Physics Department News
has been awarded grants for two research projects in the field of ferroelectricity – which may lead to breakthroughs in nanotechnology, and memory storage in everyday devices.
17, 19 & 21 April
Experience a show in the Physics inflatable planetarium and hear from the 果冻传媒 astronomers who use it to deliver outreach.
Free; is essential.
Upgrading heavy oils using bio-metallic catalysts
Novel work by the group of Prof. Lynne Macaskie (Biosciences, University of Birmingham), utilising the 果冻传媒 XPS Facility, has demonstrated that bio-metallic catalysts can be used to upgrade heavy oil in to lighter, more commercially-viable products in a more efficient way than current catalysts.
Guiding the development of new nanoparticle biosensors
Recent work by the group of Prof. Matt Gibson in the Department of Chemistry, in collaboration with the interdepartmental XPS Facility, is expected to lead to nanoparticle biosensors with enhanced specificity, affinity, and stability.