Manufacturing Trade and Connectivity (MTC)
Seamless operations with machine health checks
20 Feb 2024A new algorithm accurately predicts when industrial machines will need maintenance, which can greatly improve efficiency and reduce costs.
Flexing into safe underwater structures
8 Feb 2024A ground-breaking sensor technology may provide a flexible, environmentally friendly means of monitoring the health and safety of underwater structures.
Picking the perfect mirror image
29 Jan 2024In a medicinal chemistry breakthrough, scientists develop a precise and efficient method of creating chiral sulfones for safe and effective medicines.
Crystals catalyse a clean future
17 Jan 2024The structural order of multi-metal alloy catalysts influences their capacity to boost the efficiency of chemical reactions in renewable energy systems.
Tiny tweaks propel major manufacturing leaps
22 Dec 2023A breakthrough in 3D-printed manufacturing technologies creates alloys with superior mechanical properties, offering exciting new possibilities for diverse industrial applications.
Computational fusion achieves advanced alloys
11 Dec 2023A confluence of computational modelling and machine learning helps researchers overcome barriers to complex alloy design.
The ripple effect for smaller semiconductors
29 Nov 2023A new study challenges current paradigms in two-dimensional semiconductor design by introducing wave-like structures to improve the flow of electrons.
Robot Olivia’s lessons in tool mastery
24 Nov 2023A pioneering computational framework empowers robots to acquire, recognise and effectively use previously unseen tools.
Crack-resistant alloys take off
20 Nov 2023A new ultra-strong, ductile aluminium alloy overcomes the long-standing problem of cracking, opening up new possibilities for 3D printing high-strength aluminium aerospace components.
Rise of the light-benders
14 Nov 2023With their unique optical properties, customisable ultrathin metasurfaces can enable the next wave of high-performance optoelectronics devices.
Peeling back the layers of emerging materials
11 Oct 2023Researchers use computer simulations to uncover novel atomic configurations of layered materials used in electronics and energy storage.
Solid approaches to fault finding
29 Sep 2023New equations and methodology enable the uncertainty of porosity measurements to be evaluated in additively manufactured metals for safer, high-quality components.