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Surfaces, Microstructure and Fracture Group

 

Surfaces, Microstructure and Fracture is a federated body of research groups with varied interests in condensed matter physics.

 

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Trajectories of molecules on surfaces

Surface & 2D nanoScience Group

Advanced surfaces and 2D materials hold great promise for addressing global challenges. Our research helps to shed light on the fundamental processes at work.

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Heterodyne Velocimetry Spectrum obtained during a shock physics experiment

Fracture Physics Group

In the Fracture group, we conduct a wide range of research into understanding physical processes that govern material behaviour, from fundamental behavior to applied problems.

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Modelling fatigue crack growth in shape memory alloys

31 January 2022

Review Article in Nature Reviews Physics

12 October 2021

A short review article, Probing surface motion above ambient temperature with helium spin-echo spectroscopy , has just been published in Nature Reviews Physics by Dr Nadav Avidor.

SHeM commercialisation project launched with Ionoptika Ltd.

1 September 2021

We are pleased to announce the start of a Knowledge Transfer Partnership with Ionoptika Ltd. to commercialise our scanning helium microscope (SHeM) technology. For more information, contact the project lead, David Ward .

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