Emma MacPherson's Terahertz Research Group
Research areas
Our research focusses on:
Terahertz medical imaging and spectroscopy
- In vivo skin imaging
- Characterisation of skin conditions
- Evaluation of skin products
Instrumentation
- Novel techniques to speed up terahertz acquisition
- THz ellipsometry
- Robotic THz probe development
Terahertz optical devices
- Spatial light modulation
- Efficient low-cost polarizers
- 3D printed devices
Algorithms
- Use of genetical algorithms for improved classification
- Modelling of human skin
- Compressive sensing
Updates and events
Skin cancer detection using THz waves on BBC 1 West Midlands news
BBC Midlands Today visited Emma MacPherson's lab to see how they have created a robot arm to detect skin cancer using Terahertz waves.
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THz Skinometer on Int'l Sky News
Sky News reports on the first skin cancer patient measurements using the THz skinometer at UHCW:
Congratulations to the winners of the Poster competition at the recent Terabotics Consortium Meeting (November 2024)
First prize of a £100 voucher was awarded to Agrima Agarwal (University of Warwick) and Second prize of a £50 voucher was awarded to Benjamin Calme (University of Leeds).
Congratulations to both and thanks to all who presented a poster.
Terabotics Consortium Meeting (November 2024)
The Terabotics Consortium Meeting was held at University of Warwick on Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th November 2024.
