Materials Science and Metallurgy
Papers of the Month
February, 2016 The lack of thermal stability of perovskite solar cells is hindering their progress towards adoption in the consumer market. In this paper we produced devices according to four...
22 June 2026
Papers of the Month
February, 2016 Scientists at UCL and Cambridge predict new two-dimensional ice structures on the basis of state-of-the-art computer simulations. A systematic computer simulation study has led to predictions about how...
22 June 2026
Papers of the Month
February, 2016 Slowly cooling oil droplets in a soapy solution, have been found to shape-shift a variety of different regular geometric forms, from octahedrons and hexagons to triangles and fibres....
22 June 2026
Papers of the Month
January, 2016 Barocaloric effects arise in materials when changes in applied pressure produce thermal changes. Giant barocaloric effects have therefore been suggested for cooling applications, but they are only seen...
22 June 2026
Awards and Prizes
Dr Robert Hoye is one of five young engineers who have had an outstanding impact in their respective fields early in their careers and received this prestigious award at the...
22 June 2026
Awards and Prizes
19 June 2018 Dr Thomas Bennett has won the ISIS Science Impact Award for his work using neutrons to help reveal the structure of a melt-quenched metal-organic framework glass – the first...
22 June 2026
General
17 May 2018 Sam Gyimah MP, Universities and Science Minister for England, visited the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge on the 16th May 2018. During a tour...
22 June 2026
Awards and Prizes
10 May 2018 The IoM3 (Premier Awards) Gold Medal and Griffith Medal & Prize have been awarded to members of the Department. Congratulations to Dr Howard Stone (and his team) and Prof...
22 June 2026
Awards and Prizes
08 May 2018 This year’s Macro Group UK Young Researchers Medal has been awarded to Dr Rachel Evans. The Macro Group UK Young Researchers Medal is awarded annually to a...
22 June 2026
Awards and Prizes
01 May 2018 Congratulations to the Centre for Gallium Nitride group team comprising of Colin Humphreys, Simon Thomas and Ivor Guiney in successfully raising £2.9M in VC funds for their...
22 June 2026