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2020 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS)
IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS) is an annual conference coordinated by the Plasma Science and Application Committee (PSAC) of the IEEE Nuclear & Plasma Sciences Society.
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2023 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS)
Plasma Science
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2022 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS)
Plasma Science
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2021 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS)
IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS) is an annual conference coordinated by the Plasma Science and Application Committee (PSAC) of the IEEE Nuclear & Plasma Sciences Society.
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2018 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS)
Plasma Science
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2017 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS)
The International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS) is an annual conference coordinatedby the Plasma Science and Application Committee (PSAC) of the IEEE Nuclear & PlasmaSciences Society. The program of the 43rd ICOPS covers both traditional areas of plasmascience and new areas of growth. The conference offers an outstanding forum for scientists andengineers to learn some of the greatest advances in plasma science and technology in recentyears and to discuss future directions.
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2016 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS)
The International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS) is an annual conference coordinated by the Plasma Science and Application Committee (PSAC) of the IEEE Nuclear & Plasma Sciences Society. The program of the 43rd ICOPS covers both traditional areas of plasma science and new areas of growth. The conference offers an outstanding forum for scientists and engineers to learn some of the greatest advances in plasma science and technology in recent years and to discuss future directions.
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2015 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Sciences (ICOPS)
Basic Processes in Fully and Partially Ionized Plasmas; Microwave Generation and Plasma Interactions; Charged Particle Beams and Sources; High Energy Density Plasmas and Applications; Industrial, Commercial, and Medical Plasma Applications; Plasma Diagnostics; Pulsed Power and other Plasma Applications.
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2014 IEEE 41st International Conference on Plasma Sciences (ICOPS) held with 2014 IEEE International Conference on High-Power Particle Beams (BEAMS)
The International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS) is an annual conference coordinated by the Plasma Science and Application Committee (PSAC) of the IEEE Nuclear & Plasma Sciences Society. Promote physical understanding of neutral and non-neutral plasma physics, leading towards energy sources and applications.
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2013 IEEE 40th International Conference on Plasma Sciences (ICOPS)
Combined conference of the IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science and the IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference
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2012 IEEE 39th International Conference on Plasma Sciences (ICOPS)
Fully and partially ionized plasmas, microwave-plasma interaction, charged particle beams and sources; high energy density plasmas and applications, industrial and medical applications of plasmas; plasma diagnostics; pulsed power and other plasma applictions
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2011 IEEE 38th International Conference on Plasma Sciences (ICOPS)
The ICOPS is the state of the art plasma science conference that covers all aspects of the general plasma science and its applications in various research fields.
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2010 IEEE 37th International Conference on Plasma Sciences (ICOPS)
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2009 IEEE 36th International Conference on Plasma Sciences (ICOPS)
The conference features an exciting technical program with reports from around the globe about new and innovative developments in the field of pulsed power, plasma science and engineering. Leading researchers gather to explore pulsed power plasmas, basic plasma physics, high-energy-density-plasmas, inertial confinement fusion, magnetic fusion, plasma diagnostics, microwave generation, lighting, micro and nano applications of plasmas, medical applications and plasma processing.
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2008 IEEE 35th International Conference on Plasma Sciences (ICOPS)
The 35th IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science will feature an exciting technical program with reports from around the globe about new and innovative developments in the field of plasma science and engineering: 1. Basic processes in fully and partially ionized plasmas 2. Microwave generation and plasma interactions 3. Charged particle beams and sources 4. High energy density plasmas applications 5. Industrial, commercial and medical plasma applications 6. Plasma diagnostics 7. Pulsed power
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2007 IEEE 34th International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS)
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2006 IEEE 33rd International Conference on Plasma Sciences (ICOPS)
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2005 IEEE 32nd International Conference on Plasma Sciences (ICOPS)
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2004 IEEE 31st International Conference on Plasma Sciences (ICOPS)
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2003 IEEE 30th International Conference on Plasma Sciences (ICOPS)
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2002 IEEE 29th International Conference on Plasma Sciences (ICOPS)
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2000 IEEE 27th International Conference on Plasma Sciences (ICOPS)
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1999 IEEE 26th International Conference on Plasma Sciences (ICOPS)
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1998 IEEE 25th International Conference on Plasma Sciences (ICOPS)
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1997 IEEE 24th International Conference on Plasma Sciences (ICOPS)
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1996 IEEE 23rd International Conference on Plasma Sciences (ICOPS)
2020 IEEE International Magnetic Conference (INTERMAG)
INTERMAG is the premier conference on all aspects of applied magnetism and provides a range of oral and poster presentations, invited talks and symposia, a tutorial session, and exhibits reviewing the latest developments in magnetism.
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2021 IEEE International Magnetic Conference (INTERMAG)
Annual conference of the IEEE Magnetics Society gathering between 1500 and 1700 attendees. Conference mostly focused on applications of magnetism especially in the fields of storage, spintronics (MRAM, magnetic logic), magnetic field sensing, biotechnology, biomedical, energy production and energy harvesting, functional magnetic materials
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2018 IEEE International Magnetic Conference (INTERMAG)
Intermag is an international conference that brings the best of the developments in the field of fundamental and applied magnetics. The topics covered in the conference includes fundamental magnetism, magnetic recording, magnetic memory, permanent magnets, soft magnetic materials, magnetic microscopy, biomagnetism, motors, electric machines, sensors and actuators etc. Latest developments in each of these fields are presented in oral, invited and poster presentations.
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2017 IEEE International Magnetics Conference (INTERMAG)
applied magnetism; magnetic recording; spin electronics; thin films & nanostructures; functional (hard, soft, magnetocaloric..) materials; magnetic imaging; modeling and computational magnetism; motors, generators, transformers, power devices...
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INTERMAG 2015 - IEEE International Magnetics Conference
INTERMAG is the premier conference on all aspects of applied magnetism, and all members of the international scientific communities interested in new developments in magnetism and associated technologies are invited to attend and submit their latest findings.
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INTERMAG 2014 - IEEE International Magnetics Conference
Intermag is the premier conference on applied magnetics which allows scientists and engineers from all over to world to meet and discuss novel developments in magnetics, magnetic materials and associated technologies.
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INTERMAG 2012 - IEEE International Magnetics Conference
International Conference of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
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INTERMAG 2011 - IEEE International Magnetics Conference
The Conference is about new developments in magnetism and associated technologies.
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INTERMAG 2009
Intermag is the premier conference on applied magnetics and information storage technologies. As a member of the international scientific and engineering communities interested in recent developments in magnetics and associated technologies.
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INTERMAG 2008 - IEEE International Magnetics Conference
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INTERMAG 2006
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INTERMAG 2005
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INTERMAG 2003
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INTERMAG 2002
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INTERMAG 2000
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INTERMAG '99
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INTERMAG '97
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INTERMAG '96
2020 IEEE International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference (IPMHVC)
This conference provides an exchange of technical topics in the fields of Solid State Modulators and Switches, Breakdown and Insulation, Compact Pulsed Power Systems, High Voltage Design, High Power Microwaves, Biological Applications, Analytical Methods and Modeling, and Accelerators.
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2018 IEEE International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference (IPMHVC)
This conference provides an exchange of technical topics in the fields of Solid State Modulators and Switches, Breakdown and Insulation, Compact Pulsed Power Systems, High Voltage Design, High Power Microwaves, Biological Applications, Analytical Methods and Modeling, and Accelerators.
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2016 IEEE International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference (IPMHVC)
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2014 IEEE International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference (IPMHVC)
Power Modulators and High Voltage in Research, Industry, and Government.
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2012 IEEE International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference (IPMHVC)
The program for this international conference will include technical, scientific, and industrial advances in the fields of repetitive pulsed power, high voltage dielectrics and components, closing and opening switches, biological/medical and environmental applications, high power microwaves, electromagnetic launchers, and other related fields.
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2010 IEEE International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference (IPMHVC)
The program for this international conference will include technical, scientific, and industrial advances in the fields of repetitive pulsed power, high voltage dielectrics and components, closing and opening switches, biological/medical and environmental applications, high power microwaves, electromagnetic launchers, and other related fields.
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2008 IEEE International Power Modulator Conference (IPMC)
The program for this international conference will include technical, scientific, and industrial advances in the fields of repetitive pulsed power, high voltage components and dielectrics, closing and opening switches, and applications such as high power microwaves, electromagnetic launch, accelerators, and a variety of other high current loads. The conference will also include a high voltage workshop for those who wish to learn more about this technology.
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2006 27th Power Modulator Symposium
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2004 26th Power Modulator Symposium
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2002 25th Power Modulator Symposium
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2000 24th Power Modulator Symposium
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1998 23rd Power Modulator Symposium
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1996 22nd Power Modulator Symposium
2019 41st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC)
The conference program will consist of plenary lectures, symposia, workshops andinvitedsessions of the latest significant findings and developments in all the major fields ofbiomedical engineering.Submitted papers will be peer reviewed. Accepted high quality paperswill be presented in oral and postersessions, will appear in the Conference Proceedings and willbe indexed in PubMed/MEDLINE & IEEE Xplore
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2023 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Conference (EMBC)
The conference program will consist of plenary lectures, symposia, workshops and invitedsessions of the latest significant findings and developments in all the major fields of biomedical engineering.Submitted full papers will be peer reviewed. Accepted high quality papers will be presented in oral and poster sessions,will appear in the Conference Proceedings and will be indexed in PubMed/MEDLINE.
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2021 43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC)
The Conference Program will consist of high-profile keynotes, mini symposia, workshops, invited sessions, oral and poster sessions, sessions for students and young professions, sessions for clinicians and entrepreneurs, and exhibits from vendors and Universities.
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2020 42nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC)
The conference program will consist of plenary lectures, symposia, workshops and invitedsessions of the latest significant findings and developments in all the major fields of biomedical engineering.Submitted papers will be peer reviewed. Accepted high quality papers will be presented in oral and postersessions, will appear in the Conference Proceedings and will be indexed in PubMed/MEDLINE
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2018 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
The conference program will consist of plenary lectures, symposia, workshops and invitedsessions of the latest significant findings and developments in all the major fields of biomedical engineering.Submitted papers will be peer reviewed. Accepted high quality papers will be presented in oral and postersessions, will appear in the Conference Proceedings and will be indexed in PubMed/MEDLINE
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2017 39th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
The 39th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC’17) in conjunction with International Biomedical Engineering Conference of KOSOMBE will be held at International Convention Center (ICC), Jeju Island, Korea from July 11 to 15, 2017. The overall theme of the conference is “Smarter Technology for Healthier World” and will cover diverse topics of cutting-edge research in biomedical engineering, healthcare technology R&D, translational clinical research, technology transfer and entrepreneurship, and biomedical engineering education. The conference program will feature high-profile keynote lectures, minisymposia, workshops, invited sessions, oral and poster sessions, sessions for students and young professions, sessions for clinicians and entrepreneurs, and exhibitions.
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2016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
The conference program will consist of plenary lectures, symposia, workshops and invited sessions of the latest significant findings and developments in all the major fields of biomedical engineering. Submitted papers will be peer reviewed. Accepted high quality papers will be presented in oral and poster sessions, will appear in the Conference Proceedings and will be indexed in PubMed/MEDLINE.
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2015 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
The conference will cover diverse topics ranging from biomedical engineering to healthcare technologies to medical and clinical applications. The conference program will consist of invited plenary lectures, symposia, workshops, invited sessions and oral and poster sessions of unsolicited contributions. All papers will be peer reviewed and accepted papers of up to 4 pages will appear in the Conference Proceedings and be indexed by IEEE Xplore and Medline/PubMed.
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2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
The conference program will consist of plenary lectures, symposia, workshops and invited sessions of the latest significant findings and developments in all the major fields of biomedical engineering. Submitted papers will be peer reviewed. Accepted high quality papers will be presented in oral and poster sessions, will appear in the Conference Proceedings and will be indexed in PubMed/MEDLINE.
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2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
The Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society covers a broad spectrum of topics from biomedical engineering and physics to medical and clinical applications. The conference program will consist of invited plenary lectures, symposia, workshops, invited sessions, oral and poster sessions of unsolicited contributions. All papers will be peer reviewed and accepted papers of up to 4 pages will appear in the Conference Proceedings and be indexed by PubMed and EI. Prop
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2012 34th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
The annual conference of EMBS averages 2000 attendees from over 50 countries. The scope of the conference is general in nature to focus on the interdisciplinary fields of biomedical engineering. Themes included but not limited to are: Imaging, Biosignals, Biorobotics, Bioinstrumentation, Neural, Rehabilitation, Bioinformatics, Healthcare IT, Medical Devices, etc
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2011 33rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
The annual conference of EMBS averages 2000 attendees from over 50 countries. The scope of the conference is general in nature to focus on the interdisciplinary fields of biomedical engineering. Themes included but not limited to are: Imaging, Biosignals, Biorobotics, Bioinstrumentation, Neural, Rehabilitation, Bioinformatics, Healthcare IT, Medical Devices, etc.
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2010 32nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
The annual conference of EMBS averages 2000 attendees from over 50 countries. The scope of the conference is general in nature to focus on the interdisciplinary fields of biomedical engineering. Themes included but not limited to are: Imaging, Biosignals, Biorobotics, Bioinstrumentation, Neural, Rehabilitation, Bioinformatics, Healthcare IT, Medical Devices, etc
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2009 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
The annual conference of EMBS averages 2000 attendees from over 50 countries. The scope of the conference is general in nature to focus on the interdisciplinary fields of biomedical engineering. Themes included but not limited to are: Imaging, Biosignals, Biorobotics, Bioinstrumentation, Neural, Rehabilitation, Bioinformatics, Healthcare IT, Medical Devices, etc
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2008 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
The general theme of EMBC'08 is "Personalized Healthcare through Technology", covering a broad spectrum of topics from biomedical and clinical engineering and physics to medical and clinical applications. Transfer of research results from academia to industry will also be a focus of the conference.
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2007 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
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2006 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
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2005 27th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
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2004 26th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
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2003 25th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
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2002 24th Annual International Conference of the IEEE/EMBS and Annual Fall Meeting of the BMES
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2001 23rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
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2000 22nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society / co-located with World Congress 2000
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1999 21st Annual International Conference of the IEEE/EMBS and Annual Fall Meeting of the BMES
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1998 20th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
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1997 19th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
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1996 18th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
2019 44th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz)
Science, technology and applications spanning the millimeter-waves, terahertz and infrared spectral regions
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2018 43rd International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz2018)
Covering terahertz, far infrared and millimeter wave science, technology and applications
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2017 42nd International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz)
Infrared, Millimeter-Wave and Terahertz Science, Technology and Applications
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2016 41st International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz waves (IRMMW-THz)
Science, technology, instruments and applications from 30 GHz to 10 microns
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2015 40th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz waves (IRMMW-THz)
Covers the fields of terahertz technology and science, millimeter waves and infrared techniques
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2014 39th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz waves (IRMMW-THz)
THz, Infrared and Millimeter-wave Science and Applications
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2013 38th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz 2013)
Infrared, millimeter and terahertz science, applications, instruments.
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2012 37th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz 2012)
Infrared, millimeter and terahertz science and technology
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2011 36th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz 2011)
The scope of the conference includes all scientific and technological activities which involve the long-wavelength region of the electromagnetic spectrum. This covers a very wide range of disciplines, encompassing everything from micro- and nano-scale structures to large-scale accelerators and tokamaks and their applications.
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2010 35th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz 2010)
The Conference is the largest event devoted to scientific and technological developments in the wide spectral range extending from the infrared to the millimeter wave region. The conference topics include infrared, terahertz and millimeter wave sources and components as well as detectors and instrumentation.
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2009 34th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz 2009)
The scope of the conference extends from millimeter wave devices; components and systems to THz, far-infrared detectors and instruments; and encompasses micro- and nano-scale structures to large-scale accelerators and Tokamaks and their applications.
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2008 33rd International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz 2008)
Millimeter, terahertz and infrared science, technology and applications
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2007 Joint 32nd Intl. Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves and 15th Intl. Conference on Terahertz Electronics (IRMMW & THz)
The conference scope extends from millimetre wave devices, components and systems to infrared detectors and instruments, encompassing micro-scale structures to large-scale Tokamaks and Gyrotrons. Terahertz techniques and applications, including traditional radio frequency domain and fast pulse time domain approaches to generating, detecting and using high frequency energy are covered. All aspects of infrared, terahertz and millimetre-wave technology and applications from quantum physics, chemistry and bio
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2006 Joint 31st Intl. Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves and 14th Intl. Conference on Terahertz Electronics (IRMMW & THz)
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2005 Joint 30th Intl. Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves and 13th Intl. Conference on Terahertz Electronics (IRMMW & THz)
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2004 Joint 29th Intl. Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves and 12th Intl. Conference on Terahertz Electronics (IRMMW & THz)
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2002 27th International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves
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Periodicals related to Biological effects of radiation
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Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
Experimental and theoretical advances in antennas including design and development, and in the propagation of electromagnetic waves including scattering, diffraction and interaction with continuous media; and applications pertinent to antennas and propagation, such as remote sensing, applied optics, and millimeter and submillimeter wave techniques.
Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters (AWP Letters) will be devoted to the rapid electronic publication of short manuscripts in the technical areas of Antennas and Wireless Propagation.
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Reviews in
The IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering will review the state-of-the-art and trends in the emerging field of biomedical engineering. This includes scholarly works, ranging from historic and modern development in biomedical engineering to the life sciences and medicine enabled by technologies covered by the various IEEE societies.
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
Broad coverage of concepts and methods of the physical and engineering sciences applied in biology and medicine, ranging from formalized mathematical theory through experimental science and technological development to practical clinical applications.
Education, IEEE Transactions on
Educational methods, technology, and programs; history of technology; impact of evolving research on education.
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IEE Colloquium on 'EMC and Medicine' (Digest No.098)
IEE Colloquium on EMC and Medicine, 1993
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The new IEEE standard for exposures to RF/microwave energy and the instrumentation available to perform compliance measurements
IEE Colloquium on EMC and Medicine, 1993
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EMC and electrical hypersensitivity
IEE Colloquium on EMC and Medicine, 1993
Electromagnetic compatibility in medicine involves ensuring that any possible interactions of electronic and electrical apparatus with people, and of people with electronic and electrical apparatus, shall not give rise to any malfunction, human or technical. Particularly as this might lead to a hazardous situation either through false bio-information in diagnosis and therapy, or through electric, magnetic or radiation interactions between ...
IEEE Draft Recommended Practices of Modulating Current in High Brightness LEDs for Mitigating Health Risks to Viewers
IEEE P1789/D2, September 2014, 2014
Definition of the concept of modulation frequencies for LEDs; a discussion on their applications to LED lighting; a describe LED lighting applications in which modulation frequencies pose possible health risks to users are addressed in this recommended practice. A discussion on the concept of dimming of LEDs by modulating the frequency of driving currents/voltage and present recommendations for modulation frequencies ...
Comments on "Results of a Long-Term Low-Level Microwave Exposure of Rats
IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 2011
In a recent publication in this Transactions, Adang et al. concluded that long-term exposure to RF electromagnetic fields may have effects on survival and on blood parameters in rats. The Electromagnetic Fields Committee of the Health Council of The Netherlands disputes this conclusion.
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IEE Colloquium on 'EMC and Medicine' (Digest No.098)
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The new IEEE standard for exposures to RF/microwave energy and the instrumentation available to perform compliance measurements
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EMC and electrical hypersensitivity
Electromagnetic compatibility in medicine involves ensuring that any possible
interactions of electronic and electrical apparatus with people, and of people
with electronic and electrical apparatus, shall not give rise to any
malfunction, human or technical. Particularly as this might lead to a
hazardous situation either through false bio-information in diagnosis and
therapy, or through electric, magnetic or radiation interactions between the
patient, operator or apparatus. The implications of such research over the
past decade are that levels of EMR which are present in the environment,
whether natural or man-made, can cause stress and contribute to illness in
certain hypersensitive persons. By the time that such environmental illness
has progressed to the stage of meriting a formal medical diagnosis, it may
also have progressed to the stage of irreversibility; early diagnosis is
essential. Not only can such persons be said to be incompatible with life in
an electronic and electrical society, but they may emit levels of EMR which
make them incompatible with certain electronics devices as presently
designed.<<ETX>>
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IEEE Draft Recommended Practices of Modulating Current in High Brightness LEDs for Mitigating Health Risks to Viewers
Definition of the concept of modulation frequencies for LEDs; a discussion on
their applications to LED lighting; a describe LED lighting applications in
which modulation frequencies pose possible health risks to users are addressed
in this recommended practice. A discussion on the concept of dimming of LEDs
by modulating the frequency of driving currents/voltage and present
recommendations for modulation frequencies (flicker) for LED lighting and
dimming applications to help protect against known potential adverse health
effects is also addressed.
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Comments on "Results of a Long-Term Low-Level Microwave Exposure of Rats
In a recent publication in this Transactions, Adang et al. concluded that
long-term exposure to RF electromagnetic fields may have effects on survival
and on blood parameters in rats. The Electromagnetic Fields Committee of the
Health Council of The Netherlands disputes this conclusion.
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American National Standard Recommended Practice for an On-Site, Ad Hoc Test Method for Estimating Electromagnetic Immunity of Medical Devices to Radiated Radio-Frequency (RF) Emissions from RF Transmitters
The purpose of this recommended practice is to provide an ad hoc test method
to estimate the electromagnetic immunity of medical devices and help identify
interference issues that might exist with critical medical devices as a result
of emissions from RF transmitters increasingly used in health-care facilities,
particularly by doctors, staff, patients, and visitors. RF transmitters
include two-way radios, walkie-talkies, mobile phones, wireless-enabled laptop
computers and similar devices, RFID readers, networked mp3 players, two-way
pagers, wireless PDAs, and wireless medical devices. The test protocol is
designed to be performed as follows: a) By clinical engineers, biomedical
engineers, and other technical personnel b) In a way that is relatively rapid
and practical c) In an area and with equipment that are commonly available d)
To identify specific effects and thresholds (i.e., transmit power and
distance) to provide the basic information needed to develop a mitigation
action plan e) To generate test results that can be used in the formulation of
policies and procedures for managing the use of RF transmitters within a
health-care facility. A preferred method (5.6.2) and several alternative RF
sources and methods (Annex C) for ad hoc testing are outlined in this
recommended practice to allow flexibility with regard to the time, personnel,
and resources available to perform the testing. As a result, these different
options provide different levels of accuracy and comprehensiveness. The most
appropriate ad hoc test strategy will depend on the needs and resources of the
user of this recommended practice. This recommended practice also provides
guidance for selection of the medical devices to be tested, operation of RF
transmitters used as RF test sources, and assessment of test results. The
preferred method for evaluation in most circumstances involves the use of the
actual RF transmitter(s) (e.g., mobile phones and portable and mobile radios)
as test sources to generate the same RF signals that would be encountered in
the health-care facility. This approach also assumes that the end user has
limited time and resources, a small number of critical medical devices to
test, a limited space in which to perform the testing, and a single or a small
number of specific RF transmitter signals to examine. In this preferred
method, the RF transmitter is placed in a constantly transmitting state (i.e.,
test mode). The tests can be performed with or without an electric-field-
strength (E-field) meter, although the use of an E-field meter is recommended.
Another important function of this recommended practice is to define a
consistent test protocol to allow results to be obtained and compared within
and across institutions. Clinical and biomedical engineers have performed
their own rudimentary (ad hoc) electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing
using in-house methodology, RF transmitter sources, and medical devices. As a
result, a comparison of the findings between health-care organizations might
not be appropriate. To facilitate a comparison between health-care
organizations, it is important that the recommendations herein are followed,
deviations are kept to a minimum, and the testing is performed as consistently
as possible. Policies and procedures for mitigation of electromagnetic
interference (EMI)^2 in health-care facilities, including the use or
restriction of specific RF transmitters within specific areas, often called an
exclusion zone, should be based on objective information, including that
obtained by the use of this test method. A common problem with exclusion zones
is that they are difficult to enforce. With regard to purchase evaluation,
confirming that medical devices conform to voluntary EMC immunity standards
can provide some information, although many RF transmitters are able to exceed
these immunity levels greatly when held close to a medical device.
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Effects of microwave and mobile-telephone exposure on memory processes
Three behavioral tests are described using rats to examine changes associated
with learning and memory tasks, following microwave exposure. Working or
short-term memory was measured via object discrimination, spatial memory was
assessed using a radial-arm maze with food rewards, and spatial-reference
learning and memory were measured using a circular water maze. The results
indicate significant SAR-dependent decreases in object discrimination,
significant variation with a spatial-learning and working-memory task in the
radial-arm maze for two species of animals, and significant microwave-related
impairments in spatial reference memory in a circular water maze at 1.2 W/kg.
Deficits in the object-discrimination task were seen at 1 W/kg but not at 0.1
W/kg, both with no measurable microwave hyperthermia. Likewise, the behavioral
measures of spatial memory also indicate a SAR-related response: no impairment
at 0.05 W/kg but impairment at 0.6 W/kg.
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The Curious Case of the IARC Working Group on Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields and Cell Phones [Health Effects]
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) announced on 31 May
2011 that it has classified radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic fields
(EMFs), including those employed by cellular mobile telephones, as possibly
carcinogenic to humans [1]. This implies that there could be some cancer risk
associated with the use of cell phones.
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Wireless Power Transfer for Mobile Applications, and Health Effects [Telecommunications Health and Safety]
Recent interest and current optimism regarding battery-charging wireless
power-transfer technology are driven by the ubiquity of cell phones and other
mobile communication devices. In some ways, this is to make a dream come true:
a truly wireless mobile or portable communication device, completely free from
being tethered in any way. The concept of wireless power transfer is not new,
even for charging batteries. Cellular service users and customers may be
annoyed by or do not want to be bothered with having to plug the mobile device
into an electrical outlet. If this is true - as appears to be the case - then
time may well provide a fix to the grief. Aside from not having to plug in the
mobile phone or laptop, a more probable cause for the sudden interest in
battery charging through wireless power transfer may come from the potential
for mobile communication devices to get their electrical power the same way
they get their data. Unlike wireless communication uses, the level of
transmitted electromagnetic power required for large-scale or commercial
implementation of wireless power transfer could be substantial. A key feature
of the system design and research effort should be consideration of biological
effects and human safety.
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Study of the tissue volume for spatial-peak mass-averaged SAR evaluation
For being adaptable to the irregular shape of a biological model and for not
underestimating the spatial-peak mass-averaged specific absorption rates
(SARs) of hand-held wireless telephones, a method of taking a contiguous
tissue volume for the SAR-averaging-mass is proposed. The proposed method is
to obtain a tissue volume for SAR averaging by summing node massed of the
layers enclosing the point in which the averaged SAR is wanted in a body model
until the summed mass is closest to the required mass. Therefore, at the skin
layer and in the tissue region around the sinuses such as nasal cavities, the
averaging volume can follow closely the shape of the region. To investigate
the effect of this algorithm on SAR evaluation, SARs have been evaluated
numerically for an anatomical head with a simple hand models exposed to a
mobile phone, using the proposed method and the previous method of averaging
over a cubic tissue volume and the results are compared. The results show that
the proposed algorithm is very reasonable and leads to more stable values for
spatial-peak mass-averaged SAR evaluation in an irregularly shaped model such
as a realistic human model.
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