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Presentation by Falko Schmidt on "Tunable critical Casimir forces counteract Casimir–Lifshitz attraction" at the CMD29, Manchester, UK
Falko Schmidt is presenting his work on Critical Casimir Forces in NEMS at the Condensed Matter Division CMD29 in Manchester, UK.
CMD29 is a large international conference covering all aspects of condensed matter physics. Its 29th iteration of t...
Post · August 16, 2022
Presentation by Falko Schmidt on "Self-organisation of colloidal systems in the presence of fluctuations" at Erice, IT
Falko Schmidt is presenting the latest research findings on self-organized colloidal system using critical phenomena and light at the Artifical and living matter workshop in Erice Italy.
The workshop takes places between the 26th of June and 1st ...
Post · August 16, 2022
Presentation by Falko Schmidt on "A monolithic nanophotonic system based on single-photon emitters" at the Complex Nanophotonics Science Camp
Falko Schmidt is presenting first results on his work on integrated photonics at the Complex Nanophotonics Science Camp in London, UK.
The Science Camp takes places between the 2nd till 5th of August at the Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Par...
Post · August 16, 2022
The Effect of Positive Emotions on Cognitive Performance
Traditionally, psychologists who study emotion have primarily focused on understanding negative emotions and their effects on mental and physical health. For example, researchers studied emotions such as sadness, anger, stress and anxiety particul...
Post · August 15, 2022
Supplement Review #2: Cerebrolysin
Background - Neurons are scattered throughout the body and are responsible for sensing and responding to the environment. The nervous system is actually broken down into a peripheral nervous system and a central nervous system. The peripheral nerv...
Post · August 15, 2022
The beginning of my start-up journey.
It was my honor to be a participant in the Virginia lean start-up program known as ICAP, which is a part of the National Science Foundation I-Corp regional program. It involved three weeks of intensive work and 13 interviews strong in the customer...
Post · August 12, 2022
Journal Review #4: Detrimental Effects of a Long-Term Ketogenic Diet
Background - The ketogenic diet has gained much notoriety over the years, with promises of significant weight loss, better brain health, and improved mood. All of the benefits of the ketogenic diet have been plastered all over social media without...
Post · August 11, 2022
Not Always Innocent: Pre-school children's reinforcement of gender stereotypes during play
"We know that children police or control their peers' gender development" but how do we know and where is the literature that supports this view.
The opening 'quote' is paraphrased from the introduction of many articles that examine the role of p...
Post · August 10, 2022
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