Low-cost organic solar cells
Enhancement of low-cost organic solar cells by plasmonic structures for application and manufacturing in developing countries Dr Lethy Jagadamma and Prof. Ifor Samuel School of Physics and Astronomy Today’s major…
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Research at the University of St Andrews is conducted across all subjects to make new discoveries and improvements, both within and without academia.
Making use of laser speckle
Measurement of wavelength using laser speckle Prof. Kishan Dholakia School of Physics and Astronomy Light is a wave and it is well known waves can interfere creating patterns with constructive (bright) and destructive…
MapMySmoke app
Dr Tom Kelsey and Dr Robert Schick School of Computer Science and School of Mathematics and Statistics With the increasing availability of smartphones, we sought to investigate whether: an app could be deployed with…
Millimetre antennas
Dr Graham Smith & Dr Duncan Robertson | Millimeter Wave & EPR Group, School of Physics & Astronomy Horn antennas at microwave, mm-wave and terahertz frequencies are commonly used in high performance radars, radiometers…
Muscle contraction sensor
Dr Simonas Krotkus & Prof. Ifor Samuel | School of Physics & Astronomy Wearable sensors are desirable for a wide range of medical applications including long-term continuous health monitoring and various robotic tools…
Porous materials for medical applications
Development of prototype MOF/polymer coatings for medical applications Dr Stewart Warrender School of Chemistry On any given day, approximately one in 25 US patients has at least one infection contracted during the…
Novel drug tools for neglected diseases
Novel drug tools for neglected diseases: Development of tools for target identification of nitrofuran-carboxyamides with potent trypanocidal activity Prof. Terry Smith and Dr Gordon Florence School of Biology Parasitic…
Robot behaviour
How can robot behaviour be safely unscripted? Dr Michael K. Weir School of Computer Science As robots move into more uncontrolled environments, safe motion requires flexibility to deal with the unexpected.
Single pixel imaging
Dr Michael Mazilu School of Physics & Astronomy An image is worth a thousand words. This statement holds not only true in every day life but even more so in science.
Synthesis of ultra-fine chemicals
Dr José A. Fuentes and Dr Matt L. Clarke School of Chemistry Catalysts are widely used to speed up chemical reactions without actually getting used up in the process. They are one of the core aspects of making greener…