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Lasers...'a solution looking for a problem'? Gregory J. Gbur author of Mathematical Methods for Optical Physics and Engineering, 2011 debunks this early misconception with a clear explanation of what a laser is, and exactly how it works!
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From Einstein to Maiman and beyond. Gregory J. Gbur author of Mathematical Methods for Optical Physics and Engineering, 2011 introduces the major personalities involved in the conception and development of the laser.
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To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the first laser Joseph Braat co-author of Imaging Optics, 2019 describes his personal experiences in applied physics research dealing with lasers as special light sources and the enormous and unexpected impact of Maiman's discovery.
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On 16 May 1960, Ted Maiman used silver coated mirrors, a ruby crystal and a photo flash gun to create the first working laser... Brian Culshaw, author of Introducing Photonics, 2020, explains what makes a laser so useful and introduces a number of the laser's vast applications.
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In this video Les Kirkup, author of Experimental Methods for Science and Engineering Students explains the need for students to develop a range of techniques and methods in their journey to becoming successful scientists and engineers .
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This blogpost advertises our new Cambridge University Press book Magnetohydrodynamics of Laboratory and Astrophysical Plasmas [1], by Goedbloed, Keppens and Poedts. We encourage all colleagues to send us feedback and criticisms, for possible future editions. Comments on the blog itself may be directed to its author, R. Keppens [email protected].
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Click here to check out a free chapter from Magnetic Nanoparticles in Biosensing and Medicine. Full book available now at Cambridge University Press. The last decade has seen a dramatic growth in research on applications of magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) as evidenced by the increasing numbers of plenary sessions and conferences dedicated to them, such as the […]
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Thermodynamics is a theory which establishes the relationship between the physical quantities that characterise the macroscopic properties of a system. In our book, Principles of Thermodynamics, thermodynamics is presented as a physical theory which is based upon two fundamental laws pertaining to energy and entropy, which can be applied to many different systems in chemistry […]
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