Congratulations to Joseph Beadle, 4th year PGR in the EPSRC CDT in Metamaterials, for his latest publication on ‘The acoustic phase resonances and surface waves supported by a compound rigid grating‘, published in Nature’s Scientific Reports. Abstract We study the radiative and bound acoustic modes supported by a rigid grating formed of three same-depth, narrow […]
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New Publication: Torque driven ferromagnetic swimmers
Congratulations to the EPSRC CDT in Metamaterials PGR Joshua Hamilton who has now published his latest work on Torque driven ferromagnetic swimmers in AIP Physics of Fluids together with Andrew D. Gilbert, Peter G. Petrov, and Feodor Y. Ogrin. The publication is this month’s “Editor’s Pick”, hence featured for about 5-6 weeks on the journal’s homepage: https://aip.scitation.org/journal/phf. […]
ZnO nanocomposites studies – latest research results published by Zahid Hussain
The CDT in Metamaterials PGR Zahid Hussain has recently published 2 journal articles on his work with ZnO nanocomposites. Congratulations to Zahid and the other authors. MOF Derived Porous ZnO/C Nanocomposites for Efficient Dye Photodegradation: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsaem.8b00822 Structural, optical, electronic and magnetic properties of multiphase ZnO/Zn(OH)2/ZnO2 nanocomposites and hexagonal prism shaped ZnO nanoparticles synthesized by pulse […]
Latest findings in Biotechnoloy/Healthcare research published by one of the first XM2 graduates, Dr Tanveer Tabish
Dr Tanveer Tabish, who recently graduated from the EPSRC CDT in Metamaterials, has now published two more journal articles based on the work he undertoook during his PhD studies. Congratulations to Tanveer and the co-authors. Biocompatibility and toxicity of graphene quantum dots for potential application in photodynamic therapy: https://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/10.2217/nnm-2018-0018 Investigation into the toxic effects of […]
New Publication: Investigation of magnetic droplet solitons using x-ray holography with extended references
Congratulations to Erick Burgos-Parra for his recent Scientific Reports publication on the investigation of magnetic droplet solitons using x-ray holography with extended references: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-29856-y A dissipative magnetic soliton, or magnetic droplet, is a structure that has been predicted to exist within a thin magnetic layer when non-linearity is balanced by dispersion, and a driving force […]
New Publication: Manipulating type-I and type-II Dirac polaritons in cavity-embedded honeycomb metasurfaces
In recent years, condensed-matter systems have become a fertile playground for the discovery of new, emergent quasiparticles for which there exists no analogue in the standard model. The archetypal example is graphene whose low-energy electronic quasiparticles behave as so-called massless Dirac fermions – pseudorelativistic particles that exhibit remarkable transport properties, such the suppression of backscattering […]
Non-Gaussian Correlations between Reflected and Transmitted Intensity Patterns Emerging from Opaque Disordered Media
Congratulations to Illia Starshinov and our first XM² graduate Dr Alba Paniagua for their recent Physical Review X article on Non-Gaussian Correlations between Reflected and Transmitted Intensity Patterns Emerging from Opaque Disordered Media, collaborative work between the University of Exeter and The Institut Langevin, Paris. Summary When coherent light (like a laser) passes through […]
New Publication: One-Dimensional Multi-Channel Photonic Crystal Resonators Based on Silicon-On-Insulator With High Quality Factor
Congratulations to Joaquin Faneca and the co-authors who just published the article “One-Dimensional Multi-Channel Photonic Crystal Resonators Based on Silicon-On-Insulator With High Quality Factor” in Frontiers in Physics. Abstract We have theoretically and experimentally demonstrated a Fabry-Pérot (FP) resonators based on a Si-air one-dimensional photonic crystal (1D PhC) with coupled triple-cavity modes (or defects). These […]
Chiral near fields not so “super”: A microwave analogy of handed molecules tests the origin of chiral interactions in “superchiral” near fields.
Congratulations to Lauren Barr for her recent Physical Review B publication “Investigating the nature of chiral near-field interactions“. Well done! Electromagnetic interactions are often stronger in the near-field of an antenna, where the field gradients are largest. This was also thought to be true close to a chiral antenna, where so-called “superchiral” fields can be […]
New Publication: Investigating the bioavailability of graphene quantum dots in lung tissues via Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
Tanveer Tabish‘s paper Investigating the bioavailability of graphene quantum dots in lung tissues via Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy has recently been published in Interface Focus (Royal Society publishing). Congratulations, Tanveer! Abstract “Biomolecular fractions affect the fate and behaviour of quantum dots (QDs) in living systems but how the interactions between biomolecules and QDs affect the bioavailability […]