A technique to stabilise alkali metal vapour density using gold nanoparticles, so electrons can be accessed for applications including quantum computing, atom cooling and precision measurements, has been patented by scientists at the University of Bath. Alkali metal vapours, including lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium and caesium, allow scientists to access individual electrons, due to the […]
Step Towards Better ‘Beyond Lithium’ Batteries
A step towards new “beyond lithium” rechargeable batteries with superior performance has been made by researchers at the University of Bath. We increasingly rely on rechargeable batteries for a host of essential uses; from mobile phones and electric cars to electrical grid storage. At present this demand is taken up by lithium-ion batteries. As we […]
‘Smart Meters Need A Rapid Rethink,’ Say Bath Researchers
The official UK smart meter network was switched on in November 2016 and since then smart meter devices have been installed in millions of homes across the UK. The Government wants one in every household by 2020, but a team of researchers from the University of Bath argue that the meters being installed are not […]
VR Cricket Game Uses Motion Capture Technology For Full Immersive Experience
With the cricket season in full swing, cricket fans can try out their batting skills at home with a virtual reality game developed by Stickee Studios in collaboration with researchers at the University of Bath. Researchers at the University’s Centre for the Analysis of Motion, Entertainment Research and Applications (CAMERA), used the latest motion capture […]
Faster Recharging Batteries Possible After New Insights
Faster recharging lithium batteries could be developed after scientists figured out why adding charged metal atoms to tunnel structures within batteries improves their performance. Rechargeable lithium batteries have helped power the ‘portable revolution’ in mobile phones, laptops and tablet computers, and new generations of lithium batteries are being developed for electric vehicles and to store […]
3-D Printing Could Transform Future Membrane Technology
Researchers at the University of Bath suggest developments in 3D printing techniques could open the door to the advancement of membrane capabilities. This work is part of the University’s Centre for Advanced Separations Engineering (CASE) and is the first time the properties of different 3D printing techniques available to membrane fabrication have been assessed. Membranes […]
More Reliable Way to Produce Single Photons for Quantum Information Imprinting
Physicists at the University of Bath have developed a technique to more reliably produce single photons that can be imprinted with quantum information. The invention will benefit a variety of processes which rely on photons to carry quantum information, such as quantum computing, secure quantum communication and precision measurements at low light levels. Photons, particles […]
New spin on ‘silicon valleytronics’ could revolutionize future technologies
Latest research from scientists from our Department of Physics into cutting-edge ‘spin physics’ could herald the arrival of a revolutionary new technology – ‘valleytronics’. Through a study, published in the journal Nature Communications, physicists at Bath with international collaborators examined how ‘valley polarisarisation’ in silicon transistors affects how electronic spin is polarized. By using unique technology to […]