Finding future materials

Imperial College London has opened its Henry Royce Institute Facility for materials of the future.

The Facility will generate new materials for quantum technologies, materials for the energy transition, healthcare and information technologies.

The hub will specialise in making thin films for sensors and electronic devices, patterning and milling, eletrical testing and increasing the understanding of advanced materials.

Located in the Sir Michael Uren Hub Building at Imperial's White City campus the Facility is part of the Royce 'Atoms to Devices' theme and aims to innovate at every fabrication stage, from building-block atoms to functioning devices.

Current innovations include antimicrodial surfaces to repel bacteria and viruses, and mRNA vaccines that are storable at room temperature.