News
Keep up to date with the latest news from the Department of Materials.
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First look inside new £105m Henry Royce Institute Hub Building
8 Sep 2020
The Henry Royce Institute for advanced materials research and innovation celebrated a key milestone earlier this year ahead of the new national hub ...
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High-tech PPE and smart textiles 'will help fight COVID-19 and future pandemics'
3 Sep 2020
Professor Henry Yi Li was speaking at this year's Textile Bioengineering and Informatics Symposium Webinar.
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Graphene additives show a new way to control the structure of organic crystals
1 Sep 2020
A team of researchers at The University of Manchester has demonstrated that the surface properties of graphene can be used to control the structure of...
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Fixing 'food miles': how graphene-enhanced farming can cut costs and emissions
1 Sep 2020
A start-up company based at The University of Manchester - AEH Innovative Hydrogel - has begun trials of a graphene-enhanced growth material that ...
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Beyond chip-and-PIN: graphene’s quick, hygienic solution to restaurant payment
25 Aug 2020
A new graphene-based contactless payment system, developed in collaboration with the University of Manchester, has begun a restaurant pilot that could...
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Manchester-led research offers advance in superconductors with a ‘twist’
12 Aug 2020
An international research team led by The University of Manchester has revealed a nanomaterial that mirrors the “magic angle” effect originally ...
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FSE celebrates Class of 2020 with virtual graduation series
6 Aug 2020
The hard work of the Faculty's graduates has been recognised in a series of virtual celebrations.
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Graphene@Manchester labs reopen for research and business
22 Jul 2020
World-class research and innovation at the ‘Home of Graphene’ returns, as The University of Manchester reopens its facilities following the ...
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Scientists stick to spider silk for biodegradable alternative to traditional glue
20 Jul 2020
Scientists have successfully produced synthetic spider silk to create a new biodegradable glue alternative.
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Crop infesting spores ‘tricked’ by new biomaterials to aid global wheat production
13 Jul 2020
New man-made materials developed by scientists have been successfully used to confuse and trick harmful spores which attack wheat crops into growing ...
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Start of year for undergraduates - your questions answered
9 Jul 2020
In this video we answer the big questions asked by our undergraduate students regarding teaching, learning and the start of the new academic year.
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Manchester's international students can benefit from post-study work visa extension
8 Jul 2020
The UK government recently announced new post-study work visas for international students.
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Materials academics win prestigious international awards
1 Jul 2020
Professor Grace Burke and Professor Stuart Lyon have been recognised by leading materials societies for their work.
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GKN Aerospace joins Graphene@Manchester as Tier 1 partner
30 Jun 2020
GKN Aerospace - one of the world’s leading suppliers of manufacturing to the aerospace industry - is the latest company to join the Graphene ...
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Manchester launches spin-out to bring innovative water-filtration technology to market
19 Jun 2020
Scientists and innovation experts from The University of Manchester have worked together to successfully develop a new, market-ready technology using ...
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This 3D printed ‘bone brick’ could transform how we treat bomb injuries – inside story
18 Jun 2020
A newly developed 3D printed treatment is helping to give medics and victims a game-changing alternative to catastrophic limb amputation.
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Graphene smart textiles developed for heat adaptive clothing
18 Jun 2020
New research on the two-dimensional (2D) material graphene has allowed researchers to create smart adaptive clothing which can lower the body ...
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Communication to undergraduate offer-holders on new dates for MECD opening
11 Jun 2020
Dr Gianpaolo Vignali provides a message to undergraduate offer-holders regarding new dates for the opening of MECD.
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A message for postgraduate research offer-holders: planning to commence your research
10 Jun 2020
Professor Sarah Heath provides an update to postgraduate (research) offer-holders in the Faculty of Science and Engineering.
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Graphene and 2D materials could move electronics beyond ‘Moore’s Law’
3 Jun 2020
A team of researchers based in Manchester, the Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland and the USA has published a new review on a field of ...
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Nanopatterning electronic properties of twisted 2D semiconductors using twist
28 May 2020
A team of researchers at the National Graphene Institute, have demonstrated that atomic lattices of slightly twisted 2D transition metal ...
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Materials publication earns 2020 ASM Henry Marion Howe Medal
27 May 2020
A team including Professors Philip Withers and Michael Preuss has been recognised for its 2020 paper.
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Graphene@Manchester helps form global advanced materials taskforce in response to COVID-19
26 May 2020
Graphene@Manchester has helped set up a new, international taskforce to bring graphene and advanced materials to the forefront of tackling COVID-19.
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Graphene@Manchester teams up with Highways England
22 May 2020
Highways England has again joined forces with graphene experts at The University of Manchester to deliver a new package of innovations.
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Graphene Nobel Laureate to reveal insights in back-to-back lectures
20 May 2020
Nobel Prize-winner Professor Kostya Novoselov to give two online talks to share his insights and inspirations in his work with graphene at The ...
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Standout FSE volunteers recognised at online awards ceremony
12 May 2020
The 2020 Volunteer of the Year Awards celebrate local, national and international volunteering projects.
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Rolls-Royce to work with graphene experts to pioneer the next generation of aero engines
29 Apr 2020
Rolls-Royce has selected The University of Manchester’s Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) and award-winning Versarien subsidiary 2-DTech...
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Materials science postgraduate awarded Robert Perrin Medal
27 Apr 2020
Rhys Archer has been recognised for an outstanding commitment to outreach activity in materials science and technology.
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Manchester student volunteer sewing scrubs for NHS
23 Apr 2020
Olivia-Faye Dickinson – a third-year Materials Science and Engineering with Textile Technology MEng student – has returned to her summer job in ...
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Royce to launch sustainability Hub to support Greater Manchester SMEs with plastics innovations
17 Apr 2020
The Henry Royce Institute for advanced materials research and innovation has been awarded £5M from the European Regional Development Fund to launch a...
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An update from Professor Danielle George
8 Apr 2020
A personal video update from Professor Danielle George for postgraduate (taught) offer holders amid coronavirus uncertainty.
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A message from Professor Danielle George
8 Apr 2020
Professor Danielle George has recorded a personal message for undergraduate offer holders amid coronavirus uncertainty.
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University of Manchester is 3D printing safety equipment for front-line NHS workers
7 Apr 2020
The University of Manchester is repurposing specialised equipment across its campus to help produce safety equipment for NHS workers battling COVID-19...
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The National Graphene Institute: Five years on
20 Mar 2020
A day that not only saw a solar eclipse, Friday, 20 March 2015, marked the start of a materials revolution: the opening of the National Graphene ...
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How impermeable is the impermeable graphene?
12 Mar 2020
New experiments by researchers at The University of Manchester have placed the best limits yet on impermeability of graphene and other ...
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Head of EPSRC tours new MECD and Royce buildings
28 Feb 2020
Professor Dame Lynn Gladden toured the buildings during a visit to deliver a talk on the EPSRC Delivery Plan.
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Oil separation made easier with 2D material membrane
27 Feb 2020
University of Manchester researchers have made a leap forward in overcoming one of the biggest problems in membrane technology- membrane fouling. ...
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FSE launches The Buzz podcast with 'fast fashion' episode
31 Jan 2020
The monthly podcast will focus on the past, present and future of important topics across the Faculty of Science and Engineering.
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Unique new antiviral treatment made using sugar
29 Jan 2020
New antiviral materials made from sugar have been developed to destroy viruses on contact and may help in the fight against viral outbreaks.
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Textile-based composites could weave future of aerospace engineering
23 Jan 2020
Advanced materials research at The University of Manchester has demonstrated a comprehensive picture of the evolution of damage in braided textile ...
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Universities Minister celebrates Manchester’s materials reputation
22 Jan 2020
Advanced Materials were at the centre of the agenda for the Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation, Chris Skidmore, last week ...
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New Chair in Materials Physics and Innovation Policy
20 Jan 2020
The University of Manchester has appointed Richard Jones as a new Chair in Materials Physics and Innovation Policy.
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Mayor praises Manchester model of innovation as graphene applications gain real pace
10 Jan 2020
Andy Burnham, Mayor for Greater Manchester, made a fact-finding tour of facilities that are pioneering graphene innovation at The University of ...
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Energy levels in electrons of 2D materials are mapped for the first time
8 Jan 2020
Researchers based at the National Graphene Institute at The University of Manchester have developed an innovative measurement method that allows, for...
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Researchers break the geometric limitations of moiré pattern in graphene heterostructures
20 Dec 2019
Researchers at The University of Manchester have uncovered interesting phenomena when multiple two-dimensional materials are combined into van der ...
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Proof of a decades-old theory hides in the thinnest of materials
18 Dec 2019
By layering two-dimensional (2D) materials, scientists as The University of Manchester and Cornell University have confirmed electrochemical ...
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Royce enables world-first Ultra High Vacuum Suite for the characterisation of 2D ‘designer structures’
16 Dec 2019
Following the isolation of Graphene in Manchester in 2004, researchers have discovered a whole new library of 2D materials. Since 2010, researchers ...
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Graphene Industry Showcase comes to Manchester
12 Dec 2019
This week Graphene@Manchester hosted a jam-packed two-day (10-11 December) event showcasing the hottest topics in the field of graphene. The event...
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Entrepreneur has sustainability challenge covered – with a SpaceMat
11 Dec 2019
An entrepreneurial academic from The University of Manchester has produced a prototype graphene-enhanced product that could help the UK recycle ...
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Manchester researchers develop 2D dielectric inks suitable for print-in-place electronics
3 Dec 2019
The team at The University of Manchester have produced a two-dimensional hexagonal boron nitride ink which have been used to fabricate flexible ...
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