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Enabling novel technologies for ammonia as an energy vector in a carbon-free society

28 April 2022

Dr Laura Torrente, leader of our Catalysis and Process Integration group, has been awarded a European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant of €2.1 million to develop novel processes and functional energy materials for the storage of renewable energy in ammonia, a carbon-free energy vector.

‘Robot scientist’ Eve finds that less than one third of scientific results are reproducible

Researchers have used a combination of automated text analysis and the ‘robot scientist’ Eve to semi-automate the process of reproducing research results. The problem of lack of reproducibility is one of the biggest crises facing modern science.

Alumna Fiona Erskine to publish 'The Chemical Cocktail' the third book in her thriller novel saga

24 March 2022

Alumna Fiona Erskine, a professional chemical engineer turned author, is to publish book number 3 in her Jaq Silver series, 'The Chemical Cocktail,’ which comes out in May 2022 in e-book and June 2023 in paperback.

Professor Róisín Owens awarded ERC Proof of Concept grant to commercialise gut-on-a-chip models for more accurate drug screening

9 February 2022

Professor Róisín Owens, who leads the Bioelectronic Systems Technology group, has been awarded the €150,000 European Research Council grant for a collaborative project with Cambridge-based company CN Bio , a leading Organ-on-a-chip (OOC) company.

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.

‘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.

Photos of Andy Neely, Neelam Patel and Alleyn Plowright

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.

In memory of Professor John Bridgwater: 1938 - 2021

Our colleagues pay tribute to Emeritus Professor and former Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering, John Bridgwater, who sadly passed away on 2 May 2021.

The five members of the CardiaTec team standing in front of King's College Cambridge

‘At the heart of innovation’: MBE student venture CardiaTec wins three Cambridge entrepreneur competitions

3 August 2021

The start-up was founded by a team of students from our MPhil in Bioscience Enterprise course seeking to leverage artificial intelligence for drug discovery in cardiovascular disease.

An illustration of a electronic tablet screen with a pipette tip having dropped a bead of water onto it

Smartphone screens effective sensors for soil or water contamination

The touchscreen technology used in billions of smartphones and tablets could also be used as a powerful sensor, without the need for any modifications.

Enabling novel technologies for ammonia as an energy vector in a carbon-free society

‘Robot scientist’ Eve finds that less than one third of scientific results are reproducible

Alumna Fiona Erskine to publish 'The Chemical Cocktail' the third book in her thriller novel saga

Professor Róisín Owens awarded ERC Proof of Concept grant to commercialise gut-on-a-chip models for more accurate drug screening

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

‘Transformational’ approach to machine learning could accelerate search for new disease treatments

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

In memory of Professor John Bridgwater: 1938 - 2021

‘At the heart of innovation’: MBE student venture CardiaTec wins three Cambridge entrepreneur competitions

Smartphone screens effective sensors for soil or water contamination

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