Construction

Better building through design

04 June 2014

The construction industry could slash its carbon emissions by as much as 50% by optimising the design of new buildings, which currently use double the amount of steel and concrete required by safety codes.

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Soap film singularity

A new twist on soap films

23 May 2014

Soap films with complex shapes shed light on the formation of mathematical singularities, which occur in a broad range of fields.

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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 ‘coherence’ in organic nanostructures due to the surprise discovery of wavelike electrons in organic materials, revealing the key to generating “long-lived charges” in organic solar cells - material that could revolutionise solar energy.

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Factory

The shape of things to come

02 October 2013

Researchers are providing a vision for creatively rethinking how the manufacturing industry can perform sustainably in a changing world.

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