Media Coverage
Our research works have been featured by numerous media outlets across the globe including Nature, Independent UK newspaper, Futurism, many more
Our recent Nanotweezer work was highlighted by the INDEPENDENT, UK as: SCIENTISTS DEVELOP ‘LIGHT TWEEZERS’ THAT ARE SMALL ENOUGH TO MOVE DNA
Our recent Nanotweezer work was highlighted by NATURE RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS as: These ‘tweezers’ made of light gently grasp and move a single protein
Our recent Nanotweezer work was highlighted by PhysicsWorld as: Tiny optical tweezer traps nanoscale objects
Our recent Nanotweezer work was highlighted by Futurism as: ENGINEERS BUILD TWEEZERS SO TINY THEY CAN PICK UP INDIVIDUAL MOLECULES
Our recent Nanotweezer work was summarized by Vanderbilt_News as: Tiny tweezer developed at Vanderbilt can trap molecules on a nanoscale, creating powerful research capabilities into cancer metastasis, neurodegenerative diseases
Fellowship extends Ndukaife’s lab-on-chip work to Nigeria
Faster, more precise lab-on-a-chip holds promise of early cancer diagnosis
Media response to our article on: “High-Resolution Large-ensemble Nanoparticles Trapping with Multifunctional Thermoplasmonic Nanohole Metasurface”, Justus Ndukaife, et. al., ACS Nano 2018. Highlighted by: Research news @ Vanderbilt, Phys.Org, Nanowerk
Professor Ndukaife wins 2017 Prize in Physics by Dimitris N. Chorafas Foundation
He was recognized for his work on plasmon nano-optical tweezers. The Dimitris N. Chorafas Foundation awards scientific prizes for outstanding work in selected fields in the engineering sciences, medicine and the natural sciences. It rewards research characterized by its high potential for practical application and by the special significance attached to its aftermath.
Media response to: “Plasmonics: turning loss into gain”, Justus Ndukaife, et. al., SCIENCE, 2016
In plasmonics, ‘optical loses’ could bring practical gain, phys.org
Media response to the article on: “Long-range and rapid transport of individual nano-objects by a hybrid electrothermoplasmonic nanotweezer, Justus Ndukaife, et. al., NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY, 2016
Nanotweezer is new tool to create advanced plasmonic technologies, phys.org, nanowerk
Nanotweezer increases the velocity of particle transport , photonics.com