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13 - Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials
Bangor University
Optical virtual imaging at 50 nm lateral resolution with a white-light nanoscope
This work was widely publicised, by the BBC, New York Times, The Independent, Australian BC, Singapore Straits Times, Laser Focus World and more than 10,000 websites. The Research Councils UK (RCUK) selected the work as one of the ’50 big ideas for the future’ in 2011, see http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/Publications/reports/Pages/BigIdeas.aspx, P. 34; and http://www.mace.manchester.ac.uk/project/research/Research_Newsletter_Issue2.pdf,P 3.
Based on this work, a superlens product has been developed and patented at Bangor (UK patent GB1315038.8: “Improvements in and relating to Lenses”). A potential investor is in discussion with the Bangor Innovation Office with a view to commercializing this product.