Anasthasia Manu, National Physical Laboratory
"My placement greatly helped me in my decisions on whether I want to do a PhD and also what it takes to do real life research for a commercial research company"
Ashley Morahan, Adaptix Ltd
"A placement is a great way to learn about a field and help make decisions in future employment. It’s also an opportunity to live in a new area and meet new friends"
Publications
Zasedatelev, Anton (2019) Data for Room-temperature broadband polariton-lasing from a dye-filled microcavity. University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/D0841 [Dataset]
Pushkarev, Anatoly P., Korolev, Viacheslav I., Markina, Daria I., Komissarenko, Filipp E., Naujokaitis, Arnas, Drabavičius, Audrius, Pakštas, Vidas, Franckevičius, Marius, Khubezhov, Soslan A., Sannikov, Denis A., Zasedatelev, Anton V., Lagoudakis, Pavlos G., Zakhidov, Anvar A. and Makarov, Sergey V. (2019) A few-minute synthesis of CsPbBr3 nanolasers with a high quality factor by spraying at ambient conditions. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 11 (1), 1040–1048. (doi:10.1021/acsami.8b17396).
Zasedatelev, Anton (2019) Dataset for: A room temperature organic polariton transistor. University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/D0792 [Dataset]
Zasedatelev, Anton, Baranikov, Anton, Urbonas, Darius, Scafirimuto, Fabio, Scherf, Ullrich, Stöferle, Thilo, Mahrt, Rainer and Lagoudakis, Pavlos (2019) A room-temperature organic polariton transistor. Nature Photonics, 13, 378–383. (doi:10.1038/s41566-019-0392-8).
Zasedatelev, Anton, Lagoudakis, Pavlos, Sannikov, Denis A., Yagafarov, Timur, Georgiou, Kyriacos, Baranikov, Anton, Gai, Lizhi, Shen, Zhen and Lidzey, David G. (2019) Room temperature broadband polariton lasing from a dye‐filled microcavity. Advanced Optical Materials, 7 (17), [1900163]. (doi:10.1002/adom.201900163).
Zasedatelev, Anton (2020) Dataset for: Mechanisms of blueshifts in organic polariton condensates. University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/D1159 [Dataset]
Yagafarov, Timur, Sannikov, Denis, Zasedatelev, Anton, Georgiou, Kyriacos, Baranikov, Anton, Kyriienko, Oleksandr, Shelykh, Ivan, Gai, Lizhi, Shen, Zhen, Lidzey, David and Lagoudakis, Pavlos (2020) Mechanisms of blueshifts in organic polariton condensates. Communications Physics, 3 (1), [18]. (doi:10.1038/s42005-019-0278-6).
Zasedatelev, Anton, Lidzey, David G., Cookson, Tamsin, Sannikov, Denis A., Georgiou, Kyriacos, Putintsev, Anton and McGhee, Kirsty E. (2020) Dataset for: Nano-second exciton-polariton lasing in organic microcavities. University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/D1492 [Dataset]
Putintsev, Anton, Zasedatelev, Anton, McGhee, Kirsty E., Cookson, Tamsin, Georgiou, Kyriacos, Sannikov, Denis A., Lidzey, David G and Lagoudakis, Pavlos (2020) Nano-second exciton-polariton lasing in organic microcavities. Applied Physics Letters, 117 (12), [123302]. (doi:10.1063/5.0019195).
Zasedatelev, Anton (2021) Dataset for: Resonant Plasmon-Enhanced Absorption of Charge Transfer Complexes in a Metal–Organic Monolayer. University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/D1772 [Dataset]
Zasedatelev, Anton, Krichevsky, Denis, Tolbin, Alexander, Dubinina, Tatiana, Kosolobov, Sergey, Krasovskii, Vitally, Tomilova, Larisa and Pushkarev, Victor (2021) Resonant plasmon‐enhanced absorption of charge transfer complexes in a metal–organic monolayer. Advanced Optical Materials, 9 (11), [2100065]. (doi:10.1002/adom.202100065).
Zasedatelev, Anton (2021) Dataset for: Single-photon nonlinearity at room temperature. University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/D1374 [Dataset]
Baryshev, Stepan, Zasedatelev, Anton, Sigurdsson, Helgi, Gnusov, Ivan and Askitopoulos, Alexis (2022) Data for Engineering photon statistics in a spinor polariton condensate. University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/D2098 [Dataset]
Baryshev, Stepan, Zasedatelev, Anton, Sigurdsson, Helgi, Gnusov, Ivan, Askitopoulos, Alexis and Lagoudakis, Pavlos (2022) Engineering Photon Statistics in a Spinor Polariton Condensate. Physical Review Letters, 128 (8), [087402]. (doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.128.087402).
Kutrovskaya, Stella, Demirchyan, Sevak, Osipov, A, Baryshev, Stepan, Zasedatelev, Anton, Lagoudakis, Pavlos and Kavokin, Alexey (2021) Exciton radiative lifetime in a monoatomic carbon chain. New Journal of Physics, 23, 1-6, [033007]. (doi:10.1088/1367-2630/abe505).
Kutrovskaya, Stella, Demirchyan, Sevak, Osipov, A, Baryshev, Stepan, Zasedatelev, Anton, Lagoudakis, Pavlos and Kavokin, Alexey (2021) Exciton energy spectra in polyyne chains. Physical Review Research, 3 (1). (doi:10.1103/PhysRevResearch.3.013071).
Kutrovskaya, Stella, Osipov, Anton, Baryshev, Stepan, Zasedatelev, Anton, Samyshkin, V, Demirchyan, Sevak, Pulci, O., Grassano, D., Gontrani, Lorenzo, Hartmann, Richard, Portnoi, Mikhail, Kucherik, A.O, Lagoudakis, Pavlos and Kavokin, Alexey (2020) Excitonic fine structure in emission of linear carbon chains. Nano Letters, 20 (9), 6502-6509. (doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c02244).
An international group of astronomers have performed unprecedented analysis of gas spinning in a whirlpool around a gigantic black hole.
The research team, which includes Dr Sebastian Hoenig from the University of Southampton, have measured gas in a distant quasar while also gauging its mass with the greatest precision to date.
Quasars, also known as quasi-stellar objects, are extremely bright but distant objects that have only previously been studied within our home galaxy, the Milky Way.
Scientists achieved this latest milestone using a new instrument called GRAVITY, which combines the light of four of the largest infrared telescopes.
âIt is clear that GRAVITY has the potential to bring a sea change to our understanding of these unique objects, how they grow, and how they influence their host galaxies,â? Dr Hoenig explains.
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Publications
Zeimpekis-Karakonstantinos, Ioannis, Sun, Kai, HU, CHUNXIAO, Ditshego, Jack Nonofo, Thomas, O, De Planque, Maurits, Chong, Harold, Morgan, Hywel and Ashburn, Peter (2016) Dataset for Dual-Gate Polysilicon Nanoribbon Biosensors Enable High Sensitivity Detection of Proteins. University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/379790 [Dataset]
Sun, Kai, Zeimpekis-Karakonstantinos, Ioannis, HU, CHUNXIAO, Ditshego, Jack Nonofo, Owain, Thomas, Chong, Harold, De Planque, Maurits, Morgan, Hywel and Ashburn, Peter (2015) Dataset for Effect of Subthreshold Slope on the Sensitivity of Nanoribbon Sensors. University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/380117 [Dataset]
Sun, Kai, Zeimpekis-Karakonstantinos, Ioannis, HU, CHUNXIAO, Ditshego, Jack Nonofo, De Planque, Maurits, Chong, Harold, Morgan, Hywel and Ashburn, Peter (2016) Dataset for Low-cost Top-down Zinc Oxide Nanowire Sensors through a Highly Transferable Ion Beam Etching for Healthcare Applications. University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/383154 [Dataset]
HU, CHUNXIAO, Zeimpekis-Karakonstantinos, Ioannis, Sun, Kai, Anderson, Sally, Ashburn, Peter and Morgan, Hywel (2016) Dataset for low cost nanoribbon sensors for protein analysis in human serum using a miniature bead-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/386454 [Dataset]
Riedel, Christoph (2017) Dataset for 'Nanoscale modeling of electro-plasmonic tunable devices for modulators and metasurfaces'. University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/405054 [Dataset]
Wang, Qian, Yuan, Guanghui, Kiang, Kian, Sun, Kai, Gholipour, Behrad, Rogers, Edward, Huang, Kevin Chung-Che, Ang, S.S., Zheludev, Nikolai and Teng, Jinghua (2017) Grayscale photolithography with phase change material photomasks. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO Pacific Rim), , Singapore. 31 Jul - 04 Aug 2017.
Wang, Qian, Yuan, Guanghui, Kiang, Kian, Sun, Kai, Gholipour, Behrad, Rogers, Edward, Huang, K., Ang, S.S., Zheludev, Nikolai and Teng, Jinghua (2017) Dataset for Reconfigurable phase-change photomask for grayscale photolithography. University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/D0084 [Dataset]
Wang, Q., Yuan, G.H., Kiang, K.S., Sun, K., Gholipour, B., Rogers, E.T.F., Huang, K., Ang, S.S., Zheludev, N.I. and Teng, J.H. (2017) Reconfigurable phase-change photomask for grayscale photolithography. Applied Physics Letters, 110, [201110]. (doi:10.1063/1.4983198).
Tarazona, Antulio, de Leon, Maria Theresa, Grech, David, Zeimpekis, Ioannis, Sun, Kai, Chong, Harold and Ashburn, Peter (2014) Illustration of the industrial readiness of hot wire chemical vapor deposition (HWCVD) as part of standard micro-fabrication and high spec nanofabrication production lines.
Sun, Kai, Hakim, MMA, Zeimpekis, Ioannis, Gunn, Robert and Ashburn, Peter (2012) Comparison of Etches for Top-down Fabrication of Polycrystalline Silicon Nanowires.
Morgan, Hywel, Kalsi, Sumit, Valiadi, Martha, Zeimpekis, Ioannis, Hu, Chunxiao, Sun, Kai and Ashburn, Peter (2015) From smartphones to diagnostics: Low cost electronics for programmable digital microfluidics and sensing. International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, , Gyeongju, Korea, Republic of. 24 - 29 Oct 2015. pp. 254-256 .
Huang, Ruomeng, Ye, Sheng, Sun, Kai, Kiang, Kian and De Groot, Cornelis (2017) Dataset for Fermi level tuning of ZnO films through supercycled atomic layer deposition. University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/D0248 [Dataset]
Huang, Ruomeng, Ye, Sheng, Sun, Kai, Kiang, Kian and De Groot, Cornelis (2017) Fermi level tuning of ZnO films through supercycled atomic layer deposition. Nanoscale Research Letters, 12. (doi:10.1186/s11671-017-2308-1).
Lowe, Benjamin M., Sun, Kai, Zeimpekis, Ioannis, Skylaris, Chris-Kriton and Green, Nicolas G. (2017) Field-effect sensors – from pH sensing to biosensing: sensitivity enhancement using streptavidin-biotin as a model system. Analyst, 142 (22), 4173-4200. (doi:10.1039/C7AN00455A).
Muskens, Otto, Riedel, Christoph, Sun, Kai and De Groot, Cornelis (2018) Dataset for Metasurface optical solar reflectors using AZO transparent conducting oxides for radiative cooling of spacecraft. University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/D0283 [Dataset]
Sun, Kai, Riedel, Christoph A., Wang, Yudong, Urbani, Alessandro, Simeoni, Mirko, Mengali, Sandro, Zalkovskij, Maksim, Bilenberg, Brian, De Groot, C. H. and Muskens, Otto L. (2018) Metasurface optical solar reflectors using AZO transparent conducting oxides for radiative cooling of spacecraft. ACS Photonics, 52, 495-501. (doi:10.1021/acsphotonics.7b00991).
Lowe, Benjamin, Sun, Kai, Zeimpekis, Ioannis, Skylaris, Chris-Kriton and Green, Nicolas (2016) Limitations and possibilities for biologically-sensitive field-effect transistor-sensor design (BioFET): Complexity of the oxide-electrolyte interface. 5th International Conference on Material Science and Engineering Technology, http://www.icmset.com/2016.html, Tokyo, Japan. 29 - 31 Oct 2016.
Zeimpekis, Ioannis, Papadimitriou, Konstantinos, Sun, Kai, Hu, Chunxiao, Ashburn, Peter, Morgan, Hywel and Prodromakis, Themistoklis (2017) A sub-30 mpH resolution thin film transistor-based nanoribbon biosensing platform. Sensors, 17 (9), 1-12. (doi:10.3390/s17092000).
HU, CHUNXIAO, Kalsi, Sumit, Zeimpekis, Ioannis, Sun, Kai, Ashburn, Peter, Turner, Carrie, Sutton, J. Mark and Morgan, Hywel (2018) Dataset for Ultra-fast electronic detection of antimicrobial resistance genes using isothermal amplification and thin film transistor sensors. University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/404101 [Dataset]
Urbani, Alessandro, Simeoni, Mirko, Mengali, Sandro, Zalkovskij, Maksim, Bilenberg, Brian, De Groot, Cornelis and Muskens, Otto (2018) Dataset for VO2 thermo-chromic metamaterial-based smart optical solar reflector. University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/D0446 [Dataset]
Sun, Kai, Riedel, Christoph A., Urbani, Alessandro, Simeoni, Mirko, Mengali, Sandro, Zalkovskij, Maksim, Bilenberg, Brian, De Groot, C.H. and Muskens, Otto L. (2018) VO2 thermochromic metamaterial-based smart optical solar reflector. ACS Photonics, 5 (6), 2280-2286. (doi:10.1021/acsphotonics.8b00119).
Akrofi, Joshua, Daniel, Ebert, Martin, Reynolds, Jamie Dean, Sun, Kai, Hu, Ruoyu, De Planque, Maurits and Chong, Harold (2020) Multi-stack insulator to minimise threshold voltage drift in ZnO FET sensors operating in ionic solutions. Micro and Nano Engineering. (doi:10.1016/j.mne.2020.100066).
Zhang, Shi, Zhu, Xupeng, Xiao, Wei, Shi, Huimin, Wang, Yasi, Chen, Zhiquan, Chen, Yiqin, Sun, Kai, Muskens, Otto L, De Groot, C H, Liu, Shao-Ding and Duan, Huigao (2020) Strongly coupled evenly divided disks: a new compact and tunable platform for plasmonic Fano resonances. Nanotechnology, 31 (32), 325202, [325202]. (doi:10.1088/1361-6528/ab8d68).
Du, Yuxin, Sun, Kai, Zheng, Zihang, De Groot, Kees and Fang, Xu (2021) Optical modulation in a Si microring resonator inspired by biological classical conditioning. Photonics in Switching and Computing (PSC), Online. 27 - 29 Sep 2021. 1 pp .
Muskens, Otto, Piper, Lewis, Kieran, Singh, Haobijam, Woods, Jonathan, Sun, Kai and Apostolopoulos, Vasileios (2021) Dataset for Mechanically tunable terahertz metamaterial perfect absorber. University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/D1888 [Dataset]
Wang, Wenhao, Wang, Hanbin, Yu, Peng, Sun, Kai, Tong, Xin, Lin, Feng, Wu, Cuo, You, Yimin, Xie, Wuze, Li, Yunpeng, Yuan, Chenzhi, Govorov, Alexander O., Muskens, Otto L., Xu, Hongxing, Sun, Song and Wang, Zhiming (2021) Broadband thin-film and metamaterial absorbers using refractory vanadium nitride and their thermal stability. Optics Express, 29 (21), [33456]. (doi:10.1364/OE.439546).
Piper, Lewis K., Singh, H. Johnson, Woods, Jonathan R. C., Sun, Kai, Muskens, Otto L. and Apostolopoulos, Vasilis (2021) Mechanically tunable terahertz metamaterial perfect absorber. Advanced Photonics Research, 2 (12), 2100136. (doi:10.1002/adpr.202100136).
Zheng, Zihang, Sun, Kai, Du, Yuxin, Muskens, Otto, De Groot, Kees and Fang, Xu (2022) Vertical growth models outperform effective medium models in analyzing VO2 phase transition. CLEO, , San Jose, United States. 15 - 20 May 2022. 1 pp . (In Press)
Dai, Peng, Sun, Kai, Yan, Xingzhao, Muskens, Otto, De Groot, Kees, Zhu, Xupeng, Hu, Yueqiang, Duan, Huigao and Huang, Ruomeng (2022) Inverse design of structural color: Finding multiple solutions via conditional generative adversarial networks. Nanophotonics, 11 (13), 3057-3069. (doi:10.1515/nanoph-2022-0095).
Zheng, Zihang, Sun, Kai, Du, Yuxin, Muskens, Otto, De Groot, Kees and Fang, Xu (2022) Vertical growth models for analysing vanadium dioxide phase transition in thin films. Photon 2022. 30 Aug - 02 Sep 2022. (In Press)
Sun, Kai, Vassos, Evangelos, Yan, Xingzhao, Wheeler, Callum, Wiecha, Peter R., Gregory, Simon A., Feresidis, Alex, De Groot, Kees and Muskens, Otto (2022) Dataset for: Wafer-scale 200 mm Metal Oxide Infrared Metasurface with Tailored Differential Emissivity Response in the Atmospheric Windows. University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/D2141 [Dataset]
Sun, Kai, Vassos, Evangelos, Yan, Xingzhao, Wheeler, Callum, Churm, James, Wiecha, Peter R., Gregory, Simon A., Feresidis, Alex, de Groot, Cornelis H. and Muskens, Otto L. (2022) Wafer-Scale 200 mm Metal Oxide Infrared Metasurface with Tailored Differential Emissivity Response in the Atmospheric Windows. Advanced Optical Materials. (doi:10.1002/adom.202200452).
Sun, Kai, Xiao, Wei, Wheeler, Callum, Simeoni, Mirko, Urbani, Alessandro, Gaspari, Matteo, Mengali, Sandro, Kees De Groot, C. H. and Muskens, Otto L. (2022) VO2metasurface smart thermal emitter with high visual transparency for passive radiative cooling regulation in space and terrestrial applications. Nanophotonics. (doi:10.1515/nanoph-2022-0020). (In Press)
Sun, Kai, Xiao, Wei, Wheeler, Callum, Simeoni, Mirko, Urbani, Alessandro, Gaspari, Matteo, Mengali, Sandro, De Groot, Kees and Muskens, Otto (2022) Dataset to support the journal article: VO2 Metasurface Smart Thermal Emitter with High Visual Transparency for Passive Radiative Cooling Regulation in Space and Terrestrial Applications. University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/D2144 [Dataset]
Dai, Peng, Sun, Kai, Yan, Xingzhao, Muskens, Otto, De Groot, Kees, Zhu, Xupeng, Hu, Yueqiang, Duan, Huigao and Huang, Ruomeng (2022) Dataset for "Inverse Design of Structural Color: Finding Multiple Solutions via Conditional Generative Adversarial Networks". University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/D2182 [Dataset]
Publications
De Fazio, Angela F, Misatziou, Doxi, Baker, Ysobel R, Muskens, Otto L, Brown, Tom and Kanaras, Antonios G (2021) Chemically modified nucleic acids and DNA intercalators as tools for nanoparticle assembly. Chemical Society Reviews, 50 (23), 13410-13440. (doi:10.1039/d1cs00632k).
Singh, Haobijam, Misatziou, Doxi, Wheeler, Callum, Buendia, Alvaro, Giannini, Vincenzo, Snchez-Gil, Jos A., Werts, Martinus H.V., Brown, Tom, El-Sagheer, Afaf H., Kanaras, Antonios and Muskens, Otto (2022) Dataset supporting the publication "Optical Mie scattering by DNA-assembled three-dimensional gold nanoparticle superlattice crystals". University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/D2368 [Dataset]
Quantum physicist Dr Simone De Liberato has been recognised as an outstanding researcher through the awarding of a prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize.
The Associate Professor, based in the University of Southamptonâs School of Physics and Astronomy, has pursued an eclectic academic career to date that has ranged from fundamental physics through to applied technologies.
Philip Leverhulme Prizes are awarded by the Leverhulme Trust and recognise the achievement of outstanding researchers whose work has already attracted global recognition and whose future career is exceptionally promising.
Simone has developed an international reputation during his time at the University of Southampton as a Royal Society Research Fellow and leader of the Quantum Theory and Technology Group.
âIt is such an honour to see my efforts and achievements recognised,â? Simone says. âThis award will help me to push forward my investigations on the ultimate limit of the interaction between light and matter at the quantum level.â?
Simoneâs current research interest explores hybrid particles known as polaritons. These half-light, half-matter entities are formed when light and matter are made to interact so strongly that they lose their individuality.
âIâm developing a polariton-based nanophotonic technology cheap enough to be integrated into smartphones,â? he explains. âBy exploiting this technology in the near future, your smartphones could, for example, perform a non-invasive health check-up analysing your breath each time you make a phone call. There are also many other potential applications from telecommunications to security.â?
Simone studied at the Ãcole Normale Supérieure in Paris and completed a PhD at the Université Paris Diderot, before undertaking international postdoctorate research roles and co-founding multiple startup companies. He joined the University of Southampton as a Lecturer in 2012.
Philip Leverhulme Prizes have been awarded since 2001 in commemoration of the Third Viscount Leverhulme and grandson of William Hesketh Lever, founder of the Leverhulme Trust. The £100,000 prizes are selected for different subject areas each year, with 2018âs recipients selected from classics, earth sciences, physics, politics and international relations, psychology and visual and performing arts.
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Three talented early career researchers have been awarded Newton International Fellowships to push the boundaries of theoretical physics and X-ray astronomy at the University of Southampton.
The international scientists will join Southamptonâs School of Physics and Astronomy for the next two years through the competitive programme from The Royal Society, the British Academy and the Academy of Medical Sciences.
Newton International Fellowships provide the opportunity for the best early stage postdoctoral researchers from across the world to join UK research institutions, covering a broad range of the natural and social sciences and the humanities.
Dr Mehtap Arabaci and Dr Liang Zhang will join Principal Research Fellow Dr Diego Altamirano in the Southampton Astronomy Group , while Dr Diana Rojas will work with Professor Stefano Moretti in the Southampton High Energy Physics Group .
Dr Diana Rojasâ project on dark matter phenomenology in three-Higgs doublet models sees her return to the School that she once visited as a PhD student from Mexico. The research continues a five-year collaboration with Stefano and the NExT Institute which could trigger the discovery of more Higgs bosons at the Large Hadron Collider, including a perfect Dark Matter particle.
âAt present, we have no experimental clues to guide us in any particular direction to address the shortcomings of the Standard Model, the current description of particle physics,â? Stefano explains. âTheoretical ingenuity is necessary and the path that Diana is taking in her research bears some promise, as it may also offer us the means to explain why the Universe in not symmetric between matter and antimatter and why, in both cases, the spectra of masses are so hierarchical.â?
Dr Mehtap Arabaciâs research will cover the multi-wavelength observations of distant Be/X-ray binaries, where gas is transferred onto a neutron star and creates bright flares of X-rays.
âAt the peak of these giant outbursts, these systems become the brightest sources of the X-ray sky, serving as a laboratory to test the role of the neutron star magnetic fields while interacting with its environment at different luminosity regimes,â? Mehtap says. âI hope that this fellowship can be a first step for creating a long-term collaboration between researchers in Southampton and Turkey via new research programmes related to the Turkish 4-metre NIR telescope, the DAG (Eastern Anatolia Observatory).â?
Dr Liang Zhang will explore spectral and timing analysis of black hole X-ray binaries with Chinaâs Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope. âIt is a great honour to receive a Newton International Fellowship,â? he says. âI hope that we can establish a long-term collaboration between the UK and China in the area of X-ray astronomy.â?