Resources
Some Useful Tools
Unit Conversions
Page created by Prof Naomi Halas at Rice University, super useful for spectroscopists to quickly convert frequency and energy units.
Graphing Calculator
Desmos Graphing Calculator is useful when you want a quick plot of a function or compare different functions.
Optics Toolbox
If you are developing optical setups, here is a complete toolbox from Light Conversion to figure out non-linear optics, dispersion, etc.
Reads that may interest you...
From Intuition to Creation: How AI Changes the Architecture of Intellectual Work
A thought-provoking opinion piece by Prof Juan Bisquert about what role LLMs will take in the life of researchers. To quote the author: “When the distance between intuition and creation becomes very small, will we become intellectually passive—or will we be free to spend more of our lives having ideas?”
Louis Brus’s Advice to Scientists
In this Q&A, Louis Brus, winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, describes his journey from the first encounter with quantum dots — the “bump” — to winning the Nobel Prize along with Moungi Bawendi and Aleksey Yekimov. He also gives inspiring advice to scientists at the early stage of their careers.
For an academic or any other professional career, it is useful to develop good skills in writing papers and e-mails, talking, presentation, and working with a team. Here is a compilation of useful resources and tips (not made by us).
An article about the place that birthed so many innovations of the 20th century that we are still building on today — laser, transistor, CCD, solar cell, digital signal processing…. It is amazing how all of it came from one institution.