Thrills, spills, shocks and howlers. Heart-stopping moments that united nations. More own goals than you can shake a stick at. This month sees the well-awaited return of the UEFA European Football Championship (commonly referred to as the ‘Euros’) after its postponement in 2020. Despite the restrictions still in place, millions across the UK and the
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Lancaster University and the Greater Innovation for Smarter Materials Optimisation (GISMO) Team are proud to announce that earlier this year we became members of the five major chambers of commerce representing all regions of Cheshire, including North Cheshire Chamber of Commerce, East Cheshire Chamber of Commerce, South Cheshire Chamber of Commerce, West Cheshire & North
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Saturday night saw the 65th edition of one of the world’s most watched non-sporting events – The Eurovision Song Contest. After being cancelled for the first time in its history in 2020, Eurovision returned with a bang this year, with 8 million people watching from the UK alone. We at GISMO are big fans of
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We spoke to Trevor Duncan, GISMO Business Relations Officer, to find out more about his role and what inspired him to join the team. What is your role in GISMO? I am the Business Relations Officer for GISMO. My role is to engage with SME’s across the Cheshire & Warrington area and to raise the
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Characterisation of thin films and interfaces Friday 14th May 2021, 9 – 10am | Microsoft Teams ➤ Book now Join Dr Benjamin Robinson, Senior Lecturer in Quantum Nanotechnology and Deputy Director of the Lancaster University Materials Science Institute, to learn about the fabrication of ultra-thin films and characterisation of interfaces. All materials have interfaces. These
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GISMO will be presenting at this interactive webinar focusing on additive manufacturing and prototyping hosted by Innovate UK Edge on 21st April at 10am. Integrating design thinking in your innovation process is essential to develop a user-centred solution that meets your customers’ needs. Testing the solution can be time consuming and delay mass manufacturing. However,
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Join Professor Pedro Rivera and members of the Materials Science Institute and GISMO on Friday 26th March to learn about new alloys in additive manufacturing. The event is the latest in a series of breakfast seminars from researchers about advances in materials science and how they can benefit you and your business. Additive manufacturing offers
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We spoke to James Stancombe, GISMO Programme Manager, to find out more about his role and what inspired him to join the team. What is your role in GISMO? I am the Programme Manager. My role is to co-ordinate with the various teams in delivering the project including the Materials Science Institute, marketing and business
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The GISMO Team have started 2021 off smart, with two successful events in February and a third planned for March. On Friday 5th February we hosted Coatings – we’ve got it covered, with Professor Rob Short, Director of the Materials Science Institute at Lancaster University. Prof. Short explored the use of functional coatings for medical
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SARS-CoV-2 was first identified over a year ago. With multiple lockdowns, restrictions, and finally a vaccine on the way, it’s been a long journey in slowing transmission of the virus. Advances in surface technology have also played a key part in preventing the spread and will continue to be an important tool in the fight
-> Continue reading Preventing transmission of coronavirus with surfaces and coatings technology
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