Experiment reveals light rotating objects in a direction never seen before
An experiment conducted by LCN researchers in the Department of Physics, King’s College London, has revealed for the first time that light is capable of rotating objects in a new direction. Dr James Millen and Dr Francisco Rodríguez-Fortuño observed transverse orbital...
Lateral thinking: Lateral flow test engineering and lessons learned from COVID-19
A new review paper led by our UCL researchers brings together an international group of world-leading experts to reflect on the lessons learned from COVID lateral flow test use worldwide, and to shape the future research agenda for the next generation of lateral flow...
LCN researchers propose new design for future microscopic vehicles powered by light
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...