by Lenka Trdina | Mar 4, 2026 | 2026
Deep learning has quickly become a valuable tool in the quest to understand dark matter, helping researchers explore faint signals across a range of experiments, from high-energy colliders to direct and indirect searches. By sifting through vast datasets and...
by Lenka Trdina | Feb 4, 2026 | 2026
Pulsed laser deposition (PLD) is one of the key techniques for synthesizing epitaxial thin films and heterostructures. In the lecture, I will describe how, at the Jožef Stefan Institute, we used PLD to develop a process for growing functional oxides on semiconductor...
by Lenka Trdina | May 27, 2025 | 2025
When an intense laser light interacts with a gas of atoms, high-order harmonics are generated. In the time domain, this radiation forms a train of extremely short light pulses, of length of the order of 100 attoseconds. These attosecond pulses enable the study of...
by Lenka Trdina | Apr 16, 2025 | 2025
We know that physics Beyond the Standard Model (BSM) exists, but the question is how to best proceed to determine its particle nature. I will provide a historical perspective, covering the last few decades, on how the dominant theoretical speculations and prejudices...
by Lenka Trdina | Dec 11, 2024 | 2024
Nematic liquid crystals have been known for decades and are widely utilized in modern display technologies, constituting a multibillion-dollar business. Their applicability lies in a unique combination of fluidity, anisotropic physical properties, and processability....
