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Under the Microscope #7
In this video Ingrid Graz shows us a thin layer of gold on top of rubber. Cracks in the gold allow it to stretch and we can use this for stretchable electronics.

Robot welding gets 5 times faster as €4 Million project replaces guess work with maths
Remote Laser Welding (RLW) is rapidly emerging as a powerful replacement for spot welding technology in vehicle manufacturing. It promises 5 times the speed of spot welding and far more efficiency – however this can only be achieved through a frustrating process of guess work and trial & error today.

Weaving electronics into the fabric of our physical world
The integration of electronics with materials opens up a world of possibilities, the surface of which is just being scratched. Professor Arokia Nathan has joined the University to take up a new Chair in Engineering, where he will be exploring the application of research that allows us to glimpse a world rivalling our wildest dreams of the future.

Transatlantic partnership creates new robotics postgraduate programme
A new Masters programme for robotics has been unveiled, bringing together two respected institutions in the discipline on either side of the Atlantic.

Graphene reveals its magnetic personality
Can organic matter behave like a fridge magnet? Scientists from The University of Manchester have now shown that it can. In a report published , they used graphene, the world's thinnest and strongest material, and made it magnetic. Graphene is a sheet of carbon atoms arranged in a chicken wire structure.

Inventor hailed for light bulb wi-fi
A University engineer has been named among the top inventors in the world in high-profile publications.

Mystery of car battery's current solved
Chemists have solved the 150 year-old mystery of what gives the lead-acid battery, found under the bonnet of most cars, its unique ability to deliver a surge of current.

Manchester jet engine project takes FLITES
01 Dec 2011 The University of Manchester is leading a £2.7m research project to create a key component in reducing jet engine emissions.

Graphene: the future in a pencil trace
The European programme for research into graphene, for which the University is leading the technology roadmap, today unveiled an exhibition and new videos communicating the potential for the material that could revolutionise the electronics industries.

Science Spectacular brings down the curtain on Manchester Science Festival
27 Oct 2011 This weekend sees a Spectacular end to the Manchester Science Festival, featuring drunken flies, glow in the dark ice cubes and many other weird and wonderful phenomena.

New record voltage for organic solar cells opens the tech to consumer electronics
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Researchers receive over £12m in grants from the European Research Council
Tuesday 11 October 2011 by Colin Smith Nine Imperial College London researchers are beginning new projects this autumn, after winning more than €12 million in grants from the European Research Council (ERC).

Graphene’s ‘Big Mac’ creates next generation of chips
10 Oct 2011 Scientists at the University of Manchester have come one step closer to creating the next generation of computer chips using wonder material graphene.

Celebrating five years of big nano-achievements
by Simon Levey 7 October 2011 Researchers were celebrating the work of the London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN) last week at a seminar held in honour of the fifth anniversary of its opening.

Solar Orbiter and Euclid space missions given go-head
UCL scientists and engineers are to provide instruments for two major space missions which have been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA).

Polymer batteries for next-generation electronics
University of Leeds scientists have invented a new type of polymer gel that can be used to manufacture cheaper lithium batteries without compromising performance.