Liam Critchley

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Liam Critchley is a science writer who specialises in how chemistry, materials science and nanotechnology interplay with advanced electronic systems. Liam works with media sites, companies, and trade associations around the world and has produced over 900 articles to date, covering a wide range of content types and scientific areas. Beyond his writing, Liam's subject matter knowledge and expertise in the nanotechnology space has meant that he has sat on a number of different advisory boards over the years – with current appointments being on the Matter Inc. and Nanotechnology World Association advisory boards. Liam was also a longstanding member of the advisory board for the National Graphene Association before it folded during the pandemic.

Harvesting Heat from Industry using Thermoelectric Devices

Many industrial processes are energy-intensive, and many modern industries consume a lot of energy throughout their operations. There are several manufacturing industries where a l

16-02-2022

Could Hafnia Materials Exhibit the Piezoelectric Effect?

Hafnia (HfO2) is a well-known and well-used material in the electronics and technology space and possess several properties that make it very versatile in many different situations

25-01-2022

A New Flexible Solar Cell Approach with 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides

Solar cells, and renewable energy in general, has been a hot topic, and we’re now at the stage where a number of solar cells are showing good efficiencies. In the solar cell space,

19-01-2022

How Deep Learning Could Improve Li-ion Electrodes

Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are the most dominant rechargeable battery worldwide, but they don’t have the highest energy density of all commercially available batteries. The key

23-11-2021

Understanding the Challenges of Rechargeable Metal Batteries

In a market wholly dominated by the Li-ion battery, there is a lot of potential for rechargeable metal batteries—with lithium, sodium, calcium and magnesium metal batteries all bei

17-11-2021

Improving the Oxygen Redox Reaction in Na-Ion batteries

Li-ion batteries are the most widely used modern-day battery, but several other metal-ion batteries also show a lot of promise. Modern battery technology could help to alleviate th

21-10-2021

3D Printing Sand Structures with Binder Jet

Additive manufacturing, otherwise known as 3D printing, has become a versatile and valuable manufacturing tool for creating complex parts in a range of high-tech industries, includ

23-09-2021

In-vivo Bioprinting Using a Soft Catheter Robot

3D printing technologies have gained much traction in different sectors, including in one of the most highly regulated industries—the medical industry. 3D printing has already gain

14-09-2021

Improving Microlasers with Upconversion Nanoparticles

There are many different types of microlaser in use. They are found in several commercial applications, from intracellular biosensors to all-photonic microprocessors. Microlasers h

23-08-2021