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Making the cleanest graphene ever
20 Aug 2025
Scientists bring graphene to near perfection, allowing quantum effects that once required huge magnets to appear in Earth\'s magnetic field.
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Manchester scientists achieve brain-like memory in nanofluidic devices
1 Aug 2025
Researchers at The University of Manchester’s National Graphene Institute have developed a new class of programmable nanofluidic memristors that ...
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Breakthrough in quantum materials: UK Scientists achieve precision activation of quantum defects in diamond
16 Jun 2025
A new study led by researchers at the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Manchester has achieved a major advance in quantum materials, developing a...
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Scientists develop hydrogen sensor that could pave the way for safer, cleaner energy
6 Mar 2025
Scientists have developed a hydrogen sensor that could accelerate the transition to clean hydrogen energy.
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PhD position at The University of Manchester at Harwell
30 Jan 2025
The project offers great opportunities to acquire expertise in modelling interacting spin systems, neutron scattering and advanced data analysis. ...
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University of Manchester to collaborate on electron beam research with the Extreme Light Infrastructure
17 Dec 2024
The University of Manchester, as a part of The Cockcroft Institute, has agreed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Extreme Light ...
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Creating sustainable large-area electronics of the future
1 Jul 2024
The need to tackle climate change is becoming more urgent, making sustainable manufacturing of goods a global concern. However, making all industries ...
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Manchester researchers awarded prestigious funding to pursue projects that could lead to major scientific breakthroughs
11 Apr 2024
Seven leading Manchester researchers are being awarded highly prestigious European Research Council (ERC) advanced grants.
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Manchester researchers help secure £49.35m to boost mass spectrometry research
28 Mar 2024
Scientists at The University of Manchester have supported a successful bid for a new distributed research and innovation infrastructure aimed at ...
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Scientists make nanoparticles dance to unravel quantum limits
1 Mar 2024
The question of where the boundary between classical and quantum physics lies is one of the longest-standing pursuits of modern scientific research ...
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University of Manchester and SPIE announce $1million endowment for postgraduate scholarships
29 Jan 2024
The University of Manchester and SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics have announced the establishment of the SPIE-Manchester ...
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