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The Giambiagi
Winter School is organized by the Physics Department of Exact and Natural Sciences School of the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Each year the School is devoted to a different topic and its main purpose is to offer graduate students and young researchers an up-to-date
perspective given by world-recognized experts, in a relaxed working atmosphere promoting interaction and potential future collaborations. |
The School will consist of a series of lectures
and a related workshop on latest research results. Time will be
available for discussions of posters and short seminars. The official
language of the School is English.
The present edition of the School is devoted to the field Light and Light-based Technologies.
The importance of this topic is the impact that has in a great variety of areas, ranging from biology, technology, semiconductor industry, microscopy, medicine and art, among others.
The ongoing development of light sources, allows the continuous advancement of various technologies. As a key example we can cite the semiconductor industry,
in which every year is established which technology will be used (sources, techniques, materials) to print circuits even smaller than the previous one, allowing the perpetual increase in processors speed.
The semiconductor industry employees light to print the components of the circuits, using the technology known as optical lithography. In medicine, light sources are used to perform surgery, as in the curing of eye disease, and novel techniques such as optical coherence
tomography to inspect breast cancer. In art, light has been used for cleaning the paintings and study its pigments.
The continuous development of these techniques and technologies, motivated the United Nations Organization to establish that year 2015
would commemorate internationally light and light-based technologies. "In proclaiming an International Year focusing on the topic of light science
and its applications, the UN has recognized the importance of raising global awareness about how light-based technologies promote sustainable development
and provide solutions to global challenges in energy, education, agriculture and health. Light plays a vital role in our daily lives and is an imperative
cross-cutting discipline of science in the 21st century. It has revolutionized medicine, opened up international communication via the Internet, and continues
to be central to linking cultural, economic and political aspects of the global society." Visit the official websites: International , Argentina
Free attendance: there is no registration fee to attend to the School or the related workshop.
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Partial financial support will be also provided to a limited number of students from Latin America: Apply now!
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NEW! Book of abstracts Download!
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OUTREACH/ Actividad de difusión: Una tarde en la Biblioteca Nacional
Outreach Seminars will be held in the National Public Library covering topics on Light and Light-based Technologies.SEE MORE
Se dictarán charlas de divulgación que cubren topicos sobre la Luz y las Tecnologías basadas en iluminación, las mismas tendran lugar en la Biblioteca Nacional.MAS INFO!
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