The Physics Department of Christ College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda, has won laurels at the Metamaterial-2019 international conference held in Rome from September 16 to 20.
Under the leadership of research supervisors V.P. Joseph and Fr. Jolly Andrews, research scholars Joe Kizhakoodan, Nees Paul, Jovia Jose, Anju Sebastian, and postgraduate student Dona Joseph made a special mark in the conference by presenting eight papers out of the eleven from India.
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Development of metamaterial sensors to detect various vibrations, including that of the tremors of an earthquake; metamaterial- based sub wave length high-resolution imaging technique, which may have potential applications in bio-medical fields; innovative introduction of conducting polymers and thin films into the field of metamaterials; a novel high-accuracy computational technique for analysing metamedium; and exploring the possibility of the real-time simultaneous working of various wireless communications using meta-inspired structures were some of the major scientific findings presented by the research team of the Christ College.
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Some of the works like the development of a novel featherlight horn antenna for communication and astronomical purposes; a metamaterial-based quick and efficient dielectric measurement technique; a meta-inspired direct modulation technique; a humidity-sensitive microwave absorber; development of flexible metamaterial structure; and topological innovations of novel meta molecules were published in acclaimed scientific journals of Wiley, Springer, AIP, IOP, IEEE, and PIER, according to sources.
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