News

Ancient proteins resolve the evolutionary history of Darwin’s South American ungulates

20 March 2015

In collaboration with colleagues from University of York, and elsewhere, we have helped to develop techniques for analysing sequences of collagen in ancient bone which shed light on important phylogenetic relationships that were previously inaccessible using traditional DNA dating techniques.

Farewell to Anastasiia

23 February 2015

Anastasiia Mikhalchan has now returned to her home in Russia, after her short post doctoral appointment in MML.

Welcome Peter and Chunlei to the MML Group

28 January 2015

We hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year and will have a happy 2015. We would like to welcome two new members: Peter and Chunlei, to the MML group.

Sonocrystallization Yields Monoclinic Paracetamol with Significantly Improved Compaction Behavior

5 November 2014

A new paper, jointly first-authored by James Elliott, is published online in Angewandte Chemie, and selected by Editor as Hot Paper.

The electro-structural behaviour of yarn-like carbon nanotube fibres immersed in organic liquids

14 October 2014

A new paper by J Terrones, A H Windle, and J A Elliott published in Science and Technology of Advanced Materials.

MSM's Research paper of October

2 October 2014

For the second consecutive month, the Department of Materials Science has selected a paper authored by people from our lab as the research paper of the month.

FD173: Spinning of carbon nanotube fibres using the floating catalyst high temperature route: purity issues and the critical role of sulphur

22 September 2014

A new paper by T. Gspann, F. Smail and A. Windle was presented at the Faraday Discussions in the Royal Society of Chemistry, London.

MSM's Research paper of the month: "Electro-mechanical actuator with muscle memory"

19 September 2014

The Department of Materials Science has selected a paper co-authored by MML's James Elliott as the research paper of the month of September.

Postdoc position in DEM available

4 August 2014

PDRA position available (deadline 1st September)

New electro-structural effect observed in CNT fibres

16 July 2014

"Electric Field-Modulated Non-Ohmic Behavior of Carbon Nanotube Fibers in Polar Liquids" - A new paper by J. Terrones, J. A. Elliott, J. J. Vilatela, and A. H. Windle.