circular solutions associated with the expected increase in end-of-life solar PV waste over the coming years, highlighting the need to avoid causing an environmental crisis by addressing the climate crisis.Download the Circular Solar reportDownload Annex 1Downloa…

Cambridge geoscientists are developing an atlas that could lead to a more complete understanding of how viable rare earth element deposits form and help locate more secure sources, by mapping the global distribution of critical metals deposits within unusual igneous rocks.Rare earth elements are vital components in many everyday and high-tech devic…

Congratulations to Prof. Dame Clare Grey, who was honoured at the 2025 Richard R. Ernst Lecture for her contributions in the field of battery research.The award recognises Dame Clare Grey's significant work in battery research and energy storage.Read the full article here

The University of Cambridge has become a signatory to the ground-breaking Concordat for the Environmental Sustainability of Research and Innovation Practice, joining 70 signatories and supporting organisations at the time of writing. Developed collaboratively by representatives from across the UK’s research and innovation sector, including universi…

Professor Dame Lynn Gladden has been selected as one of eight new members of the Council for Science and Technology (CST), which provides strategic advice to the Prime Minister and government on key science and technology issues.The Shell Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CEB) will bring …

Recycling plastic waste is difficult and often unprofitable. Reisner group spinout Protonera has the perfect solution. The Reisner lab has developed technology which can convert waste plastics with sunlight into hydrogen gas and valuable compounds such as glycolate, which is used in the cosmetics industry. Now the team has received initial funding …