Articles tagged with 'materials-science' | University of Manchester

Researchers at University of Manchester and the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, have revealed an innovative approach to track individual molecule dynamics within nanofluidic structures, illuminating their response to mol...

New research by The University of Manchester will enhance the power of bioprinting technology, opening doors to transform advances in medicine and addressing critical health challenges faced by astronauts during space missions....

Researchers from The University of Manchester and the University of Warwick finally solved the long-standing puzzle of why graphene is so much more permeable to protons than expected by theory.

A new partnership dedicated to tackling the impact of textile waste in the football industry has been launched between The University of Manchester and RÆBURN Design – a leading sustainable fashion studio.  ...

A team of researchers from The University of Manchester have revisited in a study published in Nature one of the most ancient materials on Earth – graphite, and discovered new physics that has eluded the field for decades....

An international team of researchers from The University of Manchester, the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research of Mainz (Germany), and the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2, Spain), reports in a study published in Natur...

Professor Allan Matthews, University of Manchester Professor of Surface Engineering and Tribology, has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society for his substantial contribution to the advancement of science....

A multi-million pound project awarded from the UK Government Department for Energy Security and Net Zero to accelerate the deployment of next-generation cutting-edge low-carbon hydrogen technology.

Researchers from the National Graphene Institute (NGI) have made 'intelligent' membranes whose 'memory' can be used in areas like smart separation technology, wound management, drug delivery, sensors and memory devices....

In a paper published in Nature this week (13 Apr 2023), researchers from The University of Manchester report record-high magnetoresistance that appears in graphene under ambient conditions.

The first-of-its-kind event showcased Manchester’s engineering research and teaching.

The UK’s recycling system requires a dramatic overhaul to effectively tackle the issue of plastic waste, according to a new report published by The University of Manchester’s One Bin to Rule Them All project team....

A team of researchers led by Prof. Andre Geim from the National Graphene Institute (NGI) have discovered that nanoripples in graphene can make it a strong catalyst, contrary to general expectations that the carbon sheet is as chemically inert as the ...

Prizes of £50,000 and £20,000 will be awarded to the individuals or teams who can best demonstrate how their technology relating to graphene or other 2D materials could be applied to a viable commercial opportunity. ...

Writing in the Journal of Molecular Liquids, a team led by Professor Aravind Vijayaraghavan based in the National Graphene Institute (NGI) have produced 3-dimensional particles made of graphene, of many interesting shapes, using a variation of the vo...

Published in Science, a collaboration between teams from the National Graphene Institute at The University of Manchester, and the École Normale Supérieure (ENS), Paris, demonstrated the Hebbian learning in artificial nanochannels, where the channels ...

An ambitious partnership between The University of Manchester and Abu Dhabi-based Khalifa University of Science and Technology has been agreed, with the aim to deliver a funding boost to graphene innovation that will help tackle the planet’s greatest...

In a recently published paper, an international research group examined significant development directions in the field of electronic materials with curved geometries at the nanoscale. From microelectronic devices with enhanced functionality to large...

At a visit yesterday (Thursday 3 November) the new Business Secretary, Grant Shapps, has announced a £95m investment to the Henry Royce Institute (‘Royce’) headquartered at The University of Manchester. ...

Graphene scientists from The University of Manchester discovered that water molecules on the surface of graphene electrodes split exponentially faster with stronger electrical forces – a phenomenon known as the Wien effect....

Materials researchers have developed a new technique to successfully determine the recycled contents of plastic products.

Scientists from Manchester and China have demonstrated that graphene can be a kind of ‘philosopher’s stone’, allowing gold extraction from waste containing only trace amounts of gold.

Scientists from The University of Manchester have developed a novel yet simple method for producing vertical stacks of alternating superconductor and insulator layers of tantalum disulphide (TaS2), potentially speeding up manufacture of ‘heterostruct...

Graphene scientists from The University of Manchester have created a novel ‘nano-petri dish’ using two-dimensional (2D) materials to create a new method of observing how atoms move in liquid, with potential application in green energy technologies....

National Graphene Institute researcher Professor Coskun Kocabas is among six world-leading scientists shortlisted for the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) prestigious A F Harvey Engineering Research Prize, worth £350,000....

Joe Mahmoud's thesis centred on the development of new methods for the rapid separation of americium from complex matrices.

The Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre’s ecosystem for industrial engagement continues to grow with three more Tier 2 partners being added to the roster in recent weeks, while existing partners have also committed to the facility by renewing term...

The Manchester Centre for Robotics and AI brings together projects from across different disciplines.

A research team led by The University of Manchester’s National Graphene Institute (NGI) has developed a tunable graphene-based platform that allows for fine control over the interaction between light and matter in the terahertz (THz) spectrum, reveal...

A team of researchers at The University of Manchester’s National Graphene Institute and the National Physical Laboratory has demonstrated that slightly twisted 2D transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) display room-temperature ferroelectricity....