Author Archives

I joined IOP Publishing in January 2016 and currently work as an Associate Editor for Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics and Smart Materials and Structures.

• Perovskite nanowires to change the color of light

  By Freddy White on April 4, 2017

  

  In their recent Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics special issue paper, invited as part of our Emerging Leaders special issue, Rachel Grange et al investigate the use of nanoscale materials in nonlinear optics. The goal of the Optical Nanomaterial Group at… Read More ›

• Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Fiber Devices for Touch-sensing

  By Freddy White on March 24, 2017

  

  How functional can fibers become? Using a scalable thermal drawing process, we fabricated polymer fibers with a cantilever-like cross-sectional structure capable of sensing and localizing touch.

• Image of the Week

  By Freddy White on March 6, 2017

  

  This week our image of the week comes from a Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics paper investigating the effect of oxygen vacancies on the properties of doped Tin Oxide through Mössbauer spectroscopy. The image shows the result of simulations of… Read More ›

• Super-resolution microscopy unravels the membrane-skeleton interface of living cells

  By Freddy White on February 28, 2017

  

  Could directed pharmacological treatments of the skeleton alter cell membrane function?

• A better approach for biofilm-control: atmospheric-pressure He/O2 plasma jet

  By Freddy White on January 24, 2017

  

  Could atmospheric-pressure plasma become the main management to control biofilm related disease in the future？

• A look back at 2016

  By Freddy White on December 29, 2016

  

  As 2016 draws to a close, I take a look back at some of the most exciting science stories to come out of the past year. Solar Impulse – sun powered flight The first solar powered round-the-world flight touched down… Read More ›

• Image of the Week

  By Freddy White on December 12, 2016

  

  This week our image of the week comes from a Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics Topical Review looking at the modelling of turbulence in thermal plasma flows. Such modelling is vital to realise the full usage of these flows across… Read More ›

• Image of the Week

  By Freddy White on November 14, 2016

  

  Our Image of the Week this week comes from a Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics Letter. In their letter Wei-Chen Tu et al investigate the use of three methods to increase the efficiency of textured Silicon solar cells: reduced graphene oxide (rGO), gold nanoparticles… Read More ›

• Cell Fate in a High-Gradient Magnetic Field

  By Freddy White on November 11, 2016

  

  As the field of nanomedicine grows, knowledge of the interactions between magnetic fields and living cells is of increasing importance. In a recent Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics article Vitalii Zablotskii et al. reviewed current research into the impact of high-gradient magnetic… Read More ›

• The 2016 oxide electronic materials and oxide interfaces roadmap

  By Freddy White on November 4, 2016

  

  Oxide materials are of ever growing importance for a wide range of applications. We take a look at the Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 2016 oxide electronics roadmap with Michael Lorenz and MSR Ramachandra Rao.

• Image of the Week: Pilot system development in metre-scale laboratory discharge

  By Freddy White on October 18, 2016

  

  This week’s Image of the Week is taken from a recent Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics article using nanosecond photography to investigate metre-scale negative laboratory discharges. The study of laboratory discharges suggests there are similarities between such discharges and… Read More ›