What’s Laser Locking?In many photonics labs, the optical experiment will involve using laser beams to energize atoms or ions. In order for this interaction to…2d ago2d ago
Nanophotonics Research Assistant | AthenaAthena was a Nanophotonics Research Assistant at the Institute for Quantum Computing in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Keep reading to learn…2d ago2d ago
Nanofibrous Target Developer | FloraFlora was a nanofibrous target developer at TRIUMF, Canada’s particle accelerator research laboratory in Vancouver, British Columbia. Keep…Feb 24Feb 24
What’s electrospinning?Nanofibres are fibers with diameters in the order of 100 nm and are important because of their large surface area and small pore size…Feb 24Feb 24
Space Exploration Microfluidic Engineer | LeoLeonardo Cabrera Ortiz was a microfluidic biosystems engineer at the Canadian Space Agency, in partnership with the National Research…Feb 24Feb 24
3D Nanofabrication Research Assistant | ReneRene Lam was a 3D nanofabrication research assistant at Irradiant Technologies, a start-up leveraging this technology for optical…Dec 13, 2023Dec 13, 2023
What’s 3D nanofabrication?Traditionally, nanofabrication is a 2D process, where materials get deposited and removed sequentially to produce devices like transistors…Dec 6, 2023Dec 6, 2023
Optomechanical Engineer | Daniel ShteinbokDaniel Shteinbok interned as an optomechanical engineer at Bruker Nano, an equipment manufacturer for nanoanalytics in Mountain View…Nov 29, 2023Nov 29, 2023
What’s calcium imaging?Lab animals can be genetically modified so their cells express fluorescent proteins. By engineering them to express a particular protein…Nov 22, 2023Nov 22, 2023