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Read more at: Cambridge and Berkeley unravel the complex reaction pathways in zero carbon fuel synthesis
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Cambridge and Berkeley unravel the complex reaction pathways in zero carbon fuel synthesis

Their research provides insight into how the chemical industry, which is the third largest subsector in terms of direct CO2 emissions, can recycle its own waste within current manufacturing processes.

Read more at: MAI-SIM: structured illumination microscopy for the masses
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MAI-SIM: structured illumination microscopy for the masses

Our Laser Analytics group hit the history books to develop a superresolution microscopy technique that will allow more research into the origin and treatment of diseases such as Alzheimer’s and cancer.

Read more at: Professor Lisa Hall awarded MRC Millennium Medal for 'pioneering multidisciplinary work' in biosensors
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Professor Lisa Hall awarded MRC Millennium Medal for 'pioneering multidisciplinary work' in biosensors

8 December 2022

Professor Hall is recognised for her translational research, which has delivered more than 8 million devices to support diabetes care, and her development of environmentally sustainable local manufacturing techniques that will benefit both the NHS and low and middle-income countries globally.

Read more at: Cambridge research team reaches EU ‘Fuel from the Sun’ Final with artificial leaves capable of producing a sustainable solar fuel
The team of researchers testing their artificial leaf array on the rooftop of the Maxwell Centre in Cambridge

Cambridge research team reaches EU ‘Fuel from the Sun’ Final with artificial leaves capable of producing a sustainable solar fuel

6 December 2022

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a system of artificial leaves that use sunlight to turn carbon dioxide and water into a synthetic fuel known as syngas. Their scaled-up demonstrator system, built for the final of the European Union’s ‘Fuel from the Sun’ competition, showed potential for the production of syngas under real-world conditions.

Read more at: Can aviation be sustainable?
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Can aviation be sustainable?

Air travel is one of the major contributors to global warming. Cambridge scientists are working with leading energy companies to help develop sustainable aviation fuels, which could reduce the industry’s carbon emissions by 80% or more.

Read more at: Slow-moving shell of water can make Parkinson’s proteins ‘stickier’
Corpus callosum, left-right connections, in a Parkinson's brain

Slow-moving shell of water can make Parkinson’s proteins ‘stickier’

Water – which makes up the majority of every cell in the body – plays a key role in how proteins, including those associated with Parkinson’s disease, fold, misfold, or clump together, according to a new study.

Read more at: Eastbourne College Year 12 student visit
Izy solution team awarded their DID Challenge winning trophy

Eastbourne College Year 12 student visit

26 October 2022

Year 12 students from Eastbourne College visited CEB recently to find out more about chemical engineering and biotechnology and be presented their Davidson Inventors Challenge 2022 Winners Award.

Read more at: Davidson Symposium: celebrating JFD’s life and achievements and the modern face of chemical engineering and biotechnology
John Davidson Trinity College

Davidson Symposium: celebrating JFD’s life and achievements and the modern face of chemical engineering and biotechnology

10 October 2022

The Davidson Symposium on Friday 23 September 2022 celebrated the long life and notable achievements of the late Emeritus Professor John Davidson and the modern face of chemical engineering and biotechnology.

Read more at: CEB hosts chocolate-themed Sutton Trust summer school in collaboration with Nestlé  
Sutton Trust summer school 2022 challenge student winners

CEB hosts chocolate-themed Sutton Trust summer school in collaboration with Nestlé  

4 October 2022

CEB recently hosted the first in-person Sutton Trust summer school back in August with an aim to engage young students with chemical engineering and biotechnology.

Read more at: Organic ‘e-transmembrane’ device paves way for next-generation drug discovery
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Organic ‘e-transmembrane’ device paves way for next-generation drug discovery

23 September 2022

Researchers in our Bioelectronic Systems Technology Group have developed a bioelectronic platform to grow and monitor 3D cell cultures in real-time, that can be used to deliver more predictive, high throughput drug screening assays.

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CO2 reduction: a step towards negative emissions technology?

24 March 2023

Researchers make a significant step towards understanding the mechanism for electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide, a process that could convert greenhouse emissions into useful chemicals.

Alumna Deborah Grubbe elected to the US National Academy of Engineering 

16 March 2023

Chemical Engineering alumna Deborah Grubbe was recently elected to the US National Academy of Engineering (NAE) for her contributions and leadership to improve engineering safety practices in the chemical process industries.

Alumnus Chris McDonald been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering

13 March 2023

Chemical Engineering graduate Chris McDonald, Chief Executive of the Materials Processing Institute, has recently been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the profession.

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