Liam Critchley

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.

New Solution Processing Methods for Organic Electronic Devices

The field of organic electronics has seen a lot of interest in recent years. On the whole, the performance and efficiency of organic electronic devices are not typically as high as

07-04-2020

Crumpled Graphene FET Biosensor for Detecting Early Stage Cancer

Biosensors are a technology which has attracted a lot of discussion and interest in recent weeks due to the recent coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. This is because biosensors are t

02-04-2020

A Wireless and Wearable Polymer Temperature Sensor for Healthcare Monitoring

Temperature sensors are a useful piece of electronics for many reasons and are used throughout many manufacturing industries to monitor the temperature of many processes and enviro

27-03-2020

How Are Electronics Being Used in the Fight Against the Coronavirus Pandemic?

The world is currently in a state of crisis. The recent coronavirus pandemic, codenamed COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2 is wreaking havoc across many countries, leaving many deaths in its w

23-03-2020

Could Bismuthene Offer a Way to Reduce CO2 Emissions in the Future?

Climate change has manifested as a worldwide, man-made issue and unless measures are put into place in the near future, it is likely that the world will continue to see temperature

19-03-2020

Development of a Nanoscale Triboelectrification-Gated Transistor

The evolution of nanotechnology in last decade or so has brought about technological advances that were not previously possible in the electronics space. Aside from trying to induc

12-03-2020

Nano-Inspired Thermoelectric Fibres for Wearable Electronics

While there have been many electronic devices which are ‘wearable’ for a good number of years, the next generation of wearable electronics is set to utilise textiles with built-in

04-03-2020

A Crack Sensor for Assessing Drug Toxicity

Pharmaceuticals is a big business globally, although there are pockets of the world where more profit is made than others. Economics aside, how a drug interacts within its surround

12-02-2020

Could Silicon Anodes Be Made More Stable?

Batteries are vital components in many modern-day technologies, and for many existing technologies, improving the capabilities of the battery is paramount for building the next gen

21-01-2020