by Eamonn Boylan | Jul 9, 2024
Steven Schofield is a Professor of Physics at University College London (UCL), jointly appointed at the London Centre for Nanotechnology and the Department of Physics and Astronomy. He completed his undergraduate and graduate studies in Australia, earning degrees from...
by Eamonn Boylan | Jul 9, 2024
Our lab focuses on understanding the interplay between cytoskeletal organisation and the mechanics of cells and tissues. Our work is organised around four main themes: the cellular actin cortex: we are trying to understand the dynamic molecular mechanisms responsible...
by Grzegorz Komorowski | Jan 26, 2024 | News, Publication, Research Highight
Unleashing the power of extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) light, scientists from UCL and the Paul Scherrer Institute, EPFL, and ETHZ in Switzerland have devised an innovative technique for patterning hydrogen-terminated silicon, charting a course towards the large-scale...
by Grzegorz Komorowski | Jan 16, 2023 | News, Publication, Research Highight
LCN researchers at King’s have proposed a new design for future microscopic vehicles powered by light. Published in Optics Letters the team of researchers, including Dr Jack Kingsley-Smith and Dr Yanhui Hu, designed a 2D metasurface that is capable of controlling and...
by Grzegorz Komorowski | Jan 6, 2021 | News, Publication, Research Highight
The concept of order is a cornerstone of condensed matter physics. Atoms order to form crystals, which, in turn, play host to other fascinating and technologically useful ordering phenomena. For example, in ferroelectric crystals, tiny displacements of ions create...
