Susanna Richmond wins the Impact Enabler Prize at the inaugural University of Edinburgh Impact Festival 2024
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Three new post docs join the ECFP team
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New PhD opportunity: Rheology and shear-induced state transitions in filled gels – anhydrous model systems
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New PhD opportunity: Rheology and microstructure of catalytic inks under simple and complex shear
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Thinning, not thickening, fluids optimise protection of glass screens
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Thinning, not thickening, fluids optimise protection of glass screens
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A collaboration between ECFP and Corning Inc. investigating the link between fluid flow and glass bending in layered systems has uncovered that shear-thinning fluids provide better protection against impact. Such insight could be used to create more durable foldable smartphones.
Industry fellowship success and new business development support
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Where soft matter physics meets Renaissance beauty regimes
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Award recognition for Professor Wilson Poon
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Design principles for hand sanitisers
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A paper from ECFP demonstrates how soft matter physics can be used to form a framework to guide the design of formulations with desirable properties.