Advanced materials

Researchers have developed a human cell ‘membrane on a chip’ that allows continuous monitoring of how drugs and infectious agents interact with our...

A new type of artificial heart valve, made of long-lived polymers, could mean that millions of patients with diseased heart valves will no longer...

Researchers have designed bionic 3D-printed corals that could help energy production and coral reef research.

Four researchers at the University of Cambridge have won advanced grants from the European Research Council (ERC), Europe’s premier research funding...

Researchers at Cambridge are working with Rolls-Royce to make aeroengines greener.

An international group of scientists, including from the University of Cambridge, have developed a graphene composite that can ‘eat’ common...

A promising replacement for the toxic and flammable greenhouse gases that are used in most refrigerators and air conditioners has been identified by...

Sheen Gurrib is a PhD candidate in the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, where she is researching ways to improve chronic lower back...