New form of ice is like a snapshot of liquid water 02 Feb 2023 A collaboration between scientists at Cambridge and UCL has led to the discovery of a new form of ice that more closely resembles liquid water than... Read more
Harnessing the possibilities of the nanoworld 29 Sep 2016 Scientists have long suspected that the way materials behave on the nanoscale – that is when particles have dimensions of about 1–100 nanometres – is... Read more
New understanding of how shape and form develop in nature 09 Dec 2015 Researchers have identified a new mechanism that drives the development of form and structure, through the observation of artificial materials that... Read more
Meteorite impact turns silica into stishovite in a billionth of a second 13 Oct 2015 Simon Redfern from the Department of Earth Sciences discusses a study that has recreated the conditions experienced during the meteor strike that... Read more
Scientists create artificial mother of pearl 24 Jul 2012 Research paves way for tough coatings fabricated from cheap, abundant materials. Read more