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Overview

Duration

3 weeks

Total fee

6,500

Mode of learning

Online

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Credential

Certificate

Frontier Physics, Future Technologies
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Highlights

  • Complete 90% of course steps and all of the assessments to earn your certificate
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Frontier Physics, Future Technologies
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  • In this course, you will explore areas of current physics research and how they can shed light on the fundamental nature of the universe. You will also look at some real-world physics applications to build your skills.
  • You will start this course by investigating the nature of plasmas and exploring their many applications in areas such as astrophysics, wound healing, fusion energy, and propulsion for spacecraft.
  • Then, you will learn about the process of designing advanced materials, for use in solar cells, lasers, and pharmaceuticals, giving you a peek into the ways that physics is transforming different industries.
  • We will conclude with a look at the building blocks of our universe, the particles that make up everything. From dark matter to quantum communications, we will explore how the smallest constituents of nature affect our everyday lives.
  • Modern physics research can help develop solutions to some of humanitys most pressing issues. You will look at the different solutions that physicists are discovering. From fusion as an energy source to medical diagnostics, you will discover the various future technologies being worked on now.
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Frontier Physics, Future Technologies
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Curriculum

Plasma Physics and Fusion

Welcome!

What is a plasma?

Fusion

Plasma and lasers!

Low temperature plasmas

Closing thoughts

Exploring the Nanoscale

Exploring the nanoscale

Seeing the nanoscale

Light and the nanoscale

Designing advanced materials

Closing thoughts

Particles and the Quantum World

Particles and the quantum world

The quantum world

Particle physics and the Standard Model

Quantum and particle physics in medicine

New discoveries in particle physics

Closing thoughts

Final reflections

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