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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home.

This resource links to KS4 and KS5/Grade 9-10 and Grade 11-12 Physics and Computing.

It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks (UK):
Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information
Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers

• This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Nathaniel Kinsey and Dr Justus Ndukaife from Virginia Commonwealth University and Vanderbilt University in the US. They are developing a device that can trap quantum dots and enhance their photon emission rates, paving the way for new quantum technologies.
• This resource also contains interviews with Nathaniel and Justus, and offers an insight into careers in nanophotonics. If your students have questions for Nathaniel or Justus, they can send them through the Futurum Careers website.

• The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Nathaniel and Justus’ research and challenges them to design an experiment that uses optical nanotweezers to study nanoplastics.

This resource was first published by Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE).

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