Past Events
June 2025 | |
| Tue 10 Jun 2025 11:30 - 12:30 |  Seminar: Terahertz and Water presented by Dr Fabio Novelli from The University of SouthamptonCentre for Electronics Click Here for Teams Link Summary An inherently powerful tool to study liquid water is terahertz (THz) radiation because it can reveal the sub-ps fluctuations of the water network: radiation between about 1 and 25 THz is strongly absorbed by intermolecular collective modes of hydrogen-bonded water molecules, which can be thought of as "small and short-lived phonons". The talk is divided into two parts. In the first part I will describe a novel approach, dubbed "intense THz time-domain... |
| Mon 2 Jun 2025 11:00 - 12:00 |  Seminar: Smart Non-Contact Wireless Sensing for Biomedical Applications - Prof Yongxin Guo, City University of Hong KongCentre for Electronics Click Here to Join the Seminar Online Summary Traditional life activity detection methods rely on contact sensors, such as the electrocardiogram (ECG), ballistocardiogram (BCG), photoplethysmography (PPG), sphygmomanometer, mercury thermometer, breath belt, and accelerometer-based wearable devices. The contact sensor-based methods can cause physical and psychological discomfort to the users, and some do not support long-term monitoring. Smart wireless sensing of vital signs, including... |
May 2025 | |
| Wed 7 May 2025 09:00 - 18:00 |  Conference: London Polymer Group Meeting 2025Centre for Chemical Research The London Polymer Group gathers the community of polymer chemists, physicists and engineers interested in the design of macromolecular structures for a broad range of applications, from energy storage and electronics to therapeutics delivery and tissue engineering. The LPG annual meeting is an excellent opportunity to network and for early career researchers to present their work to our community. The 2025 annual LPG meeting will be hosted by Queen Mary University of London. We have an... |
| Wed 7 May 2025 15:00 - 16:00 |  SEMS seminars: Google DeepMind Chair of Machine Learning and AI, Professor Marc Deisenroth, UCLCentre for Bioengineering Title: Opportunities for Machine Learning to Accelerate Progress in Environmental Modelling Abstract: Modelling complex environmental systems, such as weather or oceans, is extremely challenging. Recent advances in machine learning and AI to automatically learn complex relationships from data have opened up opportunities for data-driven methodologies to make a meaningful contribution to environmental science and even play the role of a transformative technology within environmental... |
| Fri 2 May 2025 10:30 - 11:30 |  Seminar: Cyber-Prosthetics as Body-centric Electromagnetic Devices: From Structural to Metal-free Bio-integrated AntennasCentre for Electronics Online Teams Link Summary The concept of Cyber-Prosthesis redefines implantable devices not only as mechanical surrogates but also as bodycentric wireless nodes capable of sensing, storing, and transmitting biophysical information. Within this paradigm, the structural components of prosthetic implants—such as orthopedic fixtures, dental screws, stents, and heart valves—are converted into antenna systems operating in the UHF RFID band. These systems communicate through body tissues by... |
April 2025 | |
| Wed 30 Apr 2025 10:30 - 11:30 |  Seminar: Interfacing Electromagnetics With Life Sciences and Medicine: Bioelectromagnetics and brain-machine interfaces for the treatment of cognitive conditions, glaucoma, and disorders of the retinaCentre for Electronics Online Teams Link Summary Although technical challenges are still daunting, the clinical utility of neuroprosthetics has increased dramatically over the past few years. This has been accomplished through the convergence of numerous disciplines, which have individually added fundamental understanding/capabilities to systems that interface with the human body to restore senses and movement, or treat prevalent diseases that have currently no foreseeable cure. In this talk, we will cover... |
| Thu 10 Apr 2025 10:00 - 12:00 | Seminar: Nano Dimension – Changing the way world manufactures Centre for Electronics Summary Chris Garden from NanoDimension will give a talk about their 3D printer and explain how it can be used for printed circuit board fabrication. The talk will be followed by Q&A and a demonstration of the printer. The content of the talk is... |
| Wed 2 Apr 2025 15:00 - 16:00 |  Queen Mary Bioengineering Seminar Series - Dr Alberto Elosegui-Artola, The Francis Crick InstituteCentre for Bioengineering Title The ECM viscoelasticity controls tissue spatiotemporal dynamics Abstract The mechanical properties of the extracellular matrix (ECM) regulate cellular processes during development, cancer and wound healing. Despite the universality of the ECM's viscoelasticity, how viscoelasticity affects tissue function is unknown. I will present our results where we show that the passive viscoelastic properties of the ECM regulate tissue architecture and patterning both during development and... |
| Tue 1 Apr 2025 12:00 - 13:00 |  SEMS seminars: Defence Professor of Military Surgery and Trauma, Hon Professor of Surgery, Consultant Surgeon, Colonel Nigel Tai, QMUL & Royal London HospitalCentre for Bioengineering Title: Non-Compressible Haemorrhage - a problem for Engineers? Abstract: Exsanguination - literally bleeding to death - is the biggest cause of preventable trauma death, both in military and civilian settings. New solutions to this problem are required, and engineers will be a vital part of the progress towards such solutions. This talk will convey the problem to an engineering audience and help generate background understanding. About the speaker: Colonel Nigel Tai is the UK... |
March 2025 | |
| Tue 4 Mar 2025 12:00 - 13:00 |  SEMS PDRA-PhD seminars: Poppy Smith, Mia Frances Crowther and Rory Douglas BennettCentre for Bioengineering Title: Automated Production of Engineered Nerve Tissue Talk Summary of Poppy Smith: Traumatic peripheral nerve injury has a sudden, debilitating effect on millions of people every year, resulting in loss of sensation and movement, significantly reducing quality of life. The standard clinical treatment to repair peripheral nerve injuries which result in a gap in the nerve tissue, is the nerve autograft. The autograft has multiple limitations including donor site morbidity and availability,... |
February 2025 | |
| Wed 19 Feb 2025 15:00 - 16:00 |  SEMS seminars: Prof Guillaume Charras, UCL Centre for Bioengineering Title: Control of morphogenesis by the actin cortex in single cells and multicellular aggregates Abstract: The actin cortex is a thin meshwork of actin filaments, myosin motors and actin-binding proteins that lies below the membrane. Mechanical changes in the cortex play an essential role in morphogenesis of cells and tissues. I will present work examining the role of the cortex in cell division and the shape of multicellular aggregates. As they enter mitosis, cells undergo profound... |
| Thu 6 Feb 2025 15:00 - 16:00 |  SEMS seminar: Professor Yang Liu, University of ExeterCentre for Bioengineering Title: Harnessing Non-Smooth Dynamics for Self-Propelled Gastrointestinal Endoscopies with Vibro-Impact Capsules Abstract: The rectilinear motion of a capsule can be generated using a periodically driven internal mass interacting with the main body of the capsule as a 'hammer' in the presence of external resistances. At resonance, this 'hammer' enables the capsule to progress efficiently through complex environments without the need for external accessories. This simplicity in... |
| Tue 4 Feb 2025 12:00 - 13:00 |  SEMS seminars: Associate Professor Julianne L. Holloway, Arizona State UniversityCentre for Bioengineering Title: Designing Biomaterials with Spatiotemporal Control for Tissue Engineering Applications Abstract: Advances in materials science, biomolecule delivery, and cell biology has enabled significant innovations within the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine over the past few decades. Nonetheless, minimal translation of tissue engineering-based therapeutics to the clinic has occurred. An ongoing challenge within tissue engineering is the difficulty in regenerating... |