This is the experimental setup used to generate femtosecond laser pulses which serve as an ultrafast "flash " for the camera so that very rapid phenomenon can be filmed

Quantum waves at the heart of organic solar cells

12 December 2013

Researchers have been able to tune 鈥榗oherence鈥 in organic nanostructures due to the surprise discovery of wavelike electrons in organic materials, revealing the key to generating 鈥渓ong-lived charges鈥 in organic solar cells - material that could revolutionise solar energy.

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Amazonia at a crossroads

17 October 2013

探花直播Amazon rainforest faces an uncertain future 鈥 one that an international research network hopes to help steer towards sustainability.

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探花直播world is changing: how do we respond?

01 October 2013

Today we commence a month-long focus on research on sustainability and the environment. To begin, Professor Lord Martin Rees and Professor Paul Linden, respectively Chair and Director of the Cambridge Forum for Sustainability and the Environment, describe how experts from across the 探花直播 have joined forces to examine how we can respond to some of the most pressing global sustainability challenges.

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Cambridge unveils plans to become Retrofit City

12 June 2013

A new network of public and private sector organisations aims to carry out retrofits across Cambridge, bringing down carbon emissions, cutting energy costs, and helping to make it the first city to meet the UK Climate Change Act carbon reduction target of 80% by 2050.

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Kristen MacAskill at work in Christchurch, New Zealand

Where are they now?

13 August 2012

Last month graduates of Cambridge鈥檚 MPhil course in Engineering for Sustainable Development (ESD) came back to the Engineering Department from all over the world to celebrate the programme鈥檚 tenth anniversary and catch up on developments.

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