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The wealth of information available through spectroscopic means has lead to deep insights into the spatiotemporal evolution of complex systems. In one-dimensional spectroscopy, the system response is highly averaged and information lost. Adding dimensions allows one to disperse information into higher, and hence less dense, dimensions, albeit at the cost of longer acquisition times and increased experimental complexity. Trading dimensions through an intermediary variable, however, can circumvent many of these limitations. In this talk, I will provide examples from two ends of the electromagnetic spectrum where these fundamental ideas are being applied. In magnetic resonance, the principles and applications of remote detection NMR spectroscopy will be presented in which space, time, and frequency become interchangeable dimensions. In particular, applications related to magnetic resonance detection of lab-on-a-chip (LOC) devices and gas flow through nanoporous materials will serve to illustrate the power of dimension trading. The second half of the talk will focus on how similar concepts are now being applied in the optical regime, specifically two-dimensional photon echo spectroscopy of the light harvesting complex LH2 from purple bacteria and lead sulfide quantum dots.

The general concept behind this meeting is to form an interface among scientists who work on developmental programs of the skeleton, muscles, tendons and neuromuscular system in both vertebrates and invertebrates. We seek to promote a comprehensive understanding of how the musculoskeletal system develops and functions and how developmental abnormalities can lead to congenital malformations and disease.

We encourage researchers to think beyond the confines of their specific fields of study and to adopt a more global perspective on the development and evolution of these systems. We hope you will join us in Israel for what we expect to be a highly stimulating and enjoyable meeting.

Current of discrete particles driven through a system with quenched randomness gives rise to fluctuations whose second moment is known as shot noise. The “full counting statistics” is the generating function for the entire spectrum of current cumulants. I will present a general approach to obtaining these quantities, and discuss to what extent an entirely classical calculation can provide this information.