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\n \n\n \n \n \nIn an article first published on the Conversation, Matthew Wright (Department of Materials), together with colleagues Bruno Vicari Stefani from CSIRO and Brett Hallam from UNSW Sydney, explain how rethinking the type of silicon used in solar cells could make them much more efficient.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nNew AI uses associative learning techniques rather than AI\u2019s traditional neural networks to challenge the conventional wisdom that artificial neurons and synapses are the sole building blocks of AI.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nThe innovative technique, developed in the Department of Materials, uses multiple polarisation channels to carry out parallel processing \u2013 enhancing computing density by several orders over conventional electronic chips.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nOn Thursday 26 May, the University\u2019s brand new \u00a33.25m 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.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nProfessors 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.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nFunded by Innovate UK, the \u00a36.8M 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.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nProf Speller will lead research on high temperature superconductors for fusion technologies and new initiatives aimed at widening participation in STEM.
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\n \n\n \n \n \n\u2018Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production\u2019 (STEP) aims to deliver a prototype fusion reactor with the potential to provide unlimited clean energy.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nThe 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.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nPhase-change nanowires could serve as the ultimate tunable frequency synthesizers and filters for the future of IoT and 5G networks.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nResearchers 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.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nProfessor 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.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nTaking an unconventional approach, a team of researchers from the University of Oxford\u2019s 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.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nFive 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.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nA 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.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nThe Energy Systems Accelerator pilot (Mini TESA), to be based at Osney Mead in Oxford, is a world-leading multi-disciplinary hub, championing green innovation
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\n \n\n \n \n \nDr 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.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nDr 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.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nWith 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.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nThe 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.
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