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Python has come to stay

Lets face it, open source software is here to stay. It’s not a secret that we are regular users of Matlab, Mathematica and other proprietary software. Nowadays people have realized that for several tasks there are free alternatives, like Python. So, … Continue reading

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Mission Impossible (Laser maze)

[av_slideshow size=’featured’ animation=’slide’ autoplay=’false’ interval=’5′ control_layout=”] [av_slide slide_type=’image’ id=’567′ video=” mobile_image=” video_ratio=” title=” link_apply=” link=’lightbox’ link_target=”][/av_slide] [/av_slideshow] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] Written by Anshuman Singh With the help of ICONS members, the department of outreach at our institute launched a … Continue reading

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OSA Leadership meeting 2014

Luis José and me had the chance to attend the OSA Leadership meeting in Tucson, Arizona last October 2014. We got to interact with many leaders of chapters around the world and guess what… Our activities and initiatives are as good … Continue reading

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ICONS video

This video represents some of the activities that we carry on in ICONS. Enjoy!  

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ICONS Seminar: Plasmonics with high quality graphene

On 19th of february we invited Achim Woessner to give a Seminar on Plasmonics with Graphene. Abstract In this work we investigate plasmons in high-quality graphene boron nitride heterostructures. We find unprecedented low damping and strong field confinement of graphene … Continue reading

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