Researchers have achieved a new level of control over the atomic structure of a family of materials known as halide perovskites, creating a finely...
The UK’s drive to net zero won’t succeed on wind turbines and solar farms alone. The real bottleneck is moving that clean electricity from remote...
Researchers have demonstrated a new and sustainable way to make the chemicals that are the basis of thousands of products – from plastics to...
A biology PhD candidate and an early career aerospace engineer researcher won the 2025 Cambridge Zero Climate Challenge for turning waste into...
Researchers have developed a reactor that pulls carbon dioxide directly from the air and converts it into sustainable fuel, using sunlight as the...
National targets for solar and wind power will see reliance on natural gas plummet, reducing electricity price volatility across Europe, with major...
Tiny copper ‘nano-flowers’ have been attached to an artificial leaf to produce clean fuels and chemicals that are the backbone of modern energy and...
Professor Erwin Reisner and his team are developing prototype devices that convert waste, water and air into practical fuels and chemicals.
Professor Sam Stranks is developing next-generation solar cell technology, which could drive down renewable energy prices even further.
Researchers have found a way to super-charge the ‘engine’ of sustainable fuel generation – by giving the materials a little twist.
A floating, solar-powered device that can turn contaminated water or seawater into clean hydrogen fuel and purified water, anywhere in the world, has...
Researchers have ‘hacked’ the earliest stages of photosynthesis, the natural machine that powers the vast majority of life on Earth, and discovered...
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