Advanced materials

The development of a ‘nanobarrel’ that traps and concentrates light onto single molecules could be used as a low-cost and reliable diagnostic test.

A breakthrough has been made in identifying the origin of superconductivity in high-temperature superconductors, which has puzzled researchers for...

Intensely coloured low-cost films made from cellulose could be used in place of toxic dyes, or to detect counterfeit materials.

Developing advanced materials is only part of the journey that leads to new technologies – we also need to manufacture them with ultra precision. The...

Miniature scaffolds made from collagen – the ‘glue’ that holds our bodies together – are being used to heal damaged joints, and could be used to...

Today, we commence a month-long focus on research on advanced materials. To begin, materials scientist Professor Mark Blamire and engineer Professor...

Resolving the mystery of what happens inside batteries when silicon comes into contact with lithium could accelerate the commercialisation of next-...

A breakthrough for the field of Spintronics, a new type of technology which it is widely believed could be the basis of a future revolution in...