Liam Critchley

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Liam Critchley is a science writer who specialises in how chemistry, materials science and nanotechnology interplay with advanced electronic systems. Liam works with media sites, companies, and trade associations around the world and has produced over 900 articles to date, covering a wide range of content types and scientific areas. Beyond his writing, Liam's subject matter knowledge and expertise in the nanotechnology space has meant that he has sat on a number of different advisory boards over the years – with current appointments being on the Matter Inc. and Nanotechnology World Association advisory boards. Liam was also a longstanding member of the advisory board for the National Graphene Association before it folded during the pandemic.

Sodium-Ion Battery Safety Boosted by Smart Polymer Gel

Key Takeaways: Why it matters: Sodium-ion batteries use abundant, low-cost sodium instead of lithium, but their poor cycle life and safety have held back comme

Insights | 30-05-2025

Machine Learning Improves Hydraulic Turbine Lifespan

Key Takeaways: Hydropower's role is growing – As intermittent renewables increase, hydropower offers essential grid support through stable frequency and voltag

Technical Analysis | 15-05-2025

Smart Glasses for the Visually Impaired with Sensor Fusion

Key Takeaways: Over 1 billion people globally live with visual impairment, with urban environments posing significant navigation risks due to fast-moving or su

Technical Analysis | 08-05-2025

Nanogap Pressure Sensors in Capacitive HMI Technology

Key Thing to Know: Flexible pressure sensors are essential for enabling fine motor control in humanoid robots, but current versions often struggle with interfe

Technical Analysis | 07-04-2025

Extracting Uranium from Seawater for Clean Energy

Key Thing to Know: Uranium in seawater is a vast, untapped resource, with ~4.5 billion tonnes—about 1,000 times more than land-based reserves—but traditional e

Technical Analysis | 04-04-2025

Turning Nanowires into FETs for Next-Gen Electronics

Key Things to Know: Miniaturization of FETs: Engineers are developing ultrathin silicon nanowires (below 30 nm) to create smaller and more efficient field-effe

Technical Analysis | 13-03-2025

Building Dendrite-Free Zinc Batteries for Grid Storage

Key Things to Know: Zinc Flow Batteries as an Alternative: While Li-ion batteries dominate the market, zinc-based batteries—especially zinc polyiodide flow bat

Technical Analysis | 11-03-2025

Neural Networks Mimic Brain Circuits for AI Advances

Key Things to Know: AI's Learning Limitations – Traditional AI models struggle with catastrophic forgetting, meaning they can't learn new information without e

Technical Analysis | 06-03-2025