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  • APT Tunes, 2018
    2018

    Contents
    Editorial
    - N.Shaji ..................................................................................................................... 3
    Stephen Hawking - his life and science
    - Titus K Mathew ....................................................................................................... 4
    About Stephen Hawking and an analysis of his views on contacting aliens
    - Godfrey Louis ........................................................................................................ 13
    Isaac Newton, man behind Newton’s Laws
    - M. A. Ittyachan ..................................................................................................... 18
    APT Talent Search Examination 2017 - Report
    - Mini Krishna K ....................................................................................................... 20
    Photo Gallery .........................................................................................................21
    SEELablet : A Technological Platform for Development of
    Innovative Experiments for Undergraduate Education
    - Jithin B.P. ............................................................................................................... 25
    Statement on INO from the three Indian Science Academies ............................. 32
    Annual Report of the activities of APT, Kerala 2016-2017
    - Dr. Shaju K.Y. ......................................................................................................... 33
    APT National Workshop Series : A Review - 2018
    - Dr. G. Harikrishnan ................................................................................................ 35
    എന്തുകൊണ്ട് ഞാനൊരു ഭൗതിക ശാസ്ത്രജ്ഞയാകാൻ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നു? 
    - ശ്രീലക്ഷ്മി ടി ............................................................................................................. 37
    Women in science
    - Silpa Wilson. ......................................................................................................... 39
    Groundbreaking inventions of the 21st century
    - Meghana Shaji ....................................................................................................... 41
    State level Essay Competition - Report
    - Santhosh Potharay Kuruvilla .................................................................................. 43
    Simple method for coating nanoparticles and thin film semiconductors / metal oxides
    - R. Sreekumar ......................................................................................................... 44

  • APT Tunes, 2017
    2017

    Contents
    Editorial
    - Dr. N.Shaji ............................................................................................................... 3
    Gravitational - Wave Astronomy A New Window to the Universe
    - Dr. K G Arun & Dr. P Ajith ........................................................................................ 4
    Phosphosphorene from Black Phosphorous; Replacement for Graphene?
    - Dr. Tijin Thomas ....................................................................................................... 8
    Stratosphere Troposphere Wind Profiler Radar
    - Dr. K. Mohankumar ............................................................................................... 10
    Digital Hyperspectral Imaging for safety, security and art conservation
    - Dr. V.J. Dann .......................................................................................................... 12
    Indian Neutrino Observatory
    - Dr. Jaiby Joseph .................................................................................................... 14
    Ligo India
    - Team Ligo India. .................................................................................................... 18
    Insights in physics
    - Dr. S. Sivakumar .................................................................................................... 19
    Photo Gallery .........................................................................................................21
    Neutrino Oscillations
    - Dr. Navaneeth P and Dr. Ramesh Babu T. .............................................................. 25
    Space-time curvature and Gravity
    - Athira Sasidharan and Titus K Mathew .................................................................. 28
    REPORT OF THE APT 2014-2015
    - Dr. Shaju K.Y. ......................................................................................................... 32
    APT Talent Search Examination 2015
    - Dr. Sudheesh P.. .................................................................................................... 34
    REPORT OF THE APT 2015-2016
    - Dr. Shaju K.Y. ......................................................................................................... 35
    APT Talent Search Examination 2016
    - Dr. Reshmi R. ........................................................................................................ 38
    APT National Workshop Series : A Review
    - Dr. G. Hairkrishnan. ............................................................................................... 39
    M. G. K. Menon (1928–2016)
    - Prof. Ramanath Cowsik. ........................................................................................ 43

  • APT Tunes, 2015
    2015

    Contents
    Editorial
    - N.Shaji ......................................................................................................... 3
    International Year of Light 2015
    - Sona Hosseini ............................................................................................... 5
    The blue sky is the limit!
    - C. Vijayan ..................................................................................................... 6
    Blue LEDs are lighting up the world
    - Anitta Rose Thomas and Reji Philip ............................................................. 13
    A New Half-light Half-matter Quantum Particle -
    Applications in Quantum Technologies
    - M. Sabir ..................................................................................................... 18
    APT Talent Search Examination 2013 - A Report
    - Malini K.A. ................................................................................................. 19
    APT Talent Search Examination 2014 - Brief Report
    - Anu Kuruvilla .............................................................................................. 20
    Gaining a Competitive Edge in Physics
    - Jijo P.U. ...................................................................................................... 21
    Prospects in Physics for B.Sc. Physics Students
    - Shaju K.Y. .................................................................................................. 35
    APT Workshop Series in Theoretical Physics
    - G. Harikrishnan ........................................................................................... 38
    100th Year of Bohr’s Atom Model -
    Year long celebrations throughout Kerala - A Report
    - Shaju K.Y. .................................................................................................. 43
    All Kerala Physics Talent Search Examination 2015
    ..................................................................................................................... 46

  • APT Tunes, 2013
    2013

    Contents
    Physics Nobel Prize 2012
    - Dr. Jijo P. Ulahannan ..................................................................................... 5
    ExpEYES (Experiments for Young Scientists)
    - Mr. Shaju K.Y. ............................................................................................. 8
    OLED Displays: Coming of Age
    - Dr. K.N. Narayanan Unni ............................................................................. 9
    Bits, Qubits and Measurements of Information
    - Ms. S. Lekshmi ........................................................................................... 11
    Hopf Bifurcation and Period Doubling in a Hollow Cathode Discharge
    - Prof. V.P.N. Nampoori and Dr. P.R. Sasikumar ....................................... 14
    Physics of Protein Folding
    - Dr. Jaby Jacob ............................................................................................ 16
    Synchronization in Coupled Oscillators - Music of the Universe
    - Dr. Sudheer Sebastian K. ............................................................................ 19
    APT - Talent Search Examination 2001
    - Ms. Sindhu Jones ........................................................................................ 20
    Academy of Physics Teachers, Kerala - A Report 2010-12
    - Dr. P.J. Kurian ............................................................................................ 21
    New Horizons in Magnetic Materials Research
    - Dr. K.G. Suresh .......................................................................................... 23
    Global Water Challenge and Role of Nanotechnology
    - Dr. T.N. Narayanan .................................................................................... 26
    Completing 50 Years of Excellence - Dept. of Physics
    Cochin University of Science and Technology ......................................... 31
    Physics beyond the Planck Limit
    - Mr. Arun V. ................................................................................................. 34
    APT - Talent Search Examination - 2012 - A Report
    - Dr. Manju T. ............................................................................................... 42
    India-based Neutrino Observatory - Some frequently asked questions
    - The INO Team ........................................................................................... 44