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« Back to NewsResearchers develop world's first ultra-fast photonic computing processor, using polarisation
16 June 2022
Computer science Functional materials Innovation and Enterprise Materials science Research
The innovative technique, developed in the Department of Materials, uses multiple polarisation channels to carry out parallel processing – enhancing computing density by several orders over conventional electronic chips.
University launches new cross-sector sustainable energy transition hub with energy crisis forum
27 May 2022
Business and Industry Climate Engineering Functional materials Innovation and Enterprise Materials science Research Sustainability & the environment
On Thursday 26 May, the University’s brand new £3.25m Zero-carbon Energy Research Oxford (ZERO) Institute and Energy Systems Accelerator pilot (Mini-TESA), led from MPLS Division, opened their doors to showcase the range and depth of ambition in Oxford to drive forward the energy systems transition for the UK and globally.
Chemistry researchers to develop novel energy and bioelectronic materials with new EPSRC Programme Grant
18 May 2022
Chemistry Funding Materials science
Professors Andrew Goodwin and Iain McCullogh in the Department of Chemistry are part of the team of 10 researchers at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge that will be at the forefront of work that on a new generation of soft functional materials.
Oxford joins UK consortium to build auto-calibrated quantum control system
12 April 2022
Engineering Innovation and Enterprise Materials science Quantum Research
Funded by Innovate UK, the £6.8M project will apply machine learning techniques to find fast, automated, and scalable ways to calibrate quantum computers. The aim is to build a system capable of controlling hundreds of qubits simultaneously across different types of quantum hardware.
Professor Susie Speller awarded a five year £2.4M Fellowship under the new EPSRC Open Plus scheme
1 April 2022
Equality and Diversity Funding Materials science
Prof Speller will lead research on high temperature superconductors for fusion technologies and new initiatives aimed at widening participation in STEM.
Professor Edmund Tarleton awarded Royal Academy of Engineering Senior Research Fellowship
24 March 2022
Award Engineering Functional materials Materials science
‘Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production’ (STEP) aims to deliver a prototype fusion reactor with the potential to provide unlimited clean energy.
New £3m EPSRC-funded programme in Robust and Reliable Quantum Computing - RoaRQ
22 March 2022
Computer science Funding Materials science Physics Quantum
The programme will establish a cross-disciplinary community of researchers in quantum computing and computer science, who will collaborate to address the global challenge of delivering quantum computing that is robust, reliable, and trustworthy.
Researchers develop the world's first power-free frequency tuner using nanomaterials
21 March 2022
Functional materials Materials science Research
Phase-change nanowires could serve as the ultimate tunable frequency synthesizers and filters for the future of IoT and 5G networks.
New adaptable smart window coating could help heat or cool a home and save energy
8 February 2022
Energy Functional materials Materials science Research
Researchers at the University of Oxford have collaborated with industry experts to develop an adaptable smart window technology that could reduce the energy usage of an average home by up to a third.
Fruit Powered Batteries: A New Guinness World Record
15 December 2021
Professor Saiful Islam (Oxford Materials' Statutory Chair of Materials Modelling from January 2022) joined forces with the Royal Society of Chemistry in November 2021 to claim back the Guinness World Record for the largest fruit powered battery.
The Art of Calligraphy inspires new nanomanufacturing technique
2 November 2021
Taking an unconventional approach, a team of researchers from the University of Oxford’s Advanced Nanoscale Engineering group have been inspired by the ancient art of Calligraphy to develop a technique that has the theoretical capabilities of patterning atomically thin structures at the nanoscale.
Eight Oxford researchers win top UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships
8 September 2021
Award Chemistry Engineering Materials science Maths Physics
Five of the new Fellows are from MPLS Division. The Fellowships have been created by UKRI to help develop the next wave of world-class research and innovation leaders in academia and business.
UK-based consortium established to develop prototype solid-state batteries
19 August 2021
Business and Industry Funding Materials science
A consortium of seven UK-based organisations, including Oxford University, have signed a memorandum of understanding to combine ambitions to develop world-leading prototype solid-state battery technology, targeting automotive applications.
Project championing cleaner energy production announced
30 June 2021
Business and Industry Energy Engineering Materials science
The Energy Systems Accelerator pilot (Mini TESA), to be based at Osney Mead in Oxford, is a world-leading multi-disciplinary hub, championing green innovation
A breakthrough development in Deep Reinforcement Learning
29 June 2021
Materials science Quantum Research
Dr Natalia Ares from the Department of Materials and a team from Oxford and the University of Basel have been working on a machine learning approach which could significantly accelerate the development of quantum technologies.
Science Blog: Heatstroke: why the hotter the clock, the more accurate its timekeeping
7 May 2021
Dr Natalia Ares from the Department of Materials writes about a new study published in Physical Review X, in which for the first time she and colleagues have measured the entropy generated by a minimal clock.
Science Blog: New water-based approach to manufacturing semiconductors
4 May 2021
With the increasing demand for high-tech devices such as smart phones, wearable watches and portable health monitoring devices, the semiconductor manufacturing industry faces a big challenge of fabricating these devices in a sustainable and cost-effective way.
Breaking Moore’s Law: New photonic computing project aims to speed up artificial intelligence computing power to petascale processing levels
15 April 2021
The PHOENICS project brings together world leaders in neuromorphic photonic computing to achieve for the first time energy efficient petascale processing powers with ultra-high bandwidth. This is the processing power required by AI to reach its full potential.
Professor Saiful Islam to join the Department of Materials
14 April 2021
Professor Islam will become the next Statutory Chair in Materials Modelling. He will take up his appointment in January 2022.
Oxford research given significant boost to develop lithium-rich battery cathodes
30 March 2021
A team of scientists, including those based at the University of Oxford as part of the Faraday Institution CATMAT project, researching next-generation cathode materials have made a significant breakthrough in understanding oxygen-redox processes involved in lithium-rich cathode materials.