It’s been over 160 years since Alexander Parkes created what many people regard to be the first thermoplastic, Parkesine, in Birmingham (that’s right – plastic is a UK innovation). Though Parkes himself never really achieved commercial success with his wonder …
Are you an SME working in the advanced materials space? Does your work have applications in transport and mobility? Do you want to break into international markets or increase your international collaboration? This could be the right opportunity for your …
Twelve months ago I was franticly trying to gather enough data and finish enough experiments so that my PhD thesis was a sensible story rather than an incoherent mess of all the data I’d gathered over the previous 3.5 years. …
Graphene - the world's first 2D material Derived from Graphite, Graphene is the world’s first 2D material. Just a single atom deep and super flexible Over 200 times stronger than steel and a million times thinner than a strand of …
Actually, it’s simpler- and less technical- than that. The Advanced Materials team at Innovate UK spends its time looking at the intersection of materials, functionality and process.
Nanotechnology and advanced materials may feel like they are the stuff of sci-fi and comic books, but scientists and engineers all around the world are figuring out how to use 2D materials like graphene and leap these technologies forward so …
I am Innovate UK’s Regional manager for the East of England. That means I work with stakeholders, particularly the Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs), to align our respective strategies for innovation and to understand and highlight the innovation strengths of the …
The Manufacturing and Materials sector team are a group of experts bringing together the areas of: Automotive Autonomous Connected Vehicles Aerospace High value manufacturing Advanced materials Resource efficiency Our aim is to enable UK businesses across all sectors to develop …
Looking outside of your own market for inspiration can be a great way of discovering new innovation ideas and this was the aim of our Accelerating British Innovation event held at the home of Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) and the …
My name is Ben Walsh and my job at Innovate UK is to drive innovation in advanced materials. Enabling technology Being part of the Enabling Technology team I touch on many different sectors and support a wide variety of activities …
