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.

The Use of AI for Improving PDT Cancer Therapies

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a common anti-cancer treatment. There are several key advantages to why PDT has been used a lot, including the ability to target cancer cells over the

AI | 25-05-2022

Ferroelectric Photosensor for Machine Vision Applications

Machine vision is a type of technology that has been developed so that machines can ‘see’ and ‘understand’ the world around them. Machine vision technologies have already been appl

19-04-2022

Looking Towards the Future of Innovation in the Energy Storage Space

Innovation is fundamental if scientific areas are to advance society, and several industrial and market sectors continue to innovate in the modern-day technological society. At the

12-04-2022

Could 2D Material Borophene be Used for Optical Devices?

2D materials are gathering a lot of interest for a range of applications, both on the high-tech end of the application spectrum and on the lower end. There’s been much interest in

16-03-2022

Could We Use Bacteria to Build Bioelectronic Systems?

The areas of synthetic biology and biomaterials are ever advancing, and new ways of utilising the natural world continue to manifest in modern-day scientific research. There has be

07-03-2022

Harvesting Heat from Industry using Thermoelectric Devices

Many industrial processes are energy-intensive, and many modern industries consume a lot of energy throughout their operations. There are several manufacturing industries where a l

16-02-2022

Could Hafnia Materials Exhibit the Piezoelectric Effect?

Hafnia (HfO2) is a well-known and well-used material in the electronics and technology space and possess several properties that make it very versatile in many different situations

25-01-2022

A New Flexible Solar Cell Approach with 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides

Solar cells, and renewable energy in general, has been a hot topic, and we’re now at the stage where a number of solar cells are showing good efficiencies. In the solar cell space,

19-01-2022

How Deep Learning Could Improve Li-ion Electrodes

Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are the most dominant rechargeable battery worldwide, but they don’t have the highest energy density of all commercially available batteries. The key

23-11-2021