This talk introduces an approach that traps single unmodified proteins from a solution in a plasmonic hotspot and makes it possible to assign changes in the local refractive index to changes in protein conformation while monitoring these changes for minutes to hours with a temporal resolution at least as fast as 40 microseconds.

IEEE Nanotechnology Seminar (Hybrid) | Electron Transport in Discontinuous Metal Thin Films by Emeritus Prof James E Morris The presentation will review the conventional model [1] but will then move on to a review of the experimental discrepancies that cannot be explained by that model [2]. These discrepancies can all be resolved by [...]

This talk will present recent work on a plasmonic nanogap sensor that has demonstrated single-molecule Raman detection of all 20 proteinogenic amino acids.

Nanostructured materials are rapidly gaining interest among researchers due to their exceptional optical, biological, and mechanical properties, which differ from those of bulk form materials.

This talk will summarise recent developments and trends in engineering nonlinear optical properties in several types of nanostructures.

Nanowires have emerged as an efficient alternative to their planar counterparts, especially for optoelectronics applications. This talk will present recent work on semiconducting and superconducting nanowire devices.

Photonic cavities are man-made resonant structures that can confine light in space, typically in the form of standing waves with certain resonance frequencies.

The quest for developing advanced optical materials and photonic devices has historically relied on time-consuming trial and error alongside resource-bound numerical simulations, often resulting in suboptimal designs at a high cost.