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Electromagnetic wave control by metasurfaces: From design to manufacturing

Conference Proceeding
Spada, L. L., & Hao, Y. (2017)
Electromagnetic wave control by metasurfaces: From design to manufacturing. In 2017 XXXIInd General Assembly and Scientific Symposium of the International Union of Radio Science (URSI GASS)https://doi.org/10.23919/URSIGASS.2017.8105087
Recently, there have been a new interest in controlling and manipulating electromagnetic waves in different frequency ranges. The development of new two-dimensional materials,...

Multi resonant platform based on modified metallic nanoparticles for biological tissue characterization

Conference Proceeding
Iovine, R., La Spada, L., Tarparelli, R., & Vegni, L. (2013)
Multi resonant platform based on modified metallic nanoparticles for biological tissue characterization. In Proceedings Volume 8789, Modeling Aspects in Optical Metrology IVdoi:10.1117/12.2020522
In this contribution optical properties of new metallic nanoparticles for biomedical applications are investigated. These particles consist of a pair of opposing gold prisms w...

Electromagnetic modeling of metamaterial-based sensors

Conference Proceeding
Spada, L. L. (2015)
Electromagnetic modeling of metamaterial-based sensors. doi:10.1109/imws-bio.2014.7032448
In this paper metamaterial-based sensors electromagnetic modeling is presented. In particular, the interaction between the electromagnetic waves and such structures is analyti...

Nanoplasmonic sensor for chemical measurements

Conference Proceeding
Iovine, R., La Spada, L., & Vegni, L. (2013)
Nanoplasmonic sensor for chemical measurements. In Proceedings Volume 8774, Optical Sensors 2013doi:10.1117/12.2016836
In this paper plasmonic nanoparticles arranged in an array configuration for the detection of glycerol concentration in aqueous solution, are presented. Glycerol concentration...

A generic design approach for metasurfaces to manipulate surface waves

Conference Proceeding
La Spada, L., & Hao, Y. (2016)
A generic design approach for metasurfaces to manipulate surface waves. In 2016 10th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP)https://doi.org/10.1109/eucap.2016.7481760
Recently, there have been increasing interests in controlling and manipulating surface wave propagation based on metasufaces ranging from microwave to optical frequencies. Des...

Isotropic and anisotropic surface wave cloaking techniques

Journal Article
McManus, T. M., La Spada, L., & Hao, Y. (2016)
Isotropic and anisotropic surface wave cloaking techniques. Journal of Optics, 18(4), 044005. https://doi.org/10.1088/2040-8978/18/4/044005
In this paper we compare two different approaches for surface waves cloaking. The first technique is a unique application of Fermat's principle and requires isotropic material...

Optical Properties of Modified Nanorod Particles for Biomedical Sensing

Journal Article
Iovine, R., Spada, L. L., & Vegni, L. (2014)
Optical Properties of Modified Nanorod Particles for Biomedical Sensing. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 50(2), 169-172. doi:10.1109/tmag.2013.2284552
In this paper, an analytical and numerical investigation for modified gold nanorod particles, operating in the visible and in the infrared regime is proposed. The modified par...

Electromagnetic waves control for antennas applications

Conference Proceeding
Spada, L. L., & Hao, Y. (2017)
Electromagnetic waves control for antennas applications. In 2017 IEEE-APS Topical Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications (APWC)https://doi.org/10.1109/apwc.2017.8062256
Recently, great interest in controlling and manipulating electromagnetic wave propagation from microwave to optical frequencies, has been emerged. Artificial sheet materials w...

Surface wave cloaking using transformation optics

Conference Proceeding
La Spada, L., & Hao, Y. (2015)
Surface wave cloaking using transformation optics. In 2015 1st URSI Atlantic Radio Science Conference (URSI AT-RASC)doi:10.1109/ursi-at-rasc.2015.7302892
Recently, there has been an increasing interest in the study of manipulating surface waves from microwave to optical frequencies [1, 2], especially for the design of conformal...

Surface Wave Cloak from Graded Refractive Index Nanocomposites

Journal Article
La Spada, L., McManus, T. M., Dyke, A., Haq, S., Zhang, L., Cheng, Q., & Hao, Y. (2016)
Surface Wave Cloak from Graded Refractive Index Nanocomposites. Scientific Reports, 6(1), 29363. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep29363
Recently, a great deal of interest has been re-emerged on the possibility to manipulate surface waves, in particular, towards the THz and optical regime. Both concepts of Tran...
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IV: Radio Frequency (RF) Tracker

2021 - 2022
The company has developed a brand new concept for personal RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) tracker and locator pendant, for use with a RFID tag attached to hearing aids. Whist investigating the ...
Funder: Scottish Funding Council | Value: £4,998

Feasibility Study of Wireless Microwave Power Transfer

2022 - 2023
This project will carry out a feasibility study of building a simple wireless power transfer prototype. Our research team here will work with EnterGaia Technologies to develop this.
Funder: Scottish Funding Council | Value: £14,999

Developing Airglove V2 Technology for Peripheral Arterial Disease Healthcare

2022 - 2023
This project was funded by IUK Fast Start grant to develop a new generation of internationally-compatible mobile Airglove power efficient device. The mobile Airglove will improve patient outcomes and ...
Funder: Innovate UK | Value: £30,340

IV: wearable IoT sensor design for sound & light control and location & position tracking

2021 - 2021
This project focusses on creating a system which will improve performers control over the audio/visuals/special effects of an attraction. This will be done by creating an easy-to-use system featuring ...
Funder: Scottish Funding Council | Value: £5,000

IV: Airglove Leg product design for Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)

2022 - 2022
GCM would like to work with a specialist academic team who could analyse the product design aspect of the PAD design
Funder: Scottish Funding Council | Value: £5,000

Electronics and Control Panels design for Airglove Arm and Leg medical products for Difficult Intravenous Access (DIVA)

2022 - 2023
Green Cross Medico would like to continue the collaboration with Edinburgh Napier University as not only do they understand the project, but they have the skills and knowledge to develop the Airglove ...
Funder: Scottish Funding Council | Value: £15,000

AI Visual

2023 - 2024
The project is initiated by a company called 20 Photos, founded by Jo Tennant, a professional photographer. The company has developed a concept that involves curating photos into a story that is beau...
Funder: Scottish Funding Council | Value: £34,000

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