Research

The LCN fosters interdisciplinary collaborations between researchers from different fields, including physics, chemistry, engineering, and medicine. It prioritises partnerships with industry and government organisations to ensure that its research has a tangible impact on society. It also leverages cutting-edge technology platforms like machine learning and data analytics to accelerate its research and development efforts.

Our research themes

To provide excellent scientific research and propose practical solutions to contemporary challenges, LCN research is broadly organised into three areas:

Challenges

Underpinning Science

Techniques

CHALLENGE

Planet care

Overcoming Energy Bottlenecks

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CHALLENGE

ICT

Realising Quantum Advantage

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CHALLENGE

Healthcare

Life Matter Interface

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UNDERPINNING SCIENCE

Devices and Applications

Learn more about (opto)electronics and photonics, electrochemical technologies, Micro/Nano-Electro-Mechanical Systems, quantum technologies, and renewable technologies.

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Natural World

Learn more about nanobiology, nano in the environment, nanomedicine, and nanotoxicology.

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Phenomena

Learn more about light-matter interactions, ordering and dynamics, quantum, transport and magnetism, and nanomechanical properties.

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Nanomaterials

Learn more about advanced characterisation, nanoassembly, surfaces and interfaces, and nanostructuring

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Techniques

Characterisation

Learn more about optical and electron microscopy, probe microscopy, scattering, spectroscopy, and transport

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Performance

Learn more about biological interactions and bioelectronics, electrochemistry mechanics, photon-matter interactions, spin and magnetism, and electrical transport.

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