Can nanotechnology help us combat future pandemics?
A new study discusses the use of Nanotechnology to combat pandemics and infectious diseases. The COVID-19 pandemic has raised a global demand for fast and effective diagnosis, treatment and prevention of transmission. The success of nanotechnology to counter several...
MAPS Enterprise Videos: Showcasing Exciting and Impactful work from the LCN
At the beginning of the year MAPS enterprise, with the support of an Innovation & Enterprise Impact Acceleration Award (IAA) (BIP IND 2017-20) produced 5 short videos showcasing innovative and impactful research from different groups in the MAPS faculty. These...
i-sense continues diagnostic development during COVID-19 lockdown
In mid-March, when the UK went into lockdown, a small group of researchers were given special access to i-sense labs in London, under modified safety measures. They were tasked with the important job of working collaboratively to develop point-of-care diagnostic tests...
London Plasmonics Forum goes digital
LCN researchers at King’s, Imperial and UCL took part in the first digital London Plasmonics Forum on 11 June. The London Plasmonics Forum has been held annually at King’s College London since 2015, but in 2020 this was not possible due to COV-ID 19, so instead...