Light-emitting tattoo engineered for the first time
Scientists at the LCN and the IIT –Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology) have created a temporary tattoo with light-emitting technology used in TV and smartphone screens, paving the way for a new type of “smart tattoo” with a range of...
From superlattices to supercrystals
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...
New Horizons grant for adventurous research awarded to Dr Mark Oxborrow
LCN Researcher Dr Mark Oxborrow has been awarded a New Horizons research grant as part of a new pilot programme by the EPSRC. The pilot programme is designed to support adventurous, high-risk research in the mathematical and physical sciences. The EPSRC, which is part...