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The wonder stuff: why graphene’s everywhere this summer
While Andy Murray may be missing from the courts at Wimbledon this summer, another British legend has made a return appearance – graphene. The advanced material, first isolated here at The University of Manchester, is featured in the design of certain tennis racquets and helps players add power to their play. The inclusion of graphene […]
Guest post: A nuclear legacy – visiting Chernobyl 32 years on
As part of my work at the Dalton Cumbrian Facility, I had the opportunity to visit Chernobyl last month. There are few people working in the nuclear industry who don’t know what happened at the power plant near the town of Pripyat, in what is now the Ukraine, 32 years ago this week. For those […]
Guest post: Research with global impact in a stunning location
I work in a place where robots roam the hallways, chemists explore radioactive materials and physicists work with the world’s most powerful dual-beam particle accelerator. Located between the Irish Sea and the beautiful Lake District National Park, the Dalton Cumbrian Facility is a satellite site for the University of Manchester’s Dalton Nuclear Institute. It is […]
Life on Mars? Graphene could make it a reality
As if they weren’t content with desalinating seawater, filtering the colour from whisky and creating a new rubber for running shoes, graphene scientists have now used the 2D advanced material to mimic photosynthesis – and the potential of this breakthrough could be interstellar. Researchers led by Professor Sir Andre Geim (yes, the very same man […]
The future belongs to legless robots
We’ve reached a point where it’s not a question of “if” robots will walk among us one day or even “when”. The real question we should be asking is if these robots should walk at all. Simon Watson, a lecturer in Robotic Systems at the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE), recently contributed a […]
Intelligent energy: how smart districts could change the world
“HAL: I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do.” Thankfully, we’re a little way off from having computers like HAL 9000 of 2001: A Space Odyssey in our houses, but our homes are becoming smarter. The realm of smart technology […]
Guest post: Bluedot – the ultimate festival of science
For one weekend in July, the observatory at Jodrell Bank, known for its huge radio telescope, transforms into Bluedot Festival. The site is filled with thousands of campers who come for the fantastic mix of science, art and music, all set against the amazing backdrop of the Lovell Telescope. The festival blends the frontiers of […]
Expert comment – Have we forgotten what nuclear weapons really are?
As the Cold War fades into history, fewer and fewer people remember what life was like lived under the ever-present threat of nuclear warfare. Indeed, even during the Cold War years, the reality of nuclear weapons was downplayed. Atmospheric testing was banned in 1963, driving tests underground – out of sight and out of mind […]
In a New York minute: breakthrough could get us to NYC in 2 hours
A new breakthrough means that we could soon be jetting off from London and touching down in the Big Apple just two hours later. While Concorde may have taken its last flight some years ago, the research and development in hypersonic travel has never stopped. And now new research from The University of Manchester in […]
Game, set and match to graphene
With Wimbledon in full swing, it’s yet to be decided who’ll meet on Centre Court for the final – but it’s clear that centre stage belongs to graphene. Many of this year’s players at the world-famous event will be carrying racquets that have been reinforced with the advanced material – including Andy Murray and Novak […]