Princeton University is sponsoring a symposium on the
Electronic Properties of Graphene October 8-9, 2010 at the Center for Theoretical Studies. Past sypomosia at Princeton have been excellent.
There are two physics courses available online via
Academic Earth. Two courses of interested were taught at Stanford by Leonard Susskin and are described below. The first course has a section on quantum mechanics.
- Foundations of Modern Physics (57 lectures!)
- This Stanford Continuing Studies course is a six-quarter sequence of classes exploring the essential theoretical foundations of modern physics. The topics covered in this course focus on classical mechanics, quantum mechanics, the general and special theories of relativity, electromagnatism, cosmology, black holes and statistical mechanics. While these courses build upon one another, each section of the course also stands on its own, and both individually and collectively they will allow the students to attain the "theoretical minnimum" for thinking intelligently about physics. Quantum theory governs the universe at its most basic level.
- Modern Theoretical Physics (17 lectures)
- The old Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics associated with Niels Bohr is giving way to a more profoud interpretation based on the idea of quantum entanglement. Entanglement not only replaces the obsolete notion of the collapse of wave function but it is also the basis for Bell's famous theorem, the new paradigm of quantum computing, and finally the widely discussed "Many Worlds" interpretation of quantum mechanics of Everett. This course consists of parts I and III of a three part, year-long course series, but each course stands on its own and serves to look at some of the basics of quantum mechanics, entangement, Bell's theorem, elements of quantum computing, quantum teleportation, and similar material.
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Stanford
Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Seminar lectures are available online. Many podcasts include a video of the lecture. I've been inspired and motivated by many of the past ETL lectures.
The Stanford Center for Professional Development (SCPD)
Autumn 2010 course list has been posted. Most of the courses are available online. The courses in nanotechnology and material science have been excellent (see
SPCD courses and previews)
The New Journal of Physics has a
Focus on Graphene issue. The articles are available as open access.
Graphene Times reports on all things graphene. It's run by Mike Sprinkle out of the Georgia Institute of technology. It's a nicely done site. Check it out at your peril. I got sucked and still can't look away.
The MRS 2009
Proceedings on Zinc Oxide and related materials is now available.
The ASME has produced some
podcasts on nanotechnology. I've only seen 2 minutes of the introduction but it looks to have high production values and interviews with researchers from MIT, Rice, and Harvard to name just a few.
I didn't and just found about it. D'oh. You can catch
webcasts of some of the talks at the NNI website. There a lot of good speakers on the agenda.