Mechanical Emerging Design (MED) Group

Innovative Materials and Mechanical Design for Environmental sustainability

Highlights & News

Biosensor Congress:

Congradulation to Brandon for presenting his research at 35th Anniversary World Congress on Biosensors.

Reviewing binding kinetics in affinity biosensors:

In this review, we looked into the current understanding of binding kinetics in design of affinity biosensors. This review investigate existing mathematical methods and experimental testing, while explaining the influence of secondary factors on binding kinetics. (link).

Optimising renewable integrated energy storage:

This paper explores the cost implications of using on-site renewable energy to power a railway traction system. It proposes a photovoltaic (PV)-battery energy storage system to supply energy for railway traction, aiming to achieve net-zero emissions. (link).

Emerging Advanced Materials into Innovative Mechanical Design

Multiscale Micro and Nano-Devices
Biosensor Reliability
Biosensor Design
Design for Environmental Sustainability

Overview

The MED Group at the University of York leads research at the intersection of mechanical design, advanced materials, and engineering smart devices. Our focus lies in developing adaptive, safe, and efficient solutions for emerging applications in environmental monitoring and sustainability. We combine multiphysics modelling with experimental and AI-driven design methods to investigate how mechanical intelligence and material functionality can evolve together in complex systems to help environment. This includes looking into design from atomic scales towards matured technologies to solve performance-related problems.

Our research activities focus on:

Advanced Materials: Nanomaterials, Smart Materials, Biomaterials

Innovative Design: Multiscale, Statistical, ML/AI

Smart Devices & Systems: Sensors, Energy Storage