Back from the dead: AI to prevent exploding ‘zombie’ batteries?
Could artificial intelligence hold the key to preventing exploding ‘zombie’ batteries at recycling centres? Here we find out.
Research impact and institutes
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Flying high: Prestigious award for ‘outstanding’ student Chenjie Yu
We catch up with Chenjie Yu, an exceptional PhD student who has been recognised for his eye-catching and impactful research output – including work on cloud behaviour.
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Most wonderful time of the beer: Yeast biodiversity promises exciting new flavours
Discover why new research might spice up future Christmases and other celebrations – with exciting new flavours of beer!
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On a (space) mission to inspire young women engineers: Dr Ciara McGrath
Dr Ciara McGrath, a finalist in the 2021 IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards, discusses her stellar research, career, and the future of engineering.
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AI for Astronomy
This week’s blog comes from Alexandra Bonta and Devina Mohan, MSc students working with Professor Anna Scaife on Bayesian deep learning for classification of pulsars and radio galaxies, and follows on from our blog post for Ada Lovelace Day. Last week we celebrated Ada Lovelace Day and heard about the scientists who inspire our staff…
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Summer Science ’21: Dinosaurs, land mines… and cleaner air?
Researchers across the Faculty of Science and Engineering have been involved in the Royal Society’s brilliant Summer Science Exhibition. Find out more!
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The SKA’s the limit: Green light for world’s largest radio telescope network
Professor Michael Garrett explains the key role Jodrell Bank will play as construction gets underway on a truly stellar project: the exciting Square Kilometre Array Observatory.
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SOARing with SpaceX: UoM launches first-ever satellite
The University of Manchester has launched its own satellite! Find out what this landmark achievement could mean for future research of very low Earth orbits.
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Liquid Crystal Science with Gray Medal recipient Dr Ingo Dierking
Dr Ingo Dierking from the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Manchester was awarded the 2021 G.W. Gray Medal, the highest prize of the British Liquid Crystals Society (BLCS). The medal is awarded for outstanding contributions to research in the field of liquid crystal science and technology. It was first awarded 25…
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Exploring Cloud Computing
One of the hot topics that probably every computer scientist faces nowadays is cloud computing. Most of us already use applications that take advantage of the cloud behind the scenes. You are very likely part of the cloud computing generation if you have an online email subscription. Well, then you already know one of the…