Shawn Tan

"Imagine the vibrant beauty and the subtle brush strokes of Claude Monet’s “Impression Sunrise” masterpiece that could fit, not just in the palm of your hands, but in the width of a single strand of your hair. This is now possible with plasmonic colour printing, which relies on the phenomenon of plasmons in metal nanostructures rather than decades-old technology involving dyes and pigments. How is this achieved and what might be possible with such technology? Shawn will highlight the key aspects of plasmonic colour printing, share his work and perspective on where it is now, and discuss where it may be headed in the future."