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By Dr Karen Steward For decades, Professor Giulio Cerullo has worked at the forefront of optics and photonics, developing technologies that use ultrashort pulses of light to reveal the hidden properties of materials. As a physicist at Politecnico di Milano, his research has ranged from fundamental studies of light–matter interactions to practical a…

What inspires someone to pursue a career in physics? For Dr Anna Ott, it was a fascination with graphene and the excitement of working in a field where new discoveries were being made almost daily. Today, her research focuses on understanding the behaviour of emerging quantum materials that could underpin future electronic and quantum technologies.…