Search
Menu
Excelitas PCO GmbH - PCO.Edge 11-24 BIO LB

London Nanotech Center Appoints Co-Director

Facebook X LinkedIn Email
The London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN) announced it has appointed David McComb, PhD, reader in materials characterization at Imperial College London, as its co-director. McComb will lead LCN, a nanotech joint venture between Imperial and University College London (UCL) based in Bloomsbury and South Kensington, with UCL professor Gabriel Aeppli. McComb joined the Department of Materials at Imperial as a senior lecturer in 2003. His current research concentrates on the development and application of nanoanalytical electron microscopy techniques for the study of chemistry, structure and...Read full article

Related content from Photonics Media



    Articles


    Products


    Photonics Handbook Articles


    White Papers


    Webinars


    Photonics Dictionary Terms


    Media


    Photonics Buyers' Guide Categories


    Companies
    Published: May 2007
    Glossary
    nano
    An SI prefix meaning one billionth (10-9). Nano can also be used to indicate the study of atoms, molecules and other structures and particles on the nanometer scale. Nano-optics (also referred to as nanophotonics), for example, is the study of how light and light-matter interactions behave on the nanometer scale. See nanophotonics.
    nanotechnology
    The use of atoms, molecules and molecular-scale structures to enhance existing technology and develop new materials and devices. The goal of this technology is to manipulate atomic and molecular particles to create devices that are thousands of times smaller and faster than those of the current microtechnologies.
    photonics
    The technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The science includes light emission, transmission, deflection, amplification and detection by optical components and instruments, lasers and other light sources, fiber optics, electro-optical instrumentation, related hardware and electronics, and sophisticated systems. The range of applications of photonics extends from energy generation to detection to communications and...
    transmission electron microscope
    A transmission electron microscope (TEM) is a powerful microscopy technique that uses a beam of electrons to create high-resolution images of extremely thin samples. In a TEM, electrons are transmitted through the sample rather than being bounced off its surface, as in scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The sample, typically prepared as an ultrathin section or a thin film, is placed in the path of the electron beam. As the electrons pass through the sample, they interact with its atoms,...
    Basic ScienceBiophotonicsDavid McCombelectron microscopyEmploymentImperialImperial College LondonLCNLondon Centre for NanotechnologyMicroscopynanonanoscalenanotechnologyNews BriefsphotonicsPhotonics Tech BriefsTitantransmission electron microscopeUCLUniversity College London

    We use cookies to improve user experience and analyze our website traffic as stated in our Privacy Policy. By using this website, you agree to the use of cookies unless you have disabled them.