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Stiff Gels Slow Germs: New study maps hydrogel properties that control bacterial growth

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT

University of Warwick scientists has found that firmer, lower water content hydrogels limit bacterial growth, with implications for designing antibacterial coatings, infection models, and advanced medical materials.

University of Warwick mathematician secures Leverhulme Research Leadership Award

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:30:00 GMT

Dr. Bryn Davies has received prestigious Leverhulme Trust funding to build a research team to tame imperfections in metamaterials.

‘Designing defects’ in Graphene opens new possibilities for future tech

Mon, 22 Sep 2025 09:00:00 GMT

Recent research from the University of Warwick has developed a new process for growing graphene with controlled imperfection that will improve performance across a range of applications - from sensors and batteries, to electronics.

UK’s most powerful NMR Facilities to open in the West Midlands

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 14:22:00 GMT

The Universities of Warwick and Birmingham opened the first of their respective 1.2 GHz NMR facilities, the result of a £23M investment from UKRI that solidifies the West Midlands as a powerhouse for NMR spectroscopy.

Exciting moments on the edge – unique properties confirmed in phosphorene nanoribbons

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:00:00 GMT

An international research collaboration, including The University of Warwick, The University of Cambridge and UCL, has demonstrated that ‘wonder material’ phosphorene nanoribbons (PNRs) exhibit both magnetic and electronic properties at room temperature, establishing them as a unique class of low-dimensional materials.

The power of confinement: How tiny nanotubes can squeeze new materials into being

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT

An international research project, led by The University of Warwick and University of Lille, has used nanotube compression to transform the underlying chemistry and physics of a compound, creating a promising new one-dimensional material.

Warwick to benefit from £2.5 million funding into “phenomenal” metamaterials

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:35:00 GMT

A £2.5m grant will enable a new network driving research into metamaterials, headed up by a researcher from the University of Warwick.

Ceramic industry should bring carbon reducing cold sintering process out of labs and into manufacturing says new research

Mon, 21 Oct 2019 08:11:01 GMT

A new techno-economic analysis, by a team led by a researcher from WMG at the University of Warwick, shows that the energy intensive ceramic industry would gain both financial and environmental benefits if it moved to free the cold sintering process from languishing in labs to actual use in manufacturing everything from high tech to domestic ceramics.

Smarter, greener, cleaner steel: £35 million boost for research to transform UK steel industry

Mon, 11 Feb 2019 11:00:24 GMT

A smart, green and clean steel industry will come a giant step closer thanks to a new £35 million research network, announced today, which will see steelmakers and University experts work together on a seven-year research programme to transform the UK steel sector.

Bacteria-fighting polymers created with light

Tue, 14 Aug 2018 10:32:54 GMT

Hundreds of polymers – which could kill drug-resistant superbugs in novel ways – can be produced and tested using light, using a method developed at the University of Warwick