A team of international researchers, lead by members of the Optical Manipulation Group, has created a micro-refrigerator the size of a blood cell to cool adjacent objects, which could have major applications in quantum…
Group member Dr Georgina Shillito has taken the Silver medal for the excellence of her research at the prestigious national competition STEM for BRITAIN 2022, held at the Houses of Parliament in Westminster. The…
Researchers from the University of St Andrews have developed an innovative new technique using lasers to accurately measure the authenticity of some of the world’s most exclusive whiskies – without ever removing the cap.
A new mechanical ‘clock’ has been created by an international team of researchers, led by scientists at the University of St Andrews, which could test the fundamental physics of gravity.
A UK-wide research team, led by the Schools of Physics and Astronomy and Medicine at the University of St Andrews, has developed an innovative way to monitor the reaction of living bacteria to antibiotics using lasers…
Graham Bruce, a senior post-doctoral researcher at the University of St Andrews, won the Silver prize for excellence for his physics research at a STEM for Britain competition in London, walking away with a £1,250…
A team of researchers from the University of St Andrews has achieved a breakthrough in the measurement of lasers which could revolutionise the future of fiber-optic communications.
A marriage of sound and light could hold the key to diagnosis of the early stages of various diseases, including cancer.
At this year’s STEM for Britain competition in the UK Houses of Parliament, our Senior Research Laboratory Manager, Dr Graham Bruce, won the Silver award for the excellence of his physics research. Graham presented his…
A team from the Optical Manipulation Group, with colleagues from the Gather Lab and the Brown Group, travelled to Glasgow Science Centre for their Curiosity Live! event on 7th November. The event was attended by over…