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Our research focuses on enzymes, nucleic acids, protein folding and misfolding, and physical techniques, with practical applications in health and disease, drug discovery, sensors, nanotechnology, ageing and energy research.</p> </div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="campl-content-container campl-side-padding"> <hr class="campl-teaser-divider"> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <div class="campl-vertical-padding node node-page node-teaser" about="/materials-chemistry-rig" typeof="foaf:Document"> <div class="campl-horizontal-teaser campl-teaser campl-teaser-border campl-content-container campl-side-padding clearfix"> <a href="https://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/rig/materials/about"> <div class="campl-primary-cta teaser-cta-button">Materials Chemistry RIG</div> <div class="campl-column6"> <div class="campl-content-container campl-horizontal-teaser-img"> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" class="campl-scale-with-grid" src="https://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/files/styles/leading_590x288/public/590x295VignoliniMaterials.jpg?itok=eXwYM_qS" width="590" height="288" alt="" /></div></div></div> </div> </div> </a> <div class="campl-column6"> <div class="campl-content-container campl-horizontal-teaser-txt"> <h3 class='campl-teaser-title'>Materials Chemistry RIG</h3> <span property="dc:title" content="Materials Chemistry RIG" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><div class="tex2jax"><p>Modern materials chemistry is a wide ranging topic and includes surfaces, interfaces, polymers, nanoparticles and nanoporous materials, self assembly, and biomaterials, with applications relevant to oil recovery and separation, catalysis, photovoltaics, fuel cells and batteries, crystallization and pharmaceutical formulation, gas sorption, energy, functional materials, biocompatible materials, computer memory, and sensors.</p> </div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="campl-content-container campl-side-padding"> <hr class="campl-teaser-divider"> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <div class="campl-vertical-padding node node-page node-teaser" about="/physical-and-atmospheric-chemistry-rig" typeof="foaf:Document"> <div class="campl-horizontal-teaser campl-teaser campl-teaser-border campl-content-container campl-side-padding clearfix"> <a href="https://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/rig/physical/physical-chemistry-research-interest-group"> <div class="campl-primary-cta teaser-cta-button">Physical and Atmospheric Chemistry RIG</div> <div class="campl-column6"> <div class="campl-content-container campl-horizontal-teaser-img"> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" class="campl-scale-with-grid" src="https://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/files/styles/leading_590x288/public/885x432ReisnerPhys.png?itok=jojonjoW" width="590" height="288" alt="" /></div></div></div> </div> </div> </a> <div class="campl-column6"> <div class="campl-content-container campl-horizontal-teaser-txt"> <h3 class='campl-teaser-title'>Physical and Atmospheric Chemistry RIG</h3> <span property="dc:title" content="Physical and Atmospheric Chemistry RIG" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><div class="tex2jax"><p><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)">We have two broad but overlapping aims: To understand聽the properties of molecular systems in terms of physical principles, which underpins many developing technological applications that effect us all, such as nanotechnology, sensors and molecular medicine. The other is atmospheric chemistry where we use a range of computer modelling and experiment based approaches to study the interactions between chemical composition, climate and health.</span></p> </div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="campl-content-container campl-side-padding"> <hr class="campl-teaser-divider"> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"> <div class="campl-vertical-padding node node-page node-teaser" about="/synthetic-chemistry-rig" typeof="foaf:Document"> <div class="campl-horizontal-teaser campl-teaser campl-teaser-border campl-content-container campl-side-padding clearfix"> <a href="https://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/rig/synthesis/about"> <div class="campl-primary-cta teaser-cta-button">Synthetic Chemistry</div> <div class="campl-column6"> <div class="campl-content-container campl-horizontal-teaser-img"> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" class="campl-scale-with-grid" src="https://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/files/styles/leading_590x288/public/590x284PhippsSynthetic.jpg?itok=9UpWB6W4" width="590" height="288" alt="" /></div></div></div> </div> </div> </a> <div class="campl-column6"> <div class="campl-content-container campl-horizontal-teaser-txt"> <h3 class='campl-teaser-title'>Synthetic Chemistry RIG</h3> <span property="dc:title" content="Synthetic Chemistry RIG" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><div class="tex2jax"><p>We are focusing on developing novel methodologies, and our research areas include complex molecule synthesis, synthetic catalysis, synthetic assembly, synthetic biology and medicine, new technology for efficient synthesis, green synthesis, and preparation of new materials.<span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"> Catalysis research is at the heart of our vision through the virtual <a href="http://cambridgecatalysis.group.cam.ac.uk/">Catalysis@Cambridge</a> Centre. </span></span></p> </div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="campl-content-container campl-side-padding"> <hr class="campl-teaser-divider"> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd views-row-last"> <div class="campl-vertical-padding node node-page node-teaser" about="/theory-rig" typeof="foaf:Document"> <div class="campl-horizontal-teaser campl-teaser campl-teaser-border campl-content-container campl-side-padding clearfix"> <a href="https://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/rig/tmi/about"> <div class="campl-primary-cta teaser-cta-button">Theory RIG</div> <div class="campl-column6"> <div class="campl-content-container campl-horizontal-teaser-img"> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" class="campl-scale-with-grid" src="https://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/files/styles/leading_590x288/public/885x432TheoryrigZoom.jpg?itok=e_KPKWom" width="590" height="288" alt="" /></div></div></div> </div> </div> </a> <div class="campl-column6"> <div class="campl-content-container campl-horizontal-teaser-txt"> <h3 class='campl-teaser-title'>Theory RIG</h3> <span property="dc:title" content="Theory RIG" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><div class="tex2jax"><p>We are a highly interdisciplinary and collaborative group that focuses on the development and application of theoretical and computational chemistry techniques. 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