The laboratory is focused on the application of sub-wavelength optical phenomena and fabrication methods to the development of novel devices and instrumentation for the life sciences. The group is highly...

This course, instructed by Vlad Shalaev of Purdue University, aims to "cover nanoscale processes and devices and their applications for manipulating light on the nanoscale." The topics covered in this course are:...

This is an English translation of the 1905 paper by Albert Einstein on Special Relativity. Updates have been made to the notation. The article appeared in the book The Principle of Relativity. The article showed that the...

Authored by Jeff Biggus, this website provides a history of light, electricity, magnetism and electromagnetic theory, placed in a linked timeline order with corresponding biographical sketches. The sketch traces the...

This site contains instructions for a fairly simple lab or demonstration using electromagnets. The electromagnets are made with nails, copper wire, and batteries. The lab includes a list of needed materials, the...