The Rayleigh Award recognises importance of antimicrobial peptides as new antibiotics
LCN researcher Alice Pyne and four other researchers from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), have been awarded the National Physical Laboratory’s 2014 Rayleigh Award for their work evaluating the efficacy of antimicrobial peptides as new antibiotics. The Rayleigh...
New paint makes tough self-cleaning surfaces
A new paint that makes robust self-cleaning surfaces has been developed by a team led by UCL researchers. The coating can be applied to clothes, paper, glass and steel and when combined with adhesives, maintains its self-cleaning properties after being wiped,...
European Research Council grant success for the faculty
Researchers in the Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences have been awarded three major new grants from the European Research Council (ERC). These are in the areas of mathematics and nanotechnology Mark Buitelaar – London Centre for Nanotechnology/UCL Physics...