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Read more at: Cutting-edge microscopy shines light on fundamental parts of COVID-19 virus replication
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Cutting-edge microscopy shines light on fundamental parts of COVID-19 virus replication

10 January 2022

Researchers from our Laser Analytics and Molecular Neuroscience groups used advanced super-resolution microscopy methods to visualise the movements of four proteins that are key to the replication cycle of the SARS-CoV-2 virus within host cells.

Read more at: Templating approach stabilises "ideal" material for alternative solar cells
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Templating approach stabilises "ideal" material for alternative solar cells

24 December 2021

Researchers from University of Cambridge Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CEB) and the Cavendish Laboratory have developed a method to stabilise the most promising perovskite for cheap solar cells, without compromising its near-perfect performance.

Read more at: Nicholas Jose and Accelerated Materials take first prize in the Chris Abell Postdoc Business Plan Competition 2021
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Nicholas Jose and Accelerated Materials take first prize in the Chris Abell Postdoc Business Plan Competition 2021

20 December 2021

Accelerated Materials , which helps businesses create innovative products with nanomaterials, won the £20,000 top prize in this year’s iteration of the Cambridge Enterprise competition. Now in its seventh year, the competition has become a highly respected part of the Cambridge entrepreneurial calendar. Since its inception...

Read more at: ‘Transformational’ approach to machine learning could accelerate search for new disease treatments
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‘Transformational’ approach to machine learning could accelerate search for new disease treatments

Researchers have developed a new approach to machine learning that ‘learns how to learn’ and out-performs current machine learning methods for drug design.

Read more at: Mystery of new, high-performance solar cell materials revealed in stunning clarity
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Mystery of new, high-performance solar cell materials revealed in stunning clarity

22 November 2021

Researchers from our Optoelectronic Materials and Device Spectroscopy group used a suite of correlative, multimodal microscopy methods to visualise, for the first time, why perovskite materials are seemingly so tolerant of defects in their structure. Their findings were published today in Nature Nanotechnology . The most...

Read more at: Miguel Anaya awarded Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowship
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Miguel Anaya awarded Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowship

9 November 2021

Dr Miguel Anaya, researcher with our Optoelectronic Materials and Device Spectroscopy Group, has been awarded a Research Fellowship by the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng), to support his development as an independent researcher.

Read more at: Jacob Martin awarded Danckwerts-Pergamon Prize for best PhD thesis of 2020
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Jacob Martin awarded Danckwerts-Pergamon Prize for best PhD thesis of 2020

2 November 2021

Jacob Martin was awarded the prize for his thesis titled "Investigating the role of curvature on the formation and thermal transformations of soot."

Read more at: Dr Sam Stranks awarded Philip Leverhulme Prize in Physics
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Dr Sam Stranks awarded Philip Leverhulme Prize in Physics

18 October 2021

Dr Sam Stranks, who leads our Optoelectronics and Device Spectroscopy Group, has been awarded the 2021 Philip Leverhulme Prize in Physics in recognition of his work’s “international impact” and “exceptionally promising” future career. Dr Stranks's research focuses on the optical and electronic properties of emerging...

Read more at: Multi-million-pound centre at the heart of the digital chemistry revolution appoints UK experts to new advisory board
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Multi-million-pound centre at the heart of the digital chemistry revolution appoints UK experts to new advisory board

The Innovation Centre in Digital Molecular Technologies, a multi-million-pound project based at the University of Cambridge, has appointed an External Advisory Board of leading UK experts that will align the centre with both national interests and local priorities in the digital chemistry sector.

Read more at: Cambridge leads multidisciplinary team in development of a simulator to accelerate the path to net zero flight
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Cambridge leads multidisciplinary team in development of a simulator to accelerate the path to net zero flight

27 August 2021

Researchers from CEB will play a key role in the Aviation Impact Accelerator, an international group of experts in aerospace, economics, policy, and climate science, who are developing an interactive evidence-based simulator that explores scenarios for achieving net zero flight.

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Cutting-edge microscopy shines light on fundamental parts of COVID-19 virus replication

10 January 2022

Researchers from our Laser Analytics and Molecular Neuroscience groups used advanced super-resolution microscopy methods to visualise the movements of four proteins that are key to the replication cycle of the SARS-CoV-2 virus within host cells.

Templating approach stabilises "ideal" material for alternative solar cells

24 December 2021

Researchers from University of Cambridge Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CEB) and the Cavendish Laboratory have developed a method to stabilise the most promising perovskite for cheap solar cells, without compromising its near-perfect performance.

Nicholas Jose and Accelerated Materials take first prize in the Chris Abell Postdoc Business Plan Competition 2021

20 December 2021

Accelerated Materials , which helps businesses create innovative products with nanomaterials, won the £20,000 top prize in this year’s...

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