Marro Sánchez, Mònica (Date of defense: 2013-07-12)
Since its discovery in 1928, Raman spectroscopy (RS) has produced a revolution in the fields of analytical chemistry and molecular detection. Thanks to the latest technical advances, the expectations ...
Gómez García, Pablo (Date of defense: 2020-04-24)
Recent advancements in single-molecule localization-based microscopy have made it possible to visualize biological structures and dynamic processes within the cell with unprecedented spatial resolution. ...
Brinks, Daan (Date of defense: 2012-10-19)
Ultrafast pulses allow observation of molecular dynamics with femtosecond time resolution through pump probe experiments. However, averaging over an ensemble of molecules tends to wash out phase sensitive ...
Pastorelli, Francesco (Date of defense: 2013-12-09)
In this century some of our main issues are energy shortage and pollution. This work will briefly describe these problems, proposing a plan of action combining energy saving and different sustainable ...
Vidas, Luciana (Date of defense: 2019-05-02)
The physics of transition-metal oxides presents a challenge to our current understanding of condensed matter physics. The main difficulty arises from a competition between electron-electron and ...
Gieseler, Jan (Date of defense: 2014-02-03)
Nanotechnology was named one of the key enabling technologies by the European Commission and its tremendous impact was envisioned early by 20th century physicist R.Feynman in his now oft-quoted talk ...
Hauke, Philipp Hans-Jürgen (Date of defense: 2013-04-05)
Many outstanding problems in quantum physics, such as high-Tc superconductivity or quark confinement, are still - after decades of research - awaiting commonly accepted explanations. One reason is that ...
Farzam, Parisa (Date of defense: 2014-10-14)
Noninvasive measurement of hemodynamics at the microvascular level may have a great impact on oncology in clinics for diagnosis, therapy planning and monitoring, and, in preclinical studies. To this ...
Dhara, Chirag (Date of defense: 2013-06-12)
Quantum mechanics was developed as a response to the inadequacy of classical physics in explaining certain physical phenomena. While it has proved immensely successful, it also presents several features ...
Yao, Can (Date of defense: 2014-06-25)
Disordered media with refractive index variations can be found in the atmosphere, the ocean, and in many materials or biological tissues. Several technologies that make use of such random media, as image ...