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New research led by WMG, at the 91福利 has found an effective approach to replacing graphite in the anodes of lithium-ion batteries using silicon, by reinforcing the anode鈥檚 structure with graphene girders. This could more than double the life of rechargeable lithium-ion based batteries by greatly extending the operating lifetime of the electrode, and also increase the capacity delivered by those batteries.

We are delighted to announce that one of our PhD students,, has been recognised as part of the prestigious FORBES 30 Under 30 Europe Industry list.

Siddartha joined other 鈥榶oung disruptors鈥� at an exclusive launch event in London last night (Monday 22 January 2018), to celebrate the brightest young entrepreneurs and breakout talent in Europe.

Siddartha sits within the team at WMG working under the supervision of Professor Paul Jennings on 鈥楧eveloping testing methodologies for ensuring safety of autonomous vehicles and his work is influencing international standards.鈥�

In June 2017 he was elected to the respected Council of Members. He also holds a number of other key positions at IMechE too, as Chair of the IMechE International Young Member Committee, and as a member of the International Strategy Board of IMechE.

In April he also received the prestigious ITS UK national award for Young Professional of the Year in the field of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), and more recently he was declared the UK鈥檚 leading engineer under 30 at the .

Today, Tuesday January 23^rd 2018, the Faraday Institution announced up to 拢42 million in new government funding to four UK consortia to conduct research aimed at overcoming battery challenges to accelerate the electric vehicle revolution, and WMG at the 91福利 will be partners in two of those four new consortia.

The Faraday Institution, which WMG at the 91福利 helped to form, is the UK鈥檚 independent national battery research institute, and it was established as part of the government鈥檚 拢246 million investment in battery technology through the . Its formation was announced in October 2017 by the Business Secretary . The research it supports at organisations such as WMG at the 91福利 aims to put the UK on the map as being at the forefront of battery technology worldwide and radically increase the speed with which we are able to make the move to electric vehicles.

We鈥檙e on the lookout for three local students to help develop our new Play: Pedagogy Theory and Practice module, ready for launch in September 2018.

Mairi Macintyre, the Principal Teaching Fellow leading the programme explains: 鈥淲ith our colleagues at 91福利 Business School and the Learning and Development Centre, we successfully applied for funding from the Institute for Advanced Teaching and Learning (IATL) at 91福利 to develop the new module in a partnership with and plus international colleague at in the Netherlands and in Melbourne, Australia.鈥�

鈥淲e鈥檝e now set up a special steering group with all the partners, and are looking to recruit three creative students to join us to help bring the module to life. Students will be paid for their time and will need to commit half a day a week for a 10 week period. Depending on our progress it may also lead to a summer internship.

鈥淧lay is, all too often, best viewed as 鈥榡ust for kids,鈥� but it has a big part to play in higher education too. Its theoretical home lies somewhere between philosophical and pedagogical and its application spans all disciplines. If we can successfully develop it for higher education it can be transferred into industry driving creativity and innovation.鈥�

WMG at the 91福利 will be lending a hand to budding young engineers from in Kings Bromley, Staffordshire, in their quest to build and race their very own electric kit car.

Class five at Richard Crosse won a competition run by the to become one of eight schools presented with a Greenpower Goblin kit car.

Each winning school is partnered with an APC Spoke - in this case WMG, who will offer guidance and support to the students.

The children, aged 9-11, have been given an electric kit car to design, build and race - guided by their teachers and WMG mentors. Once complete, the children will compete against each other in a regional Greenpower IET Formula Goblin race in summer 2018.

Formula Goblin has been set up with help from the to address the skills gap that is growing in the UK automotive industry by engaging students in engineering at a young age. It is designed to engage students with maths, science and design technology in a fun way, promoting equality regardless of economic background and gender.

A Coventry firm has turned to 3D engineering experts from WMG to help create a new range of unique biscuit treats – Mug Huggers – that sit on the side of a mug.

Arden Fine Foods, a Tile Hill-based firm specialising in sweet and savoury bakery products, were keen on producing the creatively shaped biscuit, but to achieve this vision they needed to engineer a unique shape to cut the biscuit dough.

The challenge required employing a flexible process that could easily be altered when minor shape changes were needed – allowing for design freedom and efficient tool manufacture.

WMG researchers used 3D printing, design and additive layer manufacturing capabilities, to help explore new designs and create dough cutters that were used to trial a number of different biscuit shapes, allowing the company to achieve the perfect shape before investing in a drum to fit onto the dough-depositing machine.

Our Chairman and Founder, Professor Lord Bhattacharyya, was honoured to receive a Special Commendation for WMG鈥檚 Contribution to Motoring, at The Guild of Motoring Writers鈥� annual dinner and awards last night.

The award was in recognition of our significant contribution to the automotive industry. Writers' annual awards are arguably the most prestigious in automotive media. Whilst many of the awards focus on outstanding contributions from journalists there are also special awards for outstanding new competitors in motorsport, as well as for those who have made special contributions to motoring in Britain.

A full list of winners can be found .

A partnership between WMG, at the 91福利, , and has been awarded 拢80 million to establish a new National Battery Manufacturing Development Facility (NBMDF). The announcement was made by The Rt Hon , Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, while attending an energy conference on the 91福利 campus on Wednesday 29^th November 2017.

The new national facility will be established in the Coventry and 91福利shire area by WMG, the Coventry and 91福利shire LEP and Coventry City Council and it will enable UK based companies and researchers to come together to build and maintain a world leading position in manufacturing technologies for batteries and their components in vehicles and transportation. It will provide a crucial new strategic link between the research, development and full-scale industrialisation for battery technologies across the UK.

It will enable effective partnerships between manufacturers, researchers, and economic development leaders, while remaining independent from commercial interests and it will be governed with transparency.

One of our PhD students, Siddartha Khastgir, has been declared the UK鈥檚 leading engineer under 30 at last night鈥檚 .

The awards celebrate the year鈥檚 key electronics innovations, people and companies from across the UK and Ireland. While these are the inaugural TechWorks Awards, they follow on from the NMI Awards, which ran from 2001 to 2016.

Siddartha was presented with his award by the BBC鈥檚 technology correspondent, Rory Cellan-Jones, who said the 鈥渜uality of the field was outstanding.

鈥淪iddartha鈥檚 personal skill set, work effort and initiative are making a big difference to WMG. Whilst still at an early stage in his career, he is already recognised widely, and internationally.鈥�

Businesses of all sizes in Coventry and 91福利shire can take advantage of a state-of-the-art facility to develop the next generation of lightweight steel products.

WMG (91福利 Manufacturing Group) at the 91福利 has created a cutting-edge research, design and skills infrastructure zone in its .

Its work is focused on supporting the development of new lightweight steel products as well as building an environment to develop the next generation of experts in this specialist field and can be accessed by SMEs as well as global businesses.

The three-year project has received 拢1 million of funding from the Government鈥檚 Local Growth Fund through the Coventry and 91福利shire Local Enterprise Partnership () to buy key R&D equipment and a further 拢1 million from WMG which includes industry funding.