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Tawfique Hasan

@tawfiquehasan.bsky.social
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Prof of NanoEngineering @ Cambridge Uni Engineering Department. Fellow @ChurchillCol . OPTICA Fellow. 🇧🇩🇬🇧 Personal account.

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Tawfique Hasan @tawfiquehasan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I was at ESIT 2026 in Shanghai recently. <48 hours trip, but was worth it! I talked about light-field detection in the age of AI, including emerging design trends discussed in our recent Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering review it’s still free access. doi.org/10.1038/s442...
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Light field detection in the age of artificial intelligence - Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping computational light field detection by improving optical encoding and algorithmic reconstruction. This Review examines AI-enabled encoder design, multidimensi...
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Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge @eng.cam.ac.uk · 26/03/2026
#Robots' vision & movement is improving, yet touch remains a weakness. Now researchers at the Cambridge #Graphene Centre have developed a miniature tactile sensor that could give robots something much closer to a human sense of touch 🦾👇 www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/graphen... @tawfiquehasan.bsky.social
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Graphene-based ‘artificial skin’ brings human-like touch closer to robots
The technology, developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge, is based on liquid metal composites and graphene – a two-dimensional form of carbon. The ‘skin’ allows robots to detect not jus...
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Nature Materials @natmater.nature.com · 18/02/2026
Multiscale-structured miniaturized 3D force sensors go.nature.com/4tGKw63
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Multiscale-structured miniaturized 3D force sensors - Nature Materials
Tactile sensing to differentiate normal and shear forces remains a challenge. A force microsensor array based on graphene and a liquid-metal composites decouples normal–shear force sensing, achieving ...
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Tawfique Hasan @tawfiquehasan.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
#Robots move with extraordinary precision. But when something starts to slip, they often realise too late. Humans handle this effortlessly with our fingertips. Our Nature Materials paper explores how robots could too. @eng.cam.ac.uk @aria-research.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Multiscale-structured miniaturized 3D force sensors - Nature Materials
Tactile sensing to differentiate normal and shear forces remains a challenge. A force microsensor array based on graphene and a liquid-metal composites decouples normal–shear force sensing, achieving ...
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Tawfique Hasan @tawfiquehasan.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
This fun project has so much potential! We are now trying to use the plastic #spectrometer for an interesting computational #sensing application. Stay tuned!
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Tawfique Hasan @tawfiquehasan.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
🤖Our Department’s news on the ARIA robot dexterity project: we already have two PDRAs and are in the process of hiring a technician to support this exciting work. Don’t forget to apply for the third PDRA position! Deadline 29th June: jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51600/
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Tawfique Hasan @tawfiquehasan.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
A story on our stress-engineered broadband #plastic #spectrometers www.science.org/doi/10.1126/.... This SMP material platform offers many exciting opportunities for future development of inexpensive, AI-enabled computational light detection systems.
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Stress-engineered ultra-broadband spectrometers
Stress-engineered plastic elements enable cost-effective, portable spectrometers that cover both the visible and SWIR ranges.
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Tawfique Hasan @tawfiquehasan.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
With Prof Zongyin Yang, we engineered stress in polymers to make a low-cost, broadband (400-1600nm) computational #spectrometer. And it is on the Front page of @ScienceAdvances! #Spectroscopy #Photonics #AIoptics. Read it here: doi.org/10.1126/scia...
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Tawfique Hasan @tawfiquehasan.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Super excited to be a part of ARIA’s #dexterous #robot program! Our #sensors will allow future robots to detect force magnitude, direction, sliding, texture, and temperature, achieving unprecedented #dexterity and precision! @cambridge-ee.bsky.social @eng.cam.ac.uk
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Tawfique Hasan @tawfiquehasan.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Congratulations to Professor Chu 👏
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Tawfique Hasan @tawfiquehasan.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Imagine a future where paper-based #memristor can not only processes data but be reconfigured for synaptic plasticity and neuronal leaky integrate-and-fire functionality and even #recyclable. Our #inkjet-printed memristors take a step towards sustainable electronics. @cambridge-ee.bsky.social
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Inkjet‐printed reconfigurable and recyclable memristors on paper
In this work, we focus on using sustainable production and additive manufacturing processes to fabricate high-yield, recyclable, multifunctional, and reconfigurable memristors on paper-based substrat...
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Tawfique Hasan @tawfiquehasan.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Great company and fantastic scientific discussions towards future indoor #VOC #sensors! Started the final stretch of the @UKRI_News #DIVINE project - a very productive meeting today!
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John Dudley @johnmdudley.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Preparing my 2025 Day of Light outreach lectures, I bought a glass sphere and made a rainbow. But I saw some odd things, and so here’s a thread with some photos and raytracing pictures. There may well be mistakes so tell me and I'll fix them. First the basic setup showing the primary bow.
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Tawfique Hasan @tawfiquehasan.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
This is a super cool work. Tailored mechanical response in a 3D architected material, perfect for tailored mechanical responses! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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3D polycatenated architected materials
Architected materials derive their properties from the geometric arrangement of their internal structural elements. Their designs rely on continuous networks of members to control the global mechanica...
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Electrical Engineering Division | University of Cambridge @cambridge-ee.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
🚀 Breakthrough in strain sensing! A new biomimetic sensor achieves omnidirectional hypersensitivity & precise strain detection—transforming engineering, healthcare, robotics & more. Read more: bit.ly/410dj9k #Engineering #Sensors #Innovation #Cambridge Tagging: @OcchipintiGroup
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Rachel Won @rachelpcwon.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Meeting up #WomeninOptics #PhotonicsWest @spie.org Sile NIC Chormaic, Clara Saraceno, Giulia Tagliabue, @rachelgrange.bsky.social, Andrea Redondo-Blanco, @drarmani.bsky.social, @astchalyan.bsky.social and Sona Hosseini 💃🎉🎊🥳💃
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Young Atom Opticians Conference 2025 @yao2025.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
🚀Big news! The #YAO2025 invited speaker lineup is now live on our website!🎉🎉 Check out the amazing researchers joining us in Innsbruck this July. Don't miss out—registration is still open! 🔗: yao.iqoqi.at #QuantumScience #AtomOptics @iqoqi.bsky.social @oeaw.bsky.social @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social
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Tawfique Hasan @tawfiquehasan.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Working with Profs Sun and Cai, we developed a tunable vdW optoelectronic interface that identifies materials without complex spectral reconstruction, ideal for compact, cost-effective #2D material based #spectrometers @eng.cam.ac.uk @cambridge-ee.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/full/10....
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Miniaturized spectral sensing with a tunable optoelectronic interface
An electrically tunable compact optoelectronic interface functions as a spectral sensor, achieving material identification.
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Tawfique Hasan @tawfiquehasan.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
We are hiring a #process #technician for 3 yrs on polymer composite based #sensors for #robotics and #wearables. Closing date is 11 February. If interested, please apply! Or retweet! Link: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50103/
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Tawfique Hasan @tawfiquehasan.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Thank you IEEE Photonics Society for the cool plaque. Most importantly, for giving me the fantastic opportunity to talk about #spectrometers at 11 locations, 10 countries. Made many new friends, and future collaborators! If you are thinking about applying, go for it!
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Prof. Andrea Armani @drarmani.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Celebrating the achievements of 2024 and Yasaman Moradi's last group meeting. After finishing her PhD, she is heading off to FujiFilm. @academic-chatter.bsky.social #lifegoals 🎉💡🧪
Celebratory cake highlighting 2024 achievements!Yasaman Moradi doing the honors and cutting the 2024 cakePhoto of Yasaman Moradi's last team meeting at EMI
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Robert Garisto @robertgaristo.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
An out-of-plane electric field can tune the phonon dispersion of twisted van der Waals multilayers PRL: go.aps.org/4heHQFA
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Flat and Tunable Moir\'e Phonons in Twisted Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides
An out-of-plane electric field can tune the phonon dispersion of twisted van der Waals multilayers.
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Tawfique Hasan @tawfiquehasan.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Interested in joining us in Cambridge Engineering? This year I am supporting applications in computational gas and environment sensors, mechanical metamaterials, broadband metasurfaces, porous materials & 2D electronics. Please email or message by the end of January. #academicsky @eng.cam.ac.uk
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Tawfique Hasan @tawfiquehasan.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Would be the coolest lab in the world 🤣
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Tawfique Hasan @tawfiquehasan.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
First few hours into our three-day cruise to the #Sundarbans. Zoom in and look at the dense mesh of rivers and canals everywhere 😍 #bangladesh
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Tawfique Hasan @tawfiquehasan.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Date juice / date palm sap, or khejur rosh (খেজুর রস ). Tried this heavenly drink after almost 20 years and it instantly transported me to my childhood! #bangladesh #winter #bangladeshi-cuisine en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_ju...
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Tawfique Hasan @tawfiquehasan.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Just came across an African Butterfly Wing #Painting for the first time! Amazing! Exquisite! Made from #butterflywing collected from the ground 🦋
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Tawfique Hasan @tawfiquehasan.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
If you are in Dhaka, join me on Dec 24 for my first-ever technical talk in Bangladesh! I’ll briefly talk about my career, and then switch to miniaturising optical #spectrometers & future opportunities in this field. My final talk as a IEEE Photonics Society Distinguished Lecturer.
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Paul Guinnessy @paulguinnessy.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Kaitlin Kharas is awesome. She became the “face and voice” of a campaign to boost stagnant salaries for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers across Canada, and they won. #PhDStudents www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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This PhD student helped to win a major pay hike for Canadian researchers
Kaitlin Kharas is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2024.
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Tawfique Hasan @tawfiquehasan.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Great time today with IEEE PS talk @ multimedia uni, meet with old and new friends. Even had time for a quick trip to uni of malaya to meet Prof Harith over yummy snacks. & quick stop to outlet before going to airport! Tagging @rachelpcwon.bsky.social to make her jealous (in X and 🦋) 🤣😂
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Tawfique Hasan @tawfiquehasan.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Looking forward to my IEEE Photonics Society Distinguished Lecture for the Malaysian Chapter. I will discuss the miniaturisation of optical #spectrometers , including our recent work on a BIC #metasurface spectrometer. The next will be at Dhaka University, #Bangladesh on the 24th
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Tawfique Hasan @tawfiquehasan.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
A short summary of our paper 👍
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Tawfique Hasan @tawfiquehasan.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Our group’s alumni Prof @LeonardNGWT will give a fascinating talk tomorrow at Cambridge Electrical Engineering Division . I’m certain a lot of laboratory research will driven by this approach in the near future!
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Tawfique Hasan @tawfiquehasan.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Although the engagement is still not as high as in X, please your papers here to drive the growth of 🦋! ♥️👍
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Tawfique Hasan @tawfiquehasan.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Our work in Science Advances on #BIC #metasurface spectrometers overcomes resolution-sensitivity trade-off. We achieve high light throughput, ideal for ultra-low-light applications like fluorescence & astrophotonic spectroscopy. doi.org/10.1126/scia...
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Metasurface spectrometers beyond resolution-sensitivity constraints
Miniaturized metasurface spectrometers deliver both high resolution and high sensitivity.
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Tawfique Hasan @tawfiquehasan.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Nature’s top 10 in 2024 features Muhammad Yunus #Bangladesh www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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The revolutionary economist who became the unlikely leader of Bangladesh
Muhammad Yunus is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2024.
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Mikhail Kats @mickeykats.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Our department has an opening for an assistant OR associate professor, with a focus on semiconductor materials and devices This position is part of the Excellence in Mentoring Initiative, so we're looking for candidates with exceptional mentorship experience jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/asst-as...
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Asst/Assoc Professor in Electrical & Computer Engineering - Semiconductors - Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Job Summary: The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering seeks to hire a faculty member with expertise in advanced semiconductor materials and devices (microelectronics or optoelectronics)...
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Tawfique Hasan @tawfiquehasan.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
An overdue catch up with @gomobel.bsky.social and Chris. Wrestler’s Thai food tastes pretty good!
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Tawfique Hasan @tawfiquehasan.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Fourth best chemistry department in the UK closes becusse it is not financially sustainable www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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University of Hull to close its chemistry department
The university is also merging some of its schools following a drop in student numbers.
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Tawfique Hasan @tawfiquehasan.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
A £1 lunch on our long way back to #Bangkok. Heavenly, spicy #basil chicken and rice with egg 🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️ #Thailand
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Chinna Devarapu @chinnadevarapu.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
1/6 🧵 I'm building what might be the smallest #opensource #spectrometer with an easy to use UI! I call it a pocket spectrometer. Combining #M5StickC (~$20) with AS7341 sensor (~$16). My goal? A complete spectrometer that is barely larger than a sample cuvette itself.
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Sean Bond Painting Light @iamseanbond.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Afternoon #Infrared light #photography Lightrail station trees. Canon RP Full Spectrum Infrared Camera Sensor Filter 720 NM Sensor filter Canon RF 14-35 f4L lens
Urban Infrared Lightrail station trees
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Tawfique Hasan @tawfiquehasan.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Two weeks ago I had an amazing time in presenting my IEEE Photonics Society distinguished lecture on miniaturised #spectrometers in breathtaking Naples! All made possible because of the brilliant and generous hosting by IEEE PS president Italy chapter @antigonemarino.bsky.social
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Altmetric @altmetric.com · 18/11/2024
We strongly suggest that academic publishers and other platforms that host research rapidly implement a Share to Bluesky button for their articles. Here's how: docs.bsky.app/docs/advance... #AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics
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Action Intent Links | Bluesky
Authors, websites, and apps can use action intent links to implement "Share on Bluesky" buttons, or similar in-app actions. Logged-in users will be directed to the corresponding action view in the Blu...
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Rachel Grange @rachelgrange.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
Back for a little while here, I tried this ‘starter pack’ for photonics & optics people: anyone else can follow up to 50 people at the click of a button: go.bsky.app/QrtPj7R. Put your name below and I will add you to the pack.
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John Dudley @johnmdudley.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
This is a great read! For example ...
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Fer @gomobel.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
ICYMI yesterday, a smart fabric that helps you keep it cool 😎 (or warm) - my latest for @chemistryworld.bsky.social 🧪
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Dr Ruby (she/her) @paperwhispers.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Leeds has a fully funded scholarship program for undergraduate and Masters study for Gaza students. **Tell Everyone** www.leeds.ac.uk/masters-scho...
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Gazan Humanitarian Scholarship
We offer scholarships for citizens of Gaza who have been displaced as a result of the ongoing conflict in the region and are living in a different country (outside of the UK).
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Riccardo Sapienza @riccard0.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Mass X-odus: professionals desert Elon Musk’s network on.ft.com/4fBQJcd
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Mass X-odus: professionals desert Elon Musk’s network
Creatives and freelancers miss opportunity and inspiration after decline of X
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Tawfique Hasan @tawfiquehasan.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
** Only 5 days left to apply ** We have a #PDRA position open in Cambridge Engineering Department and Graphene Centre for 3 years for EIC project HYPERSONIC! Join us in creating, next-generation #analog and #digital circuits and systems with solution-deposited #nanosheets. jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49150/
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