Janelle Shane

Monday April 14, 2014

By Janelle Shane On April 14, 2014 - 1 min read

Sometimes the view under an electron microscope can be positively scary. I’ll be scrolling along at low magnification, checking out some nanoscale features, when all of a sudden a colossus will loom huge above the nanolandscape. Sometimes I actually jump. Usually it’s a tiny microscopic speck of dust,

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By Janelle Shane On April 14, 2014 - 1 min read

Sometimes the view under an electron microscope can be positively scary. I’ll be scrolling along at low magnification, checking out some nanoscale features, when all of a sudden a colossus will loom huge above the nanolandscape. Sometimes I actually jump. Usually it’s a tiny microscopic speck of dust,

Saturday April 05, 2014

By Janelle Shane On April 05, 2014 - 1 min read

The long valley, surrounded by jagged mountains, occupied by a picturesque leaning castle…. Actually, this is a closeup of a minuscule scratch in a coating of photoresist. At this magnification (2096x), it’s clear that the photoresist has a rough, mountainous surface, caused by the high-energy plasma I’d

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By Janelle Shane On April 05, 2014 - 1 min read

The long valley, surrounded by jagged mountains, occupied by a picturesque leaning castle…. Actually, this is a closeup of a minuscule scratch in a coating of photoresist. At this magnification (2096x), it’s clear that the photoresist has a rough, mountainous surface, caused by the high-energy plasma I’d

Thursday March 27, 2014

By Janelle Shane On March 27, 2014 - 1 min read

ThorLabs displays a keen understanding of graduate school - as of a few years ago, they’ve included snack boxes with many of their orders of optics components. The boxes include things like trail mix, granola bars, goldfish crackers, and fruit snacks - not, of course, that this influences any of us

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By Janelle Shane On March 27, 2014 - 1 min read

ThorLabs displays a keen understanding of graduate school - as of a few years ago, they’ve included snack boxes with many of their orders of optics components. The boxes include things like trail mix, granola bars, goldfish crackers, and fruit snacks - not, of course, that this influences any of us

Tuesday March 25, 2014

By Janelle Shane On March 25, 2014 - 1 min read

Low-budget geeky grad school magnetic poetry: cut up the fridge magnet ads that they hand out at conferences and job fairs. If there’s any whitespace, go to work with a Sharpie. Thanks to some junk mail, I’ve got a pizza-themed set as well!

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By Janelle Shane On March 25, 2014 - 1 min read

Low-budget geeky grad school magnetic poetry: cut up the fridge magnet ads that they hand out at conferences and job fairs. If there’s any whitespace, go to work with a Sharpie. Thanks to some junk mail, I’ve got a pizza-themed set as well!

Wednesday March 19, 2014

By Janelle Shane On March 19, 2014 - 2 min read

Light in a circular cavity makes a variety of standing wave patterns, some of which look like flowers, wagon wheels, or even tie-fighter spaceships. These images are from my simulations of the light in the cavities of nanolasers - each pattern is called a mode, and the smaller the laser,

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By Janelle Shane On March 19, 2014 - 2 min read

Light in a circular cavity makes a variety of standing wave patterns, some of which look like flowers, wagon wheels, or even tie-fighter spaceships. These images are from my simulations of the light in the cavities of nanolasers - each pattern is called a mode, and the smaller the laser,

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