Nanotechnology, mathematics and fundamental phenomena
Can MOFs change the way we live?
Ocean Cheung
Metal-Organic Frameworks, or MOFs, are often described as “materials of the future”, and was even awarded with 2025 year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry. But what makes them so revolutionary? And how can they help address global challenges like climate change or clean energy? Join UppTalk with Ocean Cheung, Senior Lecturer in Engineering Science with Specialisation in Nano Technology and Functional Materials.
27 January 2026.
Sense the world using silicon nanosensors
Zhen Zhang
Driven by continuous device size downscaling, silicon chip technology created the foundation of our modern information society. As we are approaching the limit of miniaturization, Prof. Zhen Zhang is exploring silicon devices, beyond size scaling, directly as smart sensors to sense the world. These sensors have a wide range of potential applications, from hydrogen safety to rapid drug effect tests.
14th of February 2023.
Save lives by sifting out viruses "as easily as you brew coffee" - development of nanotechnology paper filters for drinking water purification
Albert Mihranyan
Meet Albert Mihranyan, Professor at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, talking about how he and his team have developed a filter with material directly from nature with the goal to be able to remove viruses from water as easily as you brew coffee.
16th of june 2020.
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