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Feature News
PhD student announced second place at UK Semiconductors Conference
Areej Aljaghwani, a 2nd year PhD student from Maksym Myronov’s Semiconductors Research Group was awarded second place in the Phil Buckle Research Communication Competition held during the UK Semiconductors Conference in July 2024.
In the Press
Cool exoplanet reveals missing link between hot Jupiters and cold solar system planets
Research into a rare planet is revealing the link between hot Jupiter-sized exoplanets and cold solar system giants like Saturn.
Keep your eyes on the sky for a new star as “once in a lifetime” cosmic explosion looms
Stargazers will soon be treated to the appearance of a new star in the night sky, as a cosmic explosion looms.
Research Updates
Real-space renormalisation approach to the Chalker-Coddington model revisited: improved statistics
PhD student Syl Shaw and supervisor Rudo Roemer apply the real-space renormalisation group method to the Chalker–Coddington model of the quantum Hall transition. This approach provides a convenient numerical estimation of the localisation critical exponent, ν. Previous such studies found ν=2.39 which falls considerably short of the current best estimates by transfer matrix (2.593) and exact-diagonalisation studies (2.58). By increasing the amount of data 500 fold they can now measure closer to the critical point and find an improved estimate 2.…
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