Manipulating electrons in single atomic layers of carbon and in fruit flies

Lecture

Laurence Eaves research interests span a wide range of areas from semiconductor devices through to the study of how gravity affects living things.

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Date and Time

09 May 2013 - 19:00-21:00

Location

Swansea, United Kingdom - Swansea University  (See map)

Organiser

Joint Event.
Contact Nick Marsh at nick.x.marsh@tatasteel.com for more information.

About this event

Laurence Eaves is a Research Professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy in the University of Nottingham. His research interests span a wide range of areas from semiconductor devices through to the study of how gravity affects living things. Presently, he is working with colleagues at the University of Manchester on the physics of transistors fabricated using graphene which is a new "wonder" material consisting of a single sheet of carbon atoms bound in a two-dimensional hexagonal lattice. His work on gravity involves suspending fruit flies using a magnetic levitation technique which nullifies the pull of gravity. He has used the same levitation technique to study the shape changes of levitating water droplets when they rotate above a critical velocity in zero gravity. 

In this talk, Laurence will discuss some of his recent research in graphene and magnetic levitation.

Cost

Free

Additional information

Refreshments available after the lecture.

This is a joint event between the IET Wales South West Network and the Institute of Physics in Wales.

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