Conveners
Section 4: Condensed matter physics / materials science
- Yuri Kopatch (Joint Institute for Nuclear Research)
Section 4: Condensed matter physics / materials science
- Wael Badawy (Joint institute for nuclear research)
Section 4: Condensed matter physics / materials science
- Mikhail Avdeev (FLNP JINR)
Ferrofluids are currently widely investigated for technical and biomedical applications including water treatment, energy harvesting and transfer, vibration control, magnetic electromagnetic wave absorption, energy storage applications, hyperthermia, magnetic drug delivery, biocatalysis, enzyme immobilization, DNA separation and purification, and magnetic resonance imaging, etc. Many of the...
The topological superconductivity with Majorona zero modes (MZM) is of
fundamental scientific importance, due to their proposed application in the
braiding-based quantum computing [1]. The first theoretical proposal for
the realization of the MZM was involved placing an one dimensional (1D)
quantum wire with spinless electrons on a p-wave superconductors [2].
However, from the material...
The application of mosses as biomonitors of trace elements and radionuclides in selected rural and urban areas affected by intense anthropogenic activity is reviewed. This technique is widely used in many countries in Europe (https://icpvegetation.ceh.ac.uk/), whereas it is scarcely used in Asia. The aim of the UNECE International Cooperative Program (ICP) Vegetation in the framework of the...
Even when cultivated in uncontaminated soils, tobacco plant has higher propensity to extract and accumulate trace elements. The concentrations of essential elements (K, Ca, Mg, Na, Cl, Mn, Fe, Cu, and Zn) and 28 non-essential elements in tobacco plant (leaves, stem, and root) of Northeast India and their respective soils were quantitatively measured. The concentrations of Hg in all samples...
In areca nut and husk, fourteen elements (As, Ca, Cd, Cl, Co, Cu, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Rb, Sb, & Zn) were determined, while 34 elements including rare earth elements were detected in the corresponding soil samples using instrumental neutron activation analysis and Atomic Absorption Spectrometry methods, whereas the concentration levels of Hg in tested samples are negligible, perhaps, below the...
The Dispersal profile of the radioisotopes (Ra-226, Th-232, U-235, K-40, C-137s) along with potentially toxic elements (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, V, Zn, and Hg) in the sediments around the Novaya Zemlya was determined. The task was fulfilled with the aid of HPGe gamma spectrometry, inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy, DMA-80 Direct Mercury Analysis System, X-ray diffraction...
During the production of ‘tuibur’, an indigenous ‘liquid’ nicotine delivery medium of Mizoram, India, the tobacco stalk ash (‘spent’ tobacco generated from the combustion of tobacco stem, petiole, and midrib) is typically dispersed in a haphazard manner. The tobacco stalk ash was investigated for the elucidation of particulate matter, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) compounds and...
Magnetic fluids or ferrofluids are stable colloidal suspension of magnetic nanoparticles in a carrier liquid that can be aqueous or oil-based. Magnetic nanoparticles have generated considerable research and commercial interest due to their unique properties and wide applicability. One of the key applications for using these nanoparticles is in the field of Genomics, particularly Next...
Understanding the intricate behavior of membrane proteins, their dynamics, insertion
mechanisms, and investigating their adaptation to the lipid environment have been a popular
field of study. Besides membranous proteins, deciphering the interaction between water-
soluble, non-membranous proteins with lipids is equally important for fundamental
biophysical investigations and potential...
Monitoring of uranium content in groundwater of radiologically active areas is a vital step for establishing baseline of environment protection. In this regard, 64 groundwater samples collected post-monsoon from handpumps or dug wells in Bathinda district of Punjab were analysed by LED fluorimeter for analysis of uranium concentration and associated health risks. Uranium content varied from...
