by Lenka Trdina | Apr 3, 2024 | 2024, Uncategorized
Development of femtosecond pulsed Ti:saphire lasers and amplifiers in the 1980s opened a new dimension in the field of optical spectroscopy. It became possible to optically observe, and control, the “real-time” temporal dynamics on the femtosecond time scale, with...
by Lenka Trdina | Mar 22, 2024 | 2024, Uncategorized
Discovery of new materials is important to fundamental science and can lead to energy, environmental and many other applications. High pressure methods are important for synthesising new materials and for exploring changes of structure and properties in dense matter....
by Lenka Trdina | Mar 22, 2024 | 2024, Uncategorized
With over 220 thousand venomous species, each venom is a unique blend, typically containing more than 100 different pharmacologically active polypeptides or toxins. The collection of toxins comprises millions of distinct molecules, each with varying specificity in...
by Lenka Trdina | Mar 20, 2024 | 2024, Uncategorized
Ageing is driven by the inexorable and stochastic accumulation of damage in biomolecules vital for proper cellular function. Although this process is unpredictable and uncontrollable, the decline associated with ageing is broadly influenced by genetic and extrinsic...
by Lenka Trdina | Mar 19, 2024 | 2024, Uncategorized
As the recipient of the Zois Lifetime Achievements Award in the field of physics and astrophysics of elementary particles, I will briefly present my research work over the past 45 years. My experimental work was carried out within large international collaborations...
by Lenka Trdina | Jan 17, 2024 | 2024, Uncategorized
In materials with complex chemistry, even a small concentration of defects may lead to a heterogeneous mesostructure and properties that differ from what is expected based on the material’s nominal crystal structure. One intriguing outcome of this complexity is...
