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Orange crystals

As well as being pretty, crystals tell us something profound: their shapes reflect the way they are structured on the tiniest of scales. The orderly arrangement of their atoms in a neat lattice scales up to produce crystals’ simple, geometric shapes, making their appearance a peep-hole into the world of atoms and molecules. More...

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The manifold paths of biology. Credit: Ben Calderhead (UCL CoMPLEX)
Atomic force microscope image of a polymer film. Credit: Nico Seidler (UCL Physics and Astronomy)
Novarupta dome, Katmai National Park. Credit: Richard Wall (UCL Earth Sciences)
This image shows the shape of a gold nanocrystal, with arrows to indicate the crystal directions of its main facets and colour coded for the strains on its surface. Credit: Ian Robinson (UCL Chemistry)
Buckyballs (C60) in a solution of liquid ammonia. Credit: Chris Howard (UCL Physics and Astronomy)
Lab facilities in the Christopher Ingold Building. Credit: Chris Blackman (UCL Chemistry)
Structure of epoxy sealant. Credit: Bo Chen (UCL Chemistry)
Radar map of Venus. Credit: NASA/JPL/USGS/UCL Earth Sciences

The Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences encompasses the logical, experimental and mathematical study of our Universe. Front-line research feeds directly into our teaching programmes, and our students benefit from access to first-class laboratory facilities.

The faculty offers an array of three-year BSc and four-year Masters-level MSci degrees in emerging as well as more traditional academic areas.

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Published: May 14, 2013 3:00:00 PM

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Published: May 10, 2013 1:59:34 PM

Mobile health technologies to rapidly test and track infectious diseases

Early-warning sensor systems that can test and track serious infectious diseases – such as major flu epidemics, MRSA and HIV – using mobile phones and the internet are being developed by a major new Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration (IRC) led by UCL. More...

Published: May 9, 2013 10:46:59 AM

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