Technology from Queen Mary's School of Engineering and Materials Science (SEMS) was exhibited at the Advanced Materials Show at the NEC in Birmingham.

The trade fair, which takes place alongside the Advanced Ceramics Show, the Vehicle Electrification Expo and the Battery Cells & Systems Expo, featured over 300 exhibitors along with 100 speakers, and attracted more than 4000 visitors.

The Queen Mary stand had objects on display showcasing battery technology, AI-designed cellular structures, bone graft substitute materials developed by Queen Mary researchers, graphene technology, sensors and more. All of these objects attracted many new industry contacts who we hope to work with closely in the future.

SEMS spin-out, EcoBarrier, joined us on the stand. EcoBarrier was spun-out of pioneering work by Dr Colin Crick into superhydrophobic coatings. EcoBarrier-Food^TM is their latest coating. Developed utilising entirely natural materials, the coating delivers superior water resistance, low water vapor transmission rates, and low gas transmission rates. EcoBarrier coatings maintain complete compatibility with existing industrial composting and standard recycling infrastructures enabling use in the food industry.

In addition, Dr Xuekun Lu gave a fantastic talk on his in-operando tomography techniques for batteries that drew plenty of attention.