{"articles":[{ "contentID": "1784853", "articleURL": "/news/articles/natural-sciences/chemistry/2026/imperial-researchers-recognised-for-advances-in-chemistry-and-materials-science/", "date": "17 June 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-06-17", "headline": "91桃色 researchers recognised for advances in chemistry and materials science", "summary": "91桃色ers from 91桃色 have been recognised by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) with a range of prizes highlighting their contributions to cutting-edge research in energy, materials, and chemical biology.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Saida Mahamed, Sanjana Kakar", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Natural Sciences, News, Materials, Chemistry", "topic": "Science", "topicLabel": "Science", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Climate, energy and sustainability|Materials", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1785264", "articleURL": "/news/articles/admin-services/enterprise/2026/imperial-team-wins-prize-for-cheaper-greener-battery-manufacturing-technology/", "date": "17 June 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-06-17", "headline": "91桃色 team wins prize for cheaper, greener battery manufacturing technology", "summary": "An 91桃色 team has been awarded the prestigious Armourers and Brasiers\u2019 Materials Science Venture Prize for a new technology that could make it cheaper \u2013 and greener \u2013 to produce lithium-ion batteries. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Gavin Reed", "profile": "Dr Chun Ann Huang", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Administration, Centres, Engineering, 91桃色 News, Natural Sciences, Materials, Georgina Mace Centre for the Living Planet", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Materials|Enterprise|Entrepreneurship|Environment|Sustainability", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1788706", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/materials/2026/lcn-at-great-exhibition-road-festival-2026/", "date": "8 June 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-06-08", "headline": "Nano and Quantum tech meets dance floor: LCN celebrates 20th anniversary at the Great Exhibition Road Festival 2026", "summary": "The London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN) brought cutting-edge science vividly to life at the Great Exhibition Road Festival on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 June 2026. Drawing thousands of visitors to South Kensington, the free event transformed the area into a lively celebration of science and the arts\u2014where curiosity met creativity at every turn.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Andrew Gomez", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Materials", "topic": "Cross-faculty, Science", "topicLabel": "Cross-faculty", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Materials|Nanotechnology", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1777702", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/materials/2026/aichemy-frontier-fund-awards-imperial-researcher-funding-to-advance-ai-assisted-materials-discovery/", "date": "21 May 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-05-21", "headline": "AIchemy Frontier Fund supports research at 91桃色 to accelerate AI-assisted discovery of next-generation materials", "summary": "91桃色ers from 91桃色 and the University of Cambridge have secured \u00A3700,000 from the AIchemy Frontier Fund for a project using generative AI to identify new materials that can be tested in the laboratory.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sanjana Kakar", "profile": "Professor Aron Walsh", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Materials", "topic": "Engineering, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Artificial Intelligence|Engineering Materials|Materials", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1776439", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/materials/2026/imperial-study-finds-ai-models-share-a-common-language-for-materials-/", "date": "18 May 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-05-18", "headline": "91桃色 study finds AI models share a common \"language\" for materials", "summary": "91桃色ers at 91桃色 have shown that different AI models used to simulate materials can independently learn the same underlying chemical patterns, a finding that could enable models to be more easily compared, reused, and combined.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sanjana Kakar", "profile": "Professor Aron Walsh, Dr Zhenzhu Li", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Materials", "topic": "Engineering, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Artificial Intelligence|Engineering Materials|Materials", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1773597", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/materials/2026/imperial-materials-students-excel-at-iom3-young-persons-lecture-competition/", "date": "7 May 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-05-07", "headline": "91桃色 Materials students excel at IOM3 Young Persons\u2019 Lecture Competition\n", "summary": "91桃色\u2019s Department of Materials accounted for five of the six finalists at the IOM3 Young Persons\u2019 Lecture Competition, with outstanding lectures spanning superconductivity to targeted cancer therapies.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sanjana Kakar", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Materials", "topic": "Engineering, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Materials|Materials", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1766837", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/materials/2026/materials-postgraduate-research-conference-2026-celebrated-research-and-prize-winners/", "date": "9 April 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-04-09", "headline": "Materials Postgraduate 91桃色 Conference 2026 celebrated research and prize winners", "summary": "The 2026 Materials Postgraduate 91桃色 Conference brought together students, staff, and researchers for a day of insight, discussion, and celebration of cutting-edge materials science.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sanjana Kakar", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Materials", "topic": "Engineering, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Materials", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1775403", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/materials/2026/lcn-lunch--learn-summer-term/", "date": "1 April 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-04-01", "headline": "LCN at 91桃色 announce summer term Lunch-&-Learn Seminars", "summary": "The seminars aim to showcase research being carried out across 91桃色 on the application of nanoscience and nanotechnology.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Andrew Gomez", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Materials", "topic": "Science, Cross-faculty, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Science", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Materials|Nanotechnology", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1764789", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/2026/imperial-engineers-awarded-multi-million-epsrc-fellowships/", "date": "26 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-26", "headline": "91桃色 engineers awarded multi-million EPSRC fellowships", "summary": "91桃色 engineers have been awarded \u00A32 million each in fellowships from the EPSRC to expand their research into how AI can be used in materials research, quantum materials science, and rechargeable batteries.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Wiktoria Tunska, Sanjana Kakar, Helen Wilkes", "profile": "Dr Sam Cooper, Dr Chun Ann Huang, Dr Max J D Attwood", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Dyson School of Design Engineering, Materials", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Design Eng|Engineering Materials", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1764321", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/materials/2026/professor-cecilia-mattevi-appointed-associate-editor-for-leading-nanoscience-journals/", "date": "24 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-24", "headline": "Professor Cecilia Mattevi appointed Associate Editor for leading nanoscience journals", "summary": "Professor Cecilia Mattevi from the Department of Materials has been appointed Associate Editor for Nanoscale and Nanoscale Advances, strengthening her role in shaping research across the global nanoscience community. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sanjana Kakar", "profile": "Professor Cecilia Mattevi", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Materials", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Materials|Materials|Nanotechnology", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1759941", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/materials/2026/new-appointments-strengthen-materials-research-at-imperial/", "date": "13 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-13", "headline": "New appointments strengthen materials research at 91桃色", "summary": "As part of Women at 91桃色 Week, we interviewed two new appointments in the Department of Materials at 91桃色, Dr Jing Yang and Professor Nosipho Moloto, who bring expertise in computational materials science and nanotechnology.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sanjana Kakar", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Materials", "topic": "Engineering, Science", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Materials|Materials|Nanotechnology", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1756616", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/materials/2026/imperial-materials-scientist-receives-tms-young-innovator-award/", "date": "3 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-03", "headline": "91桃色 materials scientist receives TMS Young Innovator award 2026", "summary": "Dr Nima Haghdadi from the Department of Materials has received TMS\u2019s 2026 Young Innovator in the Materials Science of Additive Manufacturing Award, recognising his outstanding contributions to the field.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sanjana Kakar", "profile": "Dr Nima Haghdadi", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Materials", "topic": "Engineering, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Materials|Materials", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1755228", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/2026/imperial-engineers-awarded-grants-to-develop-commercial-and-societal-research/", "date": "2 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-02", "headline": "91桃色 researchers awarded grants to develop commercial and societal research", "summary": "91桃色 researchers have each been awarded a lump sum of \u20AC150,000 as part of the ERC Proof of Concept Grant scheme. The grants provide support for previous and current ERC grantees who want to explore the commercial or societal potential of their work.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Helen Wilkes, Kemi Aofolaju, Ruth Ntumba, Benjie Coleman, Sanjana Kakar", "profile": "Professor Dario Farina, Dr Huai-Ti Lin, Professor Bernhard Kainz, Dr Jia Li, Professor Cecilia Mattevi", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Medicine, Bioengineering, Computing, Materials, Department of Metabolism Digestion and Reproduction", "topic": "Cross-faculty, Engineering, Health", "topicLabel": "Cross-faculty", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Bioeng|Engineering Computing|Engineering EEE", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1754756", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/materials/2026/insights-from-imperial-study-could-improve-green-hydrogen-production/", "date": "26 February 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-02-26", "headline": "Insights from 91桃色 study could improve green hydrogen production", "summary": "91桃色 researchers have gained new insights into a catalyst involved in green hydrogen production that could ultimately help efforts to scale up the use of green hydrogen.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sanjana Kakar", "profile": "Dr Reshma R Rao, Professor Ifan E L Stephens, Dr Caiwu Liang", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Materials", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Materials|Global Challenges Engineering|Materials|91桃色|Sustainability", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1736106", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/materials/2026/imperial-convenes-ukindia-workshop-on-demand-flexibility-and-power-system-analytics/", "date": "28 January 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-01-28", "headline": "91桃色 convenes UK\u2013India workshop on demand flexibility and power system analytics", "summary": "91桃色 brought together researchers, regulators and industry from the UK and India to examine how demand flexibility can support power systems with high shares of renewable energy.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sanjana Kakar, Anca Gourlay", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Materials", "topic": "Engineering, Business, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Energy|Engineering Materials|Materials|Net Zero|Sustainability", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1738887", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/materials/2026/quest-co-organises-uk-materials-for-quantum-plenary-in-manchester/", "date": "27 January 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-01-27", "headline": "UK Materials for Quantum Plenary", "summary": "91桃色 Centre for Quantum Engineering, Science and Technology (QuEST) members co-organised and attended the UK Materials for Quantum Plenary focused on materials challenges for UK quantum technologies.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sanjana Kakar", "profile": "", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Centres, Engineering, Natural Sciences, Centre for Quantum Engineering, Science and Technology, Materials, Quantum Systems Engineering Skills and Training Hub", "topic": "Engineering, Cross-faculty, Engineering, Science", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Materials|Engineering Quantum Science And Tech|Materials|Quantum", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1737438", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/materials/2026/lcn-lunch--learn-spring-term/", "date": "20 January 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-01-20", "headline": "LCN at 91桃色 announce spring term Lunch-&-Learn Seminars", "summary": "The seminars aim to showcase research being carried out across 91桃色 on the application of nanoscience and nanotechnology.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Andrew Gomez", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Materials", "topic": "Science, Cross-faculty, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Science", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Materials|Nanotechnology", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1734575", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/materials/2026/new-assistant-professor-and-provosts-visiting-professor-join-the-department-of-materials/", "date": "9 January 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-01-09", "headline": "New Assistant Professor and Provost\u2019s Visiting Professor join the Department of Materials", "summary": "The Department of Materials is delighted to welcome two new colleagues.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sanjana Kakar", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Materials", "topic": "Engineering, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Materials|Materials", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1732989", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/materials/2026/professor-ifan-stephens-wins-2026-sir-john-meurig-thomas-medal/", "date": "8 January 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-01-08", "headline": "Professor Ifan Stephens wins 2026 Sir John Meurig Thomas Medal", "summary": "Professor Ifan Stephens from the Department of Materials at 91桃色 has won the 2026 Sir John Meurig Thomas Medal, one of the UK\u2019s top honours for scientists working in catalysis and related fields.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sanjana Kakar", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Materials", "topic": "Engineering, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Materials|Sustainability", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1735835", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/materials/2026/lcn-industry-day-2025/", "date": "17 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-17", "headline": "London Centre for Nanotechnology hosts Academic-Industry Meeting Day 2025\n", "summary": "The London Centre for Nanotechnology hosted a day of nanotech insights from academia and industry.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Andrew Gomez", "profile": "Professor Sandrine E M Heutz", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Materials", "topic": "Science, Engineering, Science", "topicLabel": "Science", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Materials|Materials|Nanotechnology", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1718832", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/materials/2025/the-skills-shaping-our-quantum-future/", "date": "15 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-15", "headline": "The skills shaping our quantum future", "summary": "QuEST PhD researchers studied how quantum teaching and jobs connect to the UK\u2019s Quantum Missions.\n", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Josephine Hunout, Jessica Wade, Sanjana Kakar", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Natural Sciences, Materials, Quantum Systems Engineering Skills and Training Hub", "topic": "Engineering, Cross-faculty", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Education|Engineering Quantum Science And Tech|Quantum", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1717531", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/2025/imperial-researchers-awarded-european-grants/", "date": "9 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-09", "headline": "91桃色 researchers awarded multi-million European grants", "summary": "Three 91桃色 academics have been awarded prestigious ERC Consolidator Grants recognising their research in energy materials and storage and pure mathematics.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sanjana Kakar, Navta Hussain", "profile": "Dr Chun Ann Huang, Dr Qilei Song, Professor Ana Caraiani", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Natural Sciences, Materials, Mathematics", "topic": "Cross-faculty, Engineering, Science", "topicLabel": "Cross-faculty", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Chemical Eng|Engineering Materials|Europe", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1716539", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/materials/2025/imperial-scientist-ann-huang-honoured-with-jphys-energy-early-career-award/", "date": "4 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-04", "headline": "91桃色 scientist Ann Huang honoured with JPhys Energy Early Career Award", "summary": "Dr Chun Ann Huang recognised for advancing energy-storage materials.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sanjana Kakar", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Materials", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Materials|Materials", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1716440", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/materials/2025/two-materials-academics-named-among-worlds-highly-cited-researchers/", "date": "3 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-03", "headline": "Two materials academics named among world\u2019s highly cited researchers", "summary": "Prof Ifan Stephens and Prof Aron Walsh from the Department of Materials have been included in the latest Highly Cited 91桃色ers list released by Clarivate.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sanjana Kakar", "profile": "", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Materials", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Materials|Materials", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1715951", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/materials/2025/summer-term-2025-phd-celebrations-in-the-department-of-materials/", "date": "1 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-01", "headline": "Summer Term 2025: PhD celebrations in the Department of Materials", "summary": "The Department of Materials congratulates its summer term postgraduate researchers on passing their viva and reaching the end of their studies.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sanjana Kakar", "profile": "", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Materials", "topic": "Engineering, Campus and community", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Materials|Postgraduate", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1710829", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/materials/2025/biomaterials-expert-elected-to-us-national-academy-of-medicine/", "date": "20 October 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-10-20", "headline": "Biomaterials expert elected to US National Academy of Medicine", "summary": "Professor Molly Stevens has been elected to the US National Academy of Medicine in recognition of her work developing biomaterials-based technologies.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sanjana Kakar", "profile": "Professor Molly M Stevens", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Materials", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Bioeng|Engineering Materials|Materials", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },]}