Draft:Harish Bhaskaran
Harish Bhaskaran | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Engineering career | |
| Employer(s) | Oxford University |
| Awards | FREng |
Harish Bhaskaran FREng is a British engineer and currently Professor of Applied Nanomaterials at Oxford University. He is known for his research and achievements in the field of nanoscale technology, including photonic or neuromorphic computing and displays.
Career
Throughout his career, Bhaskaran has been a prolific inventor of new technologies. At times, he has then played a major role in developing these inventions into business opportunities and commercialising them. Bhaskaran led the Oxford-based WAFT Consortium and also the research into smart windows,[1] which could revolutionise the glazing industry.[2] The project was an Anglo-US project, which aims to harness the suns heat and use it to heat a home in the winter, but also reflect it in the winter.[3] When talking about the project, Bhaskaran said to ScienceDaily "Here, we exploit tuning how invisible wavelengths are transmitted or reflected to modulate temperature. These ideas have come to fruition with the aid of our long-standing industrial collaborators, and are the result of long-term research."[4] Part of Bhaskaran's recent career is Bodle Technologies, which spun out from Oxford University.[5] It was co-founded by Bhaskaran to improve and develop screen technology. Numerous revolutionary products have been developed by Bhaskaran and the Bodle team, including stretchable wearable screens.[6] Other more efficient technologies have also been developed by Bhaskaran, including producing new screen technology for devices with poor outdoor readability and high-power consumption.[7]
References
- ^ "New adaptable smart window coating could help heat or cool a home and save energy". Oxford University. February 7, 2022.
- ^ Whipple, Tom (February 9, 2022). "Turn on the windows to keep warm". The Times.
- ^ "Film-coating gives windows temperature control". The Engineer. January 6, 2022.
- ^ "Windows that outsmart the elements". ScienceDaily. January 5, 2022.
- ^ O'Hear, Steve (January 29, 2018). "Oxford University spin-out Bodle scores £6M Series A for its low-powered 'reflective' display tech". TechCrunch.
- ^ Sparkes, Matthew (March 23, 2022). "Stretchy light-emitting plastic could be used in wearable screens". New Scientist.
- ^ Ardill, Lisa (December 21, 2020). "Oxford spin-out Bodle secures Series A funding extension". Silicon Republic.