Materials Science and Metallurgy
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June, 2018 Thermoelectric materials, capable of interconverting heat and electricity, are attractive for applications in thermal energy harvesting as a means to power wireless sensors, wearable devices and portable electronics....
22 June 2026
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16 October 2018 A gift from the Goldsmiths’ Company Charity to support three new PhD studentships at Cambridge will advance research in precious metals and help develop new technical expertise. The...
22 June 2026
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May, 2018 The concept of recycling is well known in the context of refuse, but the analogous concept of recycling energy has been hitherto ignored in the context of electrocaloric...
22 June 2026
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May, 2018 First principles structure searches, where initially random atomic configurations are repeatedly relaxed to low energy arrangements according to quantum mechanical forces, have lead to the discovery of many...
22 June 2026
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April, 2018 Hybrid organic perovskites are a fascinating class of materials with excellent electronic properties that can be made cheaply in large quantities and tuned for specific applications, and are...
22 June 2026
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March, 2018 Computing the energy of infinite arrays of point charges, interacting with each other through Coulomb’s potential, is a central task in materials modelling. Typically, modern implementations of Ewald’s...
22 June 2026
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March, 2018 Metallic glasses (non-crystalline alloys) are of interest for their exceptional (sometimes record-breaking) property combinations, for example, high yield stress combined with high toughness. Yet as the glasses relax...
22 June 2026
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February, 2018 Conjugated polyelectrolytes (CPEs) have shown remarkable promise as active and charge transport layers in organic solar cells. Inkjet or screen-printing provide an easy route to low-cost fabrication of...
22 June 2026
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February, 2018 This paper describes a novel set-up for characterization of the performance of membranes designed for purification of water. It involves a recirculatory system, with continuous monitoring of the...
22 June 2026
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February, 2018 This paper describes a novel set-up for characterization of the performance of membranes designed for purification of water. It involves a recirculatory system, with continuous monitoring of the...
22 June 2026