Will Soutter

Creative - Video Specialist

Will has a B.Sc. in Chemistry from the University of Durham, and a M.Sc. in Green Chemistry from the University of York. Naturally, Will is our resident Chemistry expert but, a love of science and the internet makes Will the all-rounder of the team. In his spare time Will likes to play the drums, cook and brew cider.

Articles from Will

Water Droplets Stick to "Raspberry Particle" Coating Mimics Rose Petals

Researchers at the University of Sydney have developed a new nanostructured material which uses "raspberry particles" to trap water droplets on its surface, with potential applications from preventing condensation to rapid, portable medical tests.

20 Sep 2013

Scientists Develop Magnetic Nanoparticle Cancer Treatment with 80% Success Rate in Mice

Scientists from the nanotech research collaborative Nanoprobes have developed a treatment for cancer using magnetic nanoparticles, which has cured 80% of mice in initial trials.

18 Sep 2013

Quantum Dot LED Display Development Kicked Off by Quantum Materials Corp

Quantum Materials are now supplying tetrapod quantum dots to an Asian manufacturer of LCD displays. Tetrapod quantum dots are a high-efficiency display technology that could revolutionize the market.

12 Sep 2013

Quality Control of Graphene with Optical Microscopy

Graphene has a wide range of potential applications in industry, but adoption is still limited by the difficulties with large-scale manufacturing of the unique material.

2 Sep 2013

Cell Penetration Mechanism for Gold Nanoparticles Discovered

Gold nanoparticles are well known as a potential drug-delivery platform that can successfully permeate cell memebranes, taking their payloads directly to where they are needed. Now, MIT researchers have determined just how the nanoparticles are able to achieve this.

27 Aug 2013

Nanoparticles Could Train Immune System to Fight Cancer

Researchers from the University of Georgia have developed a new approach to cancer treatment, using nanoparticles to train the body's immune system to kill off the cancer cells on its own.

21 Aug 2013

Smart Glass Nanocoating Selectively Filters Heat and Light

A team at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab have developed a new type of smart window coating which can selectively filter out heat and visible light using a nanostuctured composite of indium tin oxide (ITO) and niobium oxide.

15 Aug 2013

Nanoscale Diamonds Levitated in a Laser Beam

Researchers from the University of Rochester have managed to levitate photoluminescent nanodiamonds using only a laser beam. This achievment will allow more specific studies into how optomechanical systems behave at the nanoscale, and potentially provide a platform for advanced sensor technology or quantum computuation.

14 Aug 2013

Graphene Discoverers Receive Prestigious Royal Society Awards

Sir Andre Geim has been awarded the Royal Society's Copley Medal, the world's oldest scientific award, for his work on graphene and other two-dimensional materials. The medal is given for oustanding achievements in the physical or biological sciences - previous recipients include Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein.

25 Jul 2013

Stretchable Gold Nanoparticle Conductor for Flexible Electronics and Brain Implants

Researchers from the University of Michigan have discovered that gold nanoparticles embedded in a polymer maintain their conductivity when the material is stretched - even up to twice the original length or more.

18 Jul 2013