Events

Colloquium INC 2017: Droplets of Quantum Physics

Apr 23, 2017 | , ,

Title: Droplets of Quantum Physics or Why Helium is The  Superelement J. Peter Toennies Max-Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Am Fassberg 10, 37077 Göttingen, Germany When: 25 april 2017, 12.00h Where: Sala de conferencias, módulo 0 Abstract: Helium is an element of many superlatives. It is, on the one hand, the smallest and...

Seminario INC 2017: Searching for the best thermoelectric materials

Apr 20, 2017 | , ,

Title: Searching for the best thermoelectric materials Who: Raquel Ribeiro, Universidad Federal do ABC, Ames Laboratory When: Friday 21 April, 15h30 Where: Sala de seminarios, modulo 03, planta 5 Abstract: Since Seebeck's discovery in the 19th century, many materials have been found useful to generate thermoelectricity. The first were based on...

Colloquium INC 2017: Materials, Energy and Life

Mar 6, 2017 | , ,

Title: Materials, Energy and Life:  Entertaining Aspects of High Magnetic Field Research Greg Boebinger, Professor of Physics, Florida State University and University of Florida; Director, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory When: 27 march 2017, 15h00 Where: Sala de conferencias, módulo 00 Abstract: The MagLab exists to provide its...

Summer School Registration 2019

Dec 17, 2016 | ,

To register, please fill out the following form. The registration fee (400€) covers attendance to the school, accommodation at "La Cristalera", meals, and coffee breaks, as well as the conference trip and dinner. We will provide an adequate number of scholarships. Scholarships will include registration fee and thus full board. Please indicate if...

Colloquium INC 2016: An atom, a Cooper pair, a Qubit

Nov 3, 2016 | , ,

“An atom, a Cooper pair, a Qubit” Cristian Urbina 11 November at 12h 30 Sala de conferencias, módulo 0 Facultad de Ciencias – UAM A supercurrent can flow through a weak link—such as a thin insulating barrier, nanowire or molecule—between two superconductors. This famous effect, for which B. Josephson received the Nobel Prize in 1972, has had a...

Colloquium INC 2016: Superconductivity, The Iron Age

Oct 14, 2016 | , ,

“Superconductivity, The Iron Age” Peter Hirschfeld 22 November at 12h 30 Sala de conferencias, módulo 0 Facultad de Ciencias – UAM Abstract: The new iron-based superconductors have occasioned great excitement because transition temperatures are high, and it is hoped that the existence of a second class of such superconductors in addition to...

Summer School 2017

Sep 26, 2016 | ,

XXIV International Summer School ‘Nicolás Cabrera’ Quantum Transport in Topological Materials Miraflores de la Sierra, Madrid, Sept. 4-8, 2017 Scope and goals Topological materials constitute an exciting and very active research area in condensed matter physics. It studies new states of matter whose bulk properties are similar to those of...

Colloquium INC 2016: A bit of Quantum in Photosynthesis?

Sep 23, 2016 | , ,

"A bit of Quantum in Photosynthesis? Tracking Light-Harvesting on the nm & fs Scale" Niek F. van Hulst 3 October at 12h 30 Sala de conferencias, módulo 0 Facultad de Ciencias - UAM Nature has developed photosynthesis to power life. Quantum coherences have been observed in the energy transfer of photosynthetic complexes, even at room...