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.
Oxford University has today announced the winners of its science-inspired schools\u2019 art competition Beyond Boundaries which was launched to encourage inclusion in science research
A team of international scientists has demonstrated an initial prototype of a photonic processor using tiny rays of light confined inside silicon chips that can process information much more rapidly than electronic chips and also in parallel - something traditional chips are incapable of doing.
Most biodegradable plastics only degrade in specific environments and should only be used in line with new recommendations from the European Commission\u2019s independent Group of Chief Scientific Advisors (GCSA), led by Oxford Professor Nicole Grobert.
For the first time, researchers from Oxford\u2019s Departments of Physics and Materials have managed to image hybrid metal halide perovskites with atomic-scale resolution providing new insights into these wonder-materials.
Natalia Ares from the Department of Materials talks to the Science Blog about how rapid breakthroughs in the fabrication and measurement of devices at the nanoscale are now presenting us with the opportunity to explore new physics in the laboratory.
Researchers at Oxford University, in collaboration with DeepMind, University of Basel and Lancaster University, have created a machine learning algorithm that interfaces with a quantum device and \u2018tunes\u2019 it faster than human experts, without any human input. They are dubbing it \u2018Minecraft explorer for quantum devices\u2019.
Professor Bryan Birch (Mathematical Institute), Professor Ben Davis (Department of Chemistry) and Professor George Smith (Department of Materials) have all received Royal Society 2020 medals or prizes.
Researchers in the Department of Materials and Department of Engineering Science together with a consortium of researchers from across the UK have been awarded approximately \u00a312M for project \u201cNextrode\u201d that will research new ways of making the electrodes found in the 6 billion (and growing) Li ion batteries produced every year.
The Wolfson Foundation has given \u00a31 million towards the establishment of a new national thin-film cluster facility for advanced functional materials. The facility, which will be hosted and managed by Oxford Physics, will place the UK at the forefront of this cutting-edge field.
Science Minister Chris Skidmore has announced \u00a394 million of funding for the UK\u2019s Quantum Technologies Research Hubs \u2013 including a quantum computing and simulation hub led by Oxford University.
Do science funding policies and cultures prevent UK science from attracting a diverse community of people? This important proposal was put to the Science and Technology Select Committee by over 200 UK scientists, including 15 from Oxford, and will be taken forward by the Government in 2019-20.
Professor S\u00e9amus Davis has been appointed to spearhead a pioneering research programme to study Quantum Materials for Quantum Technology, in a joint appointment between University College Cork (UCC) and the University of Oxford.
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