Dr Kristina Rusimova

Winner: 2022 Faraday Division Horizon Prize This Prize was announced by the Royal Society of Chemistry: here.

Can rainbows monitor the environment? New nanotechnology may make it easier to identify the chemical composition of impurities and their geometrical shape in samples of air, liquid and live tissue. Full article.

Bath physicists honoured in Sofia's annual Festival of Lights Professor Ventsislav Valev and Dr Kristina Rusimova were last week featured in a light installation as part of the LUNAR Festival of Lights in Sofia. Full article

VC's Research Day 2023 Early Career Researchers from across the University showcase their work. Full article

Can a new technique for capturing ‘hot’ electrons make solar cells more efficient? A Bath discovery opens a new route for measuring and controlling hot electrons. The hope is that more energy will be available to power solar cells. Full article

New strategic research collaboration between the University of Bath and BT The University of Bath and BT have established a new strategic collaboration for highly specialised R&D to enhance performance of future communication networks. Full article

Department of Physics holds second Eureka research conference The conference celebrated recent scientific achievements in the areas of Photonics, Astrophysics, Nanoscience and Theory. Full article

Bath researchers attend joint optics workshop at Tel Aviv University Researchers from the Centre for Photonics and Photonic Materials at Bath attend a workshop hosted by the Tel Aviv University Center for Light-Matter Interaction. Full article

Dialling up the heat on nanoparticles The ability of metallic nanoparticles to harvest and control light is transforming scientific research, according to physicists from the University of Bath.Full article

Quantum computing boost from vapour stabilising technique The patented technique allows electrons to be used for quantum computing, high-precision measurements and other applications. Full article

New physical effect demonstrated by University of Bath scientists after a 40 year search The discovery could lead to advancements in diverse fields including chemical manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and miniaturisation. Full article

Single molecule control for a millionth of a billionth of a second New technique will open up research possibilities across the fields of nanoscience and nanophysics. Full article