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Nobel winner opens Net Zero industry hub

Nobel winner opens Net Zero industry hub

Posted on 5 June 2023 by Natalie Ross

  Nobel Peace Prize-winning US climate scientist, Professor Donald J. Wuebbles, has launched the UK’s newest centre for Net Zero industry solutions. A former White House advisor and co-recipient of […]

ICS Clean Room open for business

ICS Clean Room open for business

Posted on 15 April 2023 by Heath Jeffries

Solutions for industry under one roof  Bringing industry and academia together to produce new products and processes can prove challenging. The Institute for Compound Semiconductors’ state-of-the-art cleanroom attempts to bridge […]

Review of 2022

Review of 2022

Posted on 22 December 2022 by Heath Jeffries

  Cardiff University’s work to turn research into real-world remedies for society’s pressing problems continued apace in 2022. Three major investments that provide the tools to translate ideas came to […]

Scientists welcome move to Translational Research Hub

Scientists welcome move to Translational Research Hub

Posted on 26 September 2022 by Peter Rawlinson

Cardiff University’s multi-million-pound Translational Research Hub (TRH) opened its doors in July. As researchers and equipment move in, we hear from a selection of pioneering catalysis and compound semiconductor scientists […]

Why ICS is the ideal business partner for CS process development

Why ICS is the ideal business partner for CS process development

Posted on 30 August 2022 by Peter Rawlinson

The Institute for Compound Semiconductors (ICS) positions Cardiff as the European leader in compound semiconductors. Here, Professor Peter Smowton, ICS Managing Director, highlights how ICS works with CS businesses to […]

First Images of Pollutant Nanoplastics

First Images of Pollutant Nanoplastics

Posted on 16 May 2022 by Peter Rawlinson

Researchers at Cardiff University’s new Nanoscale Vibrational Spectroscopy (NVSI) research centre have used Photo Included Force Microscopy (PiFM) to produce the first ever images of pollutant nanoplastics. These images are […]

Cardiff Catalysis Institute guides leading research

Cardiff Catalysis Institute guides leading research

Posted on 4 May 2022 by Peter Rawlinson

With the state-of-the-art microscopy and surface science wing at the new Translational Research Hub (TRH) due to open imminently, two Cardiff Catalysis Institute (CCI) researchers and their co-authors in Canada […]

Institute for Compound Semiconductors supports business growth

Institute for Compound Semiconductors supports business growth

Posted on 11 April 2022 by Peter Rawlinson

Cardiff University’s Institute for Compound Semiconductors (ICS) will move to a bespoke cleanroom this summer, working alongside business partners to help address a global shortage of semiconductor chips. As a […]

Toshiba and Cardiff power electronic innovation

Toshiba and Cardiff power electronic innovation

Posted on 28 February 2022 by Peter Rawlinson

Cardiff University has joined forces with Toshiba Europe Limited (TEUR) to develop ultra-fast gate drivers for the power electronics market. Power semiconductor devices made from silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium […]

Semiconductors boost Welsh economy

Semiconductors boost Welsh economy

Posted on 8 February 2022 by Peter Rawlinson

A new report published by Cardiff University’s Welsh Economy Research Unit (WERU) highlights the contribution to the economy by the CSconnected semiconductor cluster - the first of its kind in […]