Paper published in Advanced Materials!

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A new paper titled “Electric Field Driven Soft Morphing Matter” authored by Ciqun Xu (former joint PhD student with Bristol Robotic Laboratory), Charl Faul, Majid Taghavi, and Jonathan Rossiter, is now published Open Access in Advanced Materials!

This study demonstrated an electric field-driven soft morphing matter, termed electro-morphing gel (e-MG), with extremely high morphological adaptability and complex multimodal electric field response. The remote-control strategy opens a wide range of applications in soft and bio-inspired robotics, dexterous manipulation, and space exploration. Check the supporting video for a cool swinging gymnast for more details!

Cyborg Futures – Royal Society Discussion Meeting

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Ben, Junru and Charl are joining the exciting Cyborg Futures RS discussion meeting in London. Great opportunity to talk about our work related to soft actuators and bio-adhesives, and engage with many other scientists and engineers from a wide range of disciplines.

Thanks to Jonathan Rossiter and other colleagues for a great meeting in the heart of London!

Paper published in J. Mater. Chem. A

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A new study entitled “One-pot scalable production of conjugated microporous polymers with exceptional functionality“, authored by collaborators from Engineering Research Centre of Reactive Distillation of Fuzhou University, John Worth, and Charl Faul, has now been published Open Access in Journal of Materials Chemistry A !

Here we report on a one-pot scalable synthesis method using autoclaves to produce conjugated microporous polymers (CMPs) with enhanced surface area and exceptional adsorption capabilities for CO2 and heavy metal ions. With degas-free and facile scale-up opportunities, this method opens real possibilities for wide industrial applications of CMPs.

A new role for Charl!

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It was very recently announced that Charl will be taking on a senior role within the University of Bristol – as Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement), Faculty of Science and Engineering.

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Charl will be responsible for the wider global engagement for the faculty, making use of his extensive international contacts and experience to lead on a range of new initiatives. Charl will however still be (very!) research active, with 50% of his time still dedicated to his research group and related activities!