Tissues behave like giant cells
During our every day life, many of our tissues are subjected to large deformations. LCN scientists have now uncovered how stresses are dissipated in living tissues to prevent their rupture. The research, published in Nature Physics, provides us with a better...
Photonic skyrmions discovered
Skyrmions, ‘hedgehogs’ of electron spins, are well known in magnetic materials and were long considered for applications in spintronics and high-density data storage. However, electromagnetic waves also carry spin and orbital angular momenta. In a recent paper, the...
LiFi research to revolutionise data downloads
A new form of high speed wireless internet, which uses the lights in homes and offices to transmit data, could revolutionise the way we download and upload information in the future. Researchers from Northumbria University, Newcastle and University College London...