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Hear from Faraday Institution researchers and from the wider UK battery research and innovation community at these upcoming events. Connect with the team and collaborate!

Upcoming Events

Events particularly suitable for early career researchers are indicated with a purple ECR label


Faraday Institution Event

Faraday Public Lecture | Engineering the skies: The rise of electric flight

19/05/2025, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Join a panel of experts to learn how batteries fit into the technology mix for decarbonising aviation.

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WISPER - Women in Science Promoting Energy Research, 21 May 2025

WISPER – Women in Science Promoting Energy Research

21/05/2025

The Faraday Institution are proud to sponsor this event, celebrating Emerging Female Leaders in Energy Research.

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International Conference on Sustainable Chemistry for Net Zero (ICSC-NZ)

10/06/2025 - 13/06/2025

This conference is being organised in partnership with the ScotCHEM (the consortium of Scottish Chemistry Departments), and the University of St. Andrews. The…

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Battery Cells & Systems event graphic, 8-11 July 2025 at the NEC Birmingham

Battery Cells & Systems

08/07/2025 - 10/07/2025

Battery Cells & Systems Conference and Expo will bring together automotive manufacturers, electric utilities, battery system integrators, cell manufacturers and…

External Event
Event Flyer for Oxford Battery Modelling Symposium 2025, 24-25 July in Oxford

Oxford Battery Modelling Symposium 2025

24/07/2025 - 25/07/2025

OBMS brings together mathematicians, chemists, physicists and engineers from academia and industry to discuss the latest modelling research and applications.

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Faraday Institution Conference 2025 | Energising the UK Battery Ecosystem

09/09/2025 - 11/09/2025

Join us from 9-11 September 2025 at University of Warwick for what will be our largest and most open science dissemination and networking event to date!
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In-person event. Faraday Institution Early Career Researcher Conference and Training Event 2026. Save the dates! 24-25 March 2026. The Slate Conference Centre, University of Warwick.

Faraday Institution Early Career Researcher Conference and Training Event 2026

24/03/2026 - 25/03/2026

Save the dates to your calendar now! 24-25 March 2026

Past Events

Faraday Institution Event
Register now. Faraday Masterclass. Benchmarking for Better Batteries, 1st of May 2025 at 2.30pm. With Nigel Taylor.

Faraday Masterclass 46

01/05/2025 - 01/05/2024, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Watch the recording of the 46th Faraday Masterclasses “Benchmarking for Better Batteries” with speaker Nigel Taylor.

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Energy Storage 2025 29 April, Manchester

IMechE Energy Storage 2025: Delivering Grid-Scale Storage and Stability

29/04/2025

Faraday Institution contacts can save £100 to join with code SUPPORTER100

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Innovation Zero World Congress, 29-30 April 2025. London UK. Professor Martin Freer is speaking on the panel Fixing Fusion: Green Taxonomies and Red Tape in Nuclear.

Innovation Zero World Congress

29/04/2025 - 30/04/2025

The UK’s largest net zero congress – Transforming systems for a low carbon economy

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Energy 2025 event flyer. 29 April.

IOP Publishing | Energy 2025

29/04/2025

A one-day event for early career researchers on the future of energy research and the green economy.

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UK and World Energy Storage Conference | UKES 2025

14/04/2025 - 17/04/2025

Submit an abstract before 15 January!

Faraday Institution Event

UltraStore – the Faraday Institution Transformational Challenge on ultra-low cost long duration energy storage solutions

08/04/2025, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

The Faraday Institution is adding a Transformational Challenge programme to its research portfolio targeting energy storage application challenges that have extraordinary impact potential. Join this Faraday Institution webinar to find out more.

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Advanced Battery Power Conference 2025

02/04/2025 - 03/04/2025

Advanced Battery Power is one of the largest international scientific battery conferences in Germany. The established symposium offers a broad…

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Battery Tech Expo 2025

26/03/2025 - 27/03/2025

The Battery Tech Expo 2025 runs 26th & 27th March 2025 at The Wing, Silverstone and will bring together the latest…

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Cross Sector Battery Showcase - Advancing Innovation Across Industries

Cross-Sector Battery Showcase – Advancing Innovation Across Industries

19/03/2025

The Cross-Sector Battery Systems Innovation Network is a community co-funded by Innovate UK and the Faraday Battery Challenge and was launched in 2020 with…

Faraday Institution Event
Faraday Webinar: Celebrating and supporting neurodiversity in our community. Picture of a colourful brain in a lamp.

Celebrating and supporting neurodiversity in our community

19/03/2025, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Watch a recording of a panel event as part of Neurodiversity Celebration Week as they discussed: what it means to be neurodivergent, what’s helpful to know about working with colleagues who are neurodivergent and what we can all do to help support individuals as we build an inclusive community where all can thrive.

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Image of CEO Martin Freer. I'm speaking at the 42nd annual International Battery Seminar, 17-20 March 2025, Orlando, Florida.

42nd International Battery Seminar

17/03/2025 - 20/03/2025

Founded in 1983, the International Battery Seminar & Exhibit has established itself as the premier event showcasing the state of…

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Save the date for the Future Propulsion Conference 2025! 12-13 March 2025 at the National Motorcycle Museum, Solihull

Future Propulsion Conference 2025

12/03/2025 - 13/03/2025

The Future Propulsion Conference (FPC2025) is a two day UK event created to bring together industry and academic experts within…

Faraday Institution Event
Battery Day

Battery Day 2025

18/02/2025, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Want a pioneering career focusing on creating a sustainable future? Already working in the battery sector? Get involved with Battery Day 2025

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Save 15% off your registration using code FI20. Energy Storage Summit 2025, 17-19 Feb 2025 at the Intercontinental London - The 02

Energy Storage Summit 2025

17/02/2025 - 19/02/2025

2025 is set to be a pivotal year for the global energy transition, as we reach the halfway point in…

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PyBaMM Battery Modelling Conference, 5-7 February 2025 in London

PyBaMM Battery Modelling Conference 2025

05/02/2025 - 07/12/2024

PyBaMM (Python Battery Mathematical Modelling) is an open-source battery simulation package written in Python. Their mission is to accelerate battery…

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UK Flow Battery Network Symposium 2025

UK Flow Battery Network Symposium

27/01/2025

The UK (Redox) Flow Battery Network is officially resuming activities!  To kick-off, they are holding their next UK Flow Battery…

Faraday Institution Event
Faraday event. Reengaging with European Battery Research. 7 January, 11-12 am.

Reengaging with European Battery Research (Horizon Europe)

07/01/2025, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Watch the webinar recording as we raise the visibility of the 2025 Horizon calls related to batteries into the UK’s academic research community.

Faraday Institution Event
Register now. Faraday Masterclass. Machine Learning/AI analysis methods for scattering/spectroscopy data. Online event 11th December 2024, 2pm. With Dr Andy Sode Anker, Diamond Light Source.

Faraday Masterclass 45

11/12/2024, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Watch the recording of the Faraday Masterclass on machine Learning/AI analysis methods for scattering/spectroscopy data for battery materials.

External Event

24th Advanced Automotive Battery Conference

09/12/2024 - 12/12/2024

Attend AABC where chief battery technologists from leading automotive OEMs, and key members of the supply chain, discuss the latest…

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Rho Motion Seminar Series: EV, Battery, Charging & Infrastructure

27/11/2024

Date: Wednesday 27 November 2024 Venue: The Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AG Join Rho Motion for…

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London EV Show

26/11/2024 - 28/11/2024

Make sure to catch our Technology Transfer Director, Ian Ellerington, for his panel on “Advances in EV Battery & Associated Technologies”, Tuesday 26 November at 15:35 in Track 2. 

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Physics World Live: Battery Technology

21/11/2024, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Sign up for this exciting Physics World Live Webinar on Battery Technology

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RSC Energy Sector 2nd Annual Symposium for Advanced Battery Materials

13/11/2024

Join the Royal Society of Chemistry at Burlington House, London, on Wednesday 13th November for the 2nd Annual Symposium for…

Faraday Institution Event
Online event. Batteries for energy storage applications. 13th November 2-3 pm. JJ Marie, Faraday Institution, Dan Murrant Energy Systems Catapult. Picture of energy storage system in a shipping container.

Faraday Insight 21 Webinar

13/11/2024, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Read Faraday Insight 21? Got questions?
Watch the recording of the Briefing and Q&A session on ‘Batteries in stationary energy storage applications’.

External Event

IMechE’s EV Batteries Engineering Conference

12/11/2024 - 13/11/2024

The 2024 edition of the IMechE’s EV Batteries conference will give all attendees the opportunity to gain insight into the…

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Future Battery Chemistries Event

23/10/2024

In collaboration with IMechE, Nuvvon, a start-up company, will be giving a talk on the battery chemistries of the future…

Faraday Institution Event
Register now. Faraday Masterclass. Muon techniques for battery materials. Online event 23rd October 2024, 2pm. With Dr Peter Baker, ISIS Neutron and Muon Source.

Faraday Masterclass 43

23/10/2024, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Watch the recording of the Faraday Masterclass on muon techniques for battery materials at ISIS Neutron and Muon Source.

External Event

Clean Energy Forum: Battery Imaging and Characterization Workshop

08/10/2024 - 09/10/2024

This two-day workshop on advanced imaging and characterization techniques for current and future battery technology is organized in collaboration with…

Faraday Institution Event
A Canva card for an online event. Faraday event. “UK Electric Vehicle & Battery Production Potential to 2040” 2 October, 2-3pm. Stephen Gifford, Faraday Institution. Tony Harper, Director, Faraday Battery Challenge, Innovate UK. , Lois Warne, Newcastle University. Image of the map with gigafactory locations marked with UK visible.

Briefing on “UK EV & Battery Production Potential to 2040”

02/10/2024, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Read the updated report “UK Electric Vehicle & Battery Production Potential to 2040″? Got questions? Watch the webinar recording.

Faraday Institution Event
Register now. Faraday Masterclass. X-ray spectroscopy for battery materials. Online event 25th September 2024, 2pm. With Dr Veronica Celorrio, Diamond Light Source.

Faraday Masterclass 42

25/09/2024, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Watch the recording of the Faraday Masterclass on X-ray spectroscopy for battery materials at the Diamond Light Source. 

External Event

Solar and Storage Live 2024

24/09/2024 - 26/09/2024

Solar & Storage Live is the UK’s forward-thinking, challenging and exciting renewable energy exhibition that celebrates the technologies at the…

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Dynamic Presenter Training Course

23/09/2024 - 24/09/2024

Delivered by BodyTalk: The Dynamic Presenter two day Open Course is designed for you to gain a dynamic and persuasive…

Faraday Institution Event

Faraday Institution Conference 2024

10/09/2024 - 12/09/2024

Join us from 10-12 September 2024 at Newcastle University for what will be our largest and most open science dissemination and networking event to date!

External Event

Cenex Expo 2024

04/09/2024 - 05/09/2024

Cenex Expo, originally Cenex-LCV and Cenex-CAM, is the leading event in the UK innovation community. With over 4,000 visitors in…

ECR

STFC Early Career Researchers Conference on Energy Storage 2024

03/09/2024 - 04/09/2024

Join STFC early career researchers for two days filled with exciting talks, discussions, and networking opportunities in the picturesque Oxfordshire…

ECR

SCI Early Career Materials Annual Conference 2024: Frontiers in Battery Materials

19/07/2024

The annual Society of Chemical Industry Materials Early Career Conference is open for registration! This year the theme is: Frontiers…

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24th International Conference on Solid State Ionics

15/07/2024 - 19/07/2024

Fundamentals, Characterisation and Devices for a NetZero World SolidState ionics is the fundamental underpinning science behind many of the electrochemical…

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Warwick Battery Days 2024

20/06/2024 - 21/06/2024

Warwick Chemistry and Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) are jointly hosting the very first edition of the Warwick Battery Days at…

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22nd International Meeting on Lithium Batteries (IMLB)

16/06/2024 - 21/06/2024

IMLB 2024 is the premier international conference on the state of lithium battery science and technology, as well as current…

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A Sandpit on Recycling of EV Batteries for a Vibrant and Circular Economy in the UK

04/06/2024 - 05/06/2024

4th and 5th June 2024, 9am – 5pm | Register your interest This two day event aims to kick-start a…

External Event

Battery Cells & Systems

15/05/2024 - 16/05/2024

Network with members of the Faraday Battery Challenge at stand 1109.

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New Scientist Emerging Technologies Summit

15/05/2024

The New Scientist Emerging Technologies Summit unites leading minds in science, technology, and business to tackle humanity’s most pressing challenges,…

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Public Lecture on Batteries for Emerging Economies

14/05/2024, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Watch the YouTube video of the event here. Between 750-800 million people globally lack access to a reliable source of…

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Advanced Automotive Battery Conference (AABC) Europe

13/05/2024 - 16/05/2024

Each year, AABC Europe brings together a global audience of battery technologists and their key suppliers for a must-attend week…

ECR

Faraday Career Week: IOP Peer Review Excellence | Online Workshop

08/05/2024, 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

As part of our Faraday Career Week, 7th – 10th May 2024, we partnered with the Institute of Physics Publishing to deliver an online workshop on Peer Review Excellence.

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FT Future of the Car Summit

07/05/2024 - 09/05/2024

As the deadline to phase out the production of new combustion engine vehicles draws ever closer- the pressure for automakers…

Faraday Institution Event
A Canva card for an online event. Faraday event. Powering the skies: the rise of electric and low carbon aircraft. 1st of May 2024, at 2-3 pm. Stephen Gifford and Jonathan Leong from Faraday Institution. Ritvik Anand from ATI. Picture of electric aircraft VX4. Photo by Adam Gasson / Vertical Aerospace.

Faraday Insight 19 Webinar

01/05/2024, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Read Faraday Insight 19? Got questions?
Watch the recording of the briefing and Q&A session on ‘Powering the Skies: The Rise of Electric and Low-carbon Aircraft’.

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IMechE Energy Storage 2024: Batteries and beyond – innovating for grid-scale storage

24/04/2024, 9:00 am - 5:30 pm

This event will emphasise the critical challenges around scale-grid storage, such as interconnection solutions and fault detection. These insights will…

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Oxford Battery Modelling Symposium

15/04/2024 - 16/04/2024

The Oxford Battery Modelling Symposium (OBMS) is a unique event for the battery community. OBMS brings together mathematicians, chemists, physicists…

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UK Energy Storage Conference 2024

10/04/2024 - 12/04/2024

This year the University of Nottingham is hosting the official UK Energy Storage conference (UKES2024), from 10-12 April 2024. The…

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IOP Public Lecture: Is the battery really THAT powerful?

27/03/2024 - 27/02/2024, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Daily, we rely on batteries, but have we ever truly pondered their power? In this lecture, delve to the depth…

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Cross-Sector Battery Showcase: Advancing Innovation Across Industries

26/03/2024

The Innovate UK Cross-Sector Battery Systems Innovation Network is holding an industry in-person event at De Montfort University in Leicester…

ECR
Pictured are a group of early career researchers smiling in the audience at the 2022 ECR Conference

Faraday Institution Early Career Researcher Conference and Training Event 2024

26/03/2024 - 27/03/2024

We are delighted to announce the return of our Faraday Institution Early Career Researcher Conference and Training Event, taking place…

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Transforming Energy Access Annual Forum 2024

13/03/2024

On 13 March 2024, the UK Government’s FCDO will host the Transforming Energy Access Forum in Kigali, dedicated to advancing…

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UKBIC Training Course: Introduction to Battery Manufacturing 🔋⚡

12/03/2024 - 13/03/2024

Join UKBIC for a two-day course on battery manufacturing, held in their one-of-a-kind facility. This in-person course is perfect for…

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International Women’s Day in the Battery Industry

06/03/2024, 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Organised by FastMarkets and Intercalation, join colleagues at the Royal Society of Chemistry in Piccadilly, London, UK for an inspiring event dedicated to…

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Future Propulsion Conference 2024

28/02/2024 - 29/02/2024

Taking place at the National Motorcycle Museum in Solihull, the Future Propulsion Conference (FPC2024) is a two day UK event…

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Volta Foundation Battery Career Fair – Online

24/02/2024

👀 Looking for a job in the Battery Industry? ⚡️ Interested in advancing your career? 🔋 Power up your career…

Faraday Institution Event
Battery Day

Battery Day 2024

19/02/2024

Want a pioneering career focusing on creating a sustainable future? Watch the recording of Battery Day 2024.

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Battery Pub: Oxford

07/02/2024, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

We’re delighted to be sponsoring the next Battery Pub event taking place in Oxford, 6-9pm on Wednesday 7 February 2024. 

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2023 International Conference on Niobium Based Batteries

06/12/2023

Join us at the Embassy of Brazil in London on December 6th for an international conference on advanced cathode active…

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International EV Batteries 2023. Institution of Mechanical Engineers. 7-8 November 2023, Aston Villa Football Club.

International EV Batteries 2023

07/11/2023 - 08/11/2023

This event will highlight developments in battery design, testing, thermal management, charging and integration right across the lifecycle for a…

Faraday Institution Event
Online Faraday event. Developments in lithium-ion battery cathodes. 18 October 2.30 pm. John-Joseph Marie, Stephen Gifford, Faraday Institution. Alisyn Nedoma, FutureCat, University of Sheffield.

Briefing and Q&A on Insight 18 – Developments in Li-ion Battery Cathodes

18/10/2023, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Find out about the benefits, challenges, likely research directions and production innovations of various battery cathode chemistries, with a focus on NMC and LFP

Faraday Institution Event
Faraday Masterclass. Neutron diffraction techniques for battery materials. Online event. 27th September 2023 2-3pm. With Dr Emily Reynolds, ISIS neutron and muon source.

Faraday Masterclass 41

27/09/2023, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Watch the recording of our Faraday Masterclass on neutron diffraction techniques for battery science at the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source. 

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Sodium-Ion Technology Research Innovations and Key Enhancements (STRIKE) Symposium, 30th August to 1st September 2023 at Swansea University

Sodium-Ion Technology Research Innovations and Key Enhancements (STRIKE) Symposium

30/08/2023 - 01/09/2023

Did you know that sodium-ion batteries can be more environmentally friendly due to the use of sodium as a widely…

Faraday Institution Event
Register now. Faraday Masterclass. Techniques at the Diamond Light Source for Battery Materials. Online event. 23rd August 2pm. With Dr James Le Houx, Diamond Light Source.

Faraday Masterclass 40

23/08/2023, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Watch the recording of our Faraday Masterclass on techniques for battery science at the Diamond Light Source.

Faraday Institution Event
Register now. Faraday Masterclass. Neutron and muon characterisation techniques for battery materials. Online event 2nd August 2023, 2pm. With Dr Gabriel Peres, ISIS Neutron and Muon Source.

Faraday Masterclass 39

02/08/2023, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Watch the recording of our Faraday Masterclass on neutron and muon characterisation techniques.

External Event
North East Battery Alliance Progress Event, Wednesday 14 June 2023

North East Battery Alliance Progress Event 2023

14/06/2023, 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Join our colleagues from the North East Battery Alliance (NEBA) for their progress event on 14th June 2023

Faraday Masterclass – December 2021

15/12/2021, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Watch our Faraday Masterclass summarising 2021 ‘This year in Batteries: The Funding, The Future & The Fads’. With Jon Regnart. 

Faraday Masterclass – September 2021

08/09/2021, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Watch our Faraday Masterclass ‘Bridging the gap: from lab to Gigafactory’ with George Hull.

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Faraday Masterclasses January-June 2021

01/06/2021 - 02/06/2023

Faraday Masterclass recordings – 2021 • Phil Withers and Matthew Curd, ‘Laser and Focused Ion Beam Techniques for TEM-prep &…

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