Contacts: Dr. Jacqui Cole, Tze-Chia Lin & Andrew Higginbotham, Physics Non-linear optical materials have a wide range of uses, including high-speed optical switching and phase modulation. This makes them important as electro-optic modulators in fibre-optic telecommunications, optical … [Read more...] about Finding real-world uses for efficient non-linear optical materials

Contacts: Dr Al Edwards & Dr Nuno Reis, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Mentor: Marc Bax Immunoassays are the most powerful and widely-used biochemical detection method. They are currently used to measure a vast number of different biomolecules for applications ranging from the … [Read more...] about Barcode biosensors – developing a new generation of diagnostic devices

Contacts: Dr. Keith Seffen, Engineering Mentor: Martin Sabry Dr Seffen and his team have spent many years investigating the manufacture and operation of bistable and multi-stable structures. They are now able to create a novel class of bistable structures which can be used as single-piece hinges … [Read more...] about Using bistable metal sheets as hinges