Nanoengineering at the Summer Science Exhibition

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Each year the Royal Society holds a Summer Science Exhibition at its Carlton House Terrace home in London, where world-leading researchers from universities and science institutions across the UK gather to celebrate cutting-edge science.



The University of Manchester takes a full role in the exhibition and this year is no exception, with a flagship exhibit , focusing on Nanoscale Advanced Materials Engineering.

Nanoengineering is the science of creating materials at atomic scale. It holds the key to solving some of the world’s biggest challenges, from increasing computing power to harnessing energy more efficiently.


Through an immersive three-step experience, the University’s stand will bring materials to life at the atomic scale, and reveal how they can shape our future Visitors will also be able to learn from a team which has been working for years at the forefront of nanoengineering. A team which:
  • Has created the world’s purest silicon - the critical ’brick’ needed to construct a silicon-based quantum computer;
  • Uses equipment that can’t be found anywhere else in the world, like P-NAME, an ion implantation tool that can ’dope’ materials to one ion with 20 nanometre accuracy;
  • Contains experts in atomic force microscopy (AFM), a tool which uses a mechanism similar to a vinyl record player to characterise a material, atom by atom.


The Summer Science Exhibition takes place from 2 - 7 July, and is an interactive experience open to everyone with a curious mind. This is a free event and no ticket is required, but you will need to register your interest on Eventbrite.

about the Exhibition.