Laura Hiscott

1 week ago | physicsworld.com | Laura Hiscott

Ji-Seon Kim, who won the 2023 Nevill Mott Medal and Prize from the Institute of Physics, talks to Laura Hiscott about the transformative potential of carbon-based semiconductors, the need for strong international research collaboration, and the irreplaceable excitement of tangible experiences in the lab In a sunny office, Ji-Seon Kim holds up a sheet of stripy plastic. In the middle of dark blue and transparent bands, a small red glow catches the eye, clearly visible even against the bright...

Nov 27, 2024 | picmagazine.net | Laura Hiscott

Research into integrated photonics had barely begun when the first ECOC took place in 1975, but this year PICs were front and centre throughout the conference and exhibition. by Laura Hiscott, Editor PIC Magazine In today’s era of rapid technological progress, it is always possible to look back and be awestruck by the huge strides that have been made in a short time.

Aug 9, 2024 | physicsworld.com | Laura Hiscott

Barbora Špačková, who is setting up a new single-molecule optics lab in Prague, talks to Laura Hiscott about moving from theoretical to experimental physics, developing a technique for seeing the invisible, and the joy of refining her technology for real-world applications On 10 April 2019, physicist Barbora Špačková was peering through an optical microscope in her lab at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden when she saw a short DNA segment – a biological object so small it was thought...

Jul 10, 2024 | physicsworld.com | Laura Hiscott

A survey by the Ogden Trust finds that half of those that didn’t take physics post-16 say they did not enjoy the subject

May 19, 2024 | noirlab.edu | Laura Hiscott

With one telescope high in the Chilean mountains, and another on a towering dormant volcano, the International Gemini Observatory offers some of the world’s most pristine views of the night sky. But observing from these lofty altitudes sometimes means being close to a region of intense geological activity. So how do engineers protect the telescopes’ fragile mirrors from the risk of earthquake damage?