New deep light imaging could improve disease diagnosis
A technology breakthrough for optical coherence tomography (OCT), which could revolutionise applications in ophthalmology, dermatology, cardiology, and the early detection of cancer.
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3D hologram research could lead to improved IVF success
In a world first, 3D holographic images of an embryo have been developed as part of a collaborative research project between the University of St Andrews and University of Adelaide.
Wellbeing PandA BBQ 2023
BBQ held at School of Physics and Astronomy.
Undergraduate project prize winners 2023
Students on our BSc and MPhys degree programmes undertake a major project in their final year, often working with members of our research teams.
Graduation 2023
Graduation of Class of 2023
Life on Earth quickly became independent from lightning as a nitrogen source
- according to a new study led by researchers from the St Andrews Centre for Exoplanet Science.
Significant progress made towards powering wearable health sensors through indoor artificial light energy
Energy from ambient light sources can be harnessed through an indoor solar cell to self-power a motion sensor.
Project poster session 2023
Student project poster session
Astronomers directly measure the mass of a single isolated star other than the Sun for the first time
The mass of a white dwarf star has been measured using the fact that massive bodies curve space-time around them according to Einstein's Theory of General Relativity.
St Andrews scientists turn up the heat on physics phenomenon
A 'quantum harmonic oscillator' has been made using an organic semiconductor to produce polaritons, which show quantum states even at room temperature.