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November 2023

695th Lord Mayor of London, Professor Michael Mainelli

695th Lord Mayor of London, Professor Michael Mainelli & 'Connect to Prosper' Programme

11 November 2023

Congratulations to the 695th Lord Mayor of London, Michael Mainelli! https://lnkd.in/e9nadYaX. All the best for your year in office and for your admirable 'Connect to Prosper' programme. https://lnkd.in/eiFNKfwm [more]

Keith Rodgers to Co-Chair 'Managing Complex Programmes in an increasingly challenging environment' Part 1 - 'Is Innovation our friend or foe?'

2 November 2023

Nanoforce's Chief Executive Officer, Keith Rodgers will be Co-Chairing the next Pharmaceutical Industry Project Management Group (PIPMG) meeting on Tuesday 28th November 2023 'Managing Complex Programmes in an increasingly challenging environment' Part 1 - 'Is Innovation our friend or foe?'. This meeting is kindly sponsored by UCB in Slough. Please join ... [more]


October 2023

Solar Flow Battery Schematic - Ana Sobrido Group

Ana Sobrido Shortlisted for the 2023 Journal of Materials Chemistry Lectureship

25 October 2023

Prof Ana Sobrido has been shortlisted for this year's Journal of Materials Chemistry Lectureship Award for her work on solar flow batteries, a niche technology able to directly store solar energy and use it to photocharge a battery. The Journal of Materials Chemistry annual lectureship honours researchers who have made ... [more]

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New organ-on-a-chip model of human synovium could accelerate development of treatments for arthritis

12 October 2023

Today is World Arthritis Day, a day to raise awareness of this group of debilitating diseases that affect over 10 million people in the UK alone. And what better way to celebrate than with news of a promising new research breakthrough? Professor Martin Knight, Dr Timothy Hopkins and their colleagues have ... [more]

BioMedEng24

Queen Mary University of London to host BioMedEng24

4 October 2023

Put it in your calendar, 5th-6th September 2024!


September 2023

Supernumerary Robotic Arm

One hour of training is all you need to control a third robotic arm - Can we give you a hand?

26 September 2023

One hour of training is enough for people to carry a task alone with their supernumerary robotic arms as effectively as with a partner, study finds. A new study by researchers at the Centre for Advanced Robotics at Queen Mary (ARQ), Imperial College London and The University of Melbourne has ... [more]

Prof Karin Hing Awarded the Prestigious BioMedEng Innovation Prize

BioMedEng23 Conference Highlights the Pioneering Work of Queen Mary Bioengineering

21 September 2023

At the recently concluded BioMedEng23 conference, Queen Mary Bioengineering showcased its prowess and contributions to UK Biomedical Engineering. The two-day event, organised by The Association of Biomedical Engineers, Medical Engineers, and Bioengineers (BioMedEng Association), highlighted remarkable advances in and around the UK biomedical sector. Prof Karin Hing Awarded the Prestigious ... [more]

Upcycled materials from waste - Prof Maria Crespo-Ribadeneyra Group

Material Matters exhibition shows new batteries and pressure sensors developed from tyre wear particles

20 September 2023

Upcycled materials created by our Material for Sustainability Research Group, in collaboration with The Tyre Collective, have gone on display at a high-profile exhibition in London's Oxo Tower. Dr Maria Crespo-Ribadeneyra led a collaboration with the start-up, where batteries and pressure sensors were created from waste tyre wear particles. The ... [more]

ERC Starting Grants

Dr Wei Tan wins a prestigious European Research Council Starting Grant for groundbreaking research

5 September 2023

Dr Wei Tan wins a prestigious European Research Council Starting Grant for groundbreaking research: QMUL School of Engineering and Materials Science. The project aims to address the longstanding puzzle of liquid-solid impact, which involves the collision between a high-velocity liquid and a solid, leading to substantial material degradation. [more]


August 2023

Professor Sir Colin Humphreys

Sir Colin Humphreys appears on BBC Radio 4's 'The Life Scientific'

29 August 2023

Colin discussed his work as a materials scientist and engineer, his use of electron microscopy, his development of low cost LEDs and of course about his work on graphene, the world's thinnest material. Listen back at the link below. [more]


May 2023

Energy efficient out-of-oven manufacturing of natural fibre composites, with integrated multifunctionalities

No ovens? No problems! - Scientists develop extremely energy efficient manufacturing method for natural fibre composites

4 May 2023

No more worries about high energy bills for composites manufacturing! Materials scientists at Queen Mary University of London have developed an innovative and energy-efficient method to manufacture natural fibre composites without the need for conventional ovens. This out-of-oven method is based on a smart nanocomposite film that heats and cures ... [more]


February 2023

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Steeling the show - creating exceptional alloys of iron: the inaugural lecture of Harry Bhadeshia

8 February 2023

Harry discussed the often haphazard yet remarkably graceful motion of atoms within solid iron, and how his work seeks to exploit these properties to build inspiring new physical forms, such as the world's first bulk-produced nanostructured alloy. [more]