biofuel

Molecules 10,000 times narrower than the width of a human hair could hold the key to making possible wooden skyscrapers and more energy-efficient...

Christian Ridley (Department of Plant Sciences) discusses why algae biofuel has failed to deliver, and what could be done to save this promising...

Newly discovered family of genes could help us breed grasses with improved properties for food and fuel.

Scientists at Cambridge University are exhibiting a prototype table that demonstrates how biological fuel cells can harness energy from plants.

The study of plants is blossoming in Cambridge, with new facilities, new research and soon a major new institute.