MIT Technology Review named India born Sar-

bajit Banerjee as one of the world's top innova-

tors under the age of 35. SPAN writer Jason Chi-

ang reports Imagine a glass window intelligent enough to block

heat in the summer, yet allow it to pass through in thewinter. This notion of a "smart" window may soonbecome a reality, thanks to the breakthrough researchof Sarbajit Banerjee, an associate professor at theUniversity at Buffalo, The State University of NewYork. Banerjee and his research team have pioneeredan innovative window coating that blocks heat whenhot and allows it to enter when cold-a potentiallygame-changing innovation in the ongoing struggleagainst global climate change.

A graduate of St. Stephen's College in New Delhi,Banerjee arrived in the United States at the age of 21to continue his doctoral and postdoctoral studies atStony Brook University and Columbia University inNew York. Shortly after, he was recruited to the Uni-versity at Buffalo in 2007 to further his work as a sol-id-state chemist and materials scientist. It was herethat Banerjee honed his research to focus on materi-als that undergo phase transitions.

Banerjee refers to these materials as being"chameleon-like," since some sort of external stimu-lus drives the materials to switch from one structureto another. The most common example of a phasetransition is when heat causes melting ice to under-go a transition from a solid to a liquid.

After exploring phase transitions in a variety of dif-ferent materials, Banerjee's team became particular-ly intrigued with the compound vanadium oxidebecause of its unique interaction with radiated heat.Through research, Banerjee discovered that hightemperatures caused the compound's crystalline structureto change from one that is transparent to heat to one thatactually reflects it. When formed as thin nanowires, thevanadium oxide could be directly applied as a coating onglass. The result: a "smart" window capable of reflectingheat at high temperatures instead of allowing it to passthrough the glass. Conversely, in colder temperatures, thecoating remains transparent and allows both light and heatthrough to warm a building's interior.

Banerjee's work could not have come at a better timein the ongoing fight against global climate change. Accord-ing to the United States Environmental Protection Agency,Earth's average temperature is projected to rise another1.1 to 6.4 degrees Celsius over the next hundred years.

In hot climates around the world, billions of dollars arespent every summer on air conditioning to cool homes,factories and vehicles, while releasing hundreds of mil-lions of tons of harmful carbon dioxide into the Earth'satmosphere. A 2012 report published by TransparencyMarket Research valued the global air conditioning mar-ket at $98.2 billion, with projected growth reaching $178.4billion by 2018. With his heat-blocking window coating,Banerjee says his ultimate goal is to "transform windowsto adapt dynamically to the external environment insteadof being static, immutable structures" that are "gluttonous"in their energy consumption.

Banerjee is currently in the process of licensing hisheat-blocking window coating to industrial partners in theUnited States. He also has a partnership with Tata Steelin Mumbai to explore how to use the coating to deflect heatfrom the corrugated steel roofs in India and other parts ofthe developing world. As he works to make these materi-als commercially available, Banerjee predicts that it willcost just 50 cents per square foot-much cheaper than theexpensive tinted windows that also block out natural sun-light.

The exciting progress of Banerjee's innovative "smart"windows has not gone unnoticed by his scientific peers.In 2012, MIT Technology Review named Banerjee as one

of the world's top innovators under the age of 35. Judgingfrom his excitement in exploring new materials, Banerjeeis far from finished in his quest to make the world a cool-er place.

INTERVIEWSarbajit Banerjee shared some of his experiences in

an interview with SPAN.What drew you to research in the United States? What

were the biggest adjustments to make when you arrived?I was attracted by the research infrastructure and the

open intellectual culture of the U.S. The general qualities ofU.S. academia and research environment that I've come toappreciate over the years include openness to new ideas, ahealthy irreverence for tradition, and the tremendous oppor-tunities provided to young people. The biggest adjustmentfor me, having been born in Kolkata and having gone to col-lege in Delhi, was getting used to living in American subur-bia. The cold snowy winters in New York also took a lot ofgetting used to.

What are some of the biggest challenges you'veencountered along the way in your research?

The U.S. research environment, while being extreme-ly open to new ideas, is also very competitive. The biggestchallenge one faces is securing the resources-funding andequipment-to pursue new ideas. We have been fortunateto secure some federal, philanthropic and industrial sup-port, but it is a constant struggle to ensure that there areenough resources available to fund students and to pur-sue new research directions. What advice would you giveto those aspiring to follow your path in materials science?

1. Ignore traditional disciplinary boundaries asmuch as possible-our urgent technological chal-lenges today are across disciplines.

2. Try to talk to people from all walks of life-it nev-er ceases to surprise me how much one can learnfrom a casual conversation.

3. Passion and interest can only take you placesif you are willing to put in the hard work. (TWF)

Gauri Chhabra

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MA Psychoanalysis2 year Master's degree, the eligibility for

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ences, Jaipur*Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi

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BusinessIn the globalized corporate world where

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WritingYou can also use your deep insight into the

deepest recesses of human mind by writingbooks, and translating complex psychologicalprinciples into terms.

A day in the life of a PsychoanalystThe day of a psychoanalyst is packed with

the ability to absorb emotions. With each ses-sion varying from 30-50 minutes, the numberof repeat visits by the patient varies according

to the severity of the problem. You are normal-ly not expected to work long hours but sincethe job involves a lot of attentive listening andanalysis, it is imperative that you are vigilantand have the capacity to absorb things like asponge.

Dr Suneet Aurora, a practicing Psychoana-lyst who runs the Sampoorna Foundation, Lud-hiana says,"Our endeavor is to provide a reli-able and safe setting to help patients to becomeaware of their unconscious conflicts. My job isencourage the patients to talk freely, makesense of their experiences, dreams, fantasies,anxieties, feelings and memories taking carenot to make any judgments and whatever issaid in a session is held in the strictest confi-dence. As the actual catharsis takes place, thepatients are able to alleviate the mental,physi-cal and emotional trauma and walk out of myclinic smiling".

So if you want to know how things really work,study them when they're coming apart…

WHY NOT ME?Yes, you're strong,

You've have the powers,

No doubt, you're the bread earner,

But don't look upon me.

I play different roles in my life,

Yes, I'm more responsible than you,

I'm a loving daughter and an affectionate sister,

I'm a caring wife and an adorable mother.

I'm the home-maker, don't forget,

I'm the force behind you and give you my best.

It's true, I've the power either to mould you

or break you.

But I'm the same person who never show off

this to you.

You work hard for the family,

But I burn my identity,

You give me the pleasure to be a mother,

But it's me who nourish the child with my blood.

Yes, you conquer the outer world,

And I'm still behind the four walls,

Still I compromise, still I adjust,

And still my sacrifices mean nothing to you.

Everytime you scold me,

Tears roll down my eyes,

You just wipe my tears,

But your never heal my soul.

I can compromise even with my self-respect,

For the sake of yours.

Then why not you can compromise with your

ego,

For my happiness?

Let me fly,

Fly fast and free line an eagle,

I'm in the cage,

The cage of biased customs,

Set me free, set me free.

Let me feel, "Yes, I exist."

Radhika

FRIENDSHIPFriendship is like a star,

Which shines every hour

It is like a light,

Which burns every day and night

In friendship we get love and care,

Like a sweet and soft teddy bear

Friendship is not a thing to borrow,

But it is something in which we can

Share our happiness and sorrow

So, we should always make good friends,

Which will make us good and happy till end.

Palak Deep Kour Wazir

Govt. M.A.M PG College

SMILESmile is a hundred-mile

It is to be shared a while

So let's smile and make others smile

To be happy and gay is the way

To take all the tears away

So let's smile all the while.

Komal Mengi

Raghunath Bazar, Jammu

MARATHONMeticulous inch by inch

Aromatic breath by breath

Smoke in dust wisely kept away

Stranger surprise with a knock

Struggle surprise with a knock

Struggle hard is the gift with a block

With half muttered thanks

I say Yes

His command accept all

Though with grimace

Mind goes blank

So are His ways

But the monotone of this voice howl

And the marathon of life ushers

Invited are all

Clash of arms

Soldiers move on

Rakhi Dogra

SONG OF YOUTHMe and my nation India

As a young citizen of India,

Armed with technology, knowledge and love

for my nation

I realize, small aim is a crime.

I will work and sweat for a great vision

The vision of transforming India into devel-

oped nation,

Powered by economic strength with value sys-

tem

I am one of the citizens of a billion,

Only the vision will ignite the billion souls

It has entered into me,

The ignited soul compared to any resource

Is the most powerful and strong resource on

the earth,

Above the earth and under the earth

This soul can change the world.

Can enlighten millions of people who are in

darkness.

The ignited soul will make a bright future

of India

I pray to God to create thoughts and actions,

In the minds of people of my nation,

So that they live united with love and

harmony,

Help all religious leaders and people,

To combot the forces of division.

Peace, power, knowledge, purity, happiness

Will be the qualities of developed India's peo-

ple.

O God, bless my people to work and transform

the country into a prosperous nature soon.

Mr. Abhishek Malpotra

D.A.V Higher Sec School

Marheen (Hiranagar)

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INNER VOICECAREER COUNSELLING

Window to the futurePERSONALITY

Dr S P Shrivatsa

A poet or writer annoyed with his contemporary naked pictureof the events occurring around in the society and also dispas-sionated with present ugly set up, he starts yearing for a new erais a poet or writer in a real sense of term. Mr Sanjeeva Bhasinseems to be belonging to such a category as his poems includ-ed in the newly published anthology-entitled “Kab Subah Hogi’’(when there will a dawn) makes a true scenario of such situation.He being an established poet of Hindi never loses heart to seeall this, instead standing steadfastly visualizes a bright futurewhile waiting for a shining dawn.

The poet when looks around, a sort of naked dance of corrup-tion, rapes, terrorism, loot, murdering of innncents feels verymush disturbed and disgruntled and he suddenly becomes impa-tient aspiring for a drastic change.

The real quality of his poem is spontaneity emerging from hisemotionally surcharged core of poetic heart which possessespathos for the poor down trodden and sufferers. That is why hepossesses such a grandeur in his poetic fancy that touches thehearts of the readers.

The book under reviews Kab Subah Hogi’’ contains 36 longpoems in all, out of which nine poems belonging to the girls exhib-it primarily their very pathetic condition due to the cruelty by thegoons. In his wide ranging vision, he experiences how today’swoman folk faces a lot of trouble with the result the very honourof them is at stake. But at the same time, he also points out theirunlimited hidden strength with which they have been blessed byGod. Therefore, he says when they rise to the occasion they cando a tremendous job. Then they can bring out unexpectedchanges in the society. Thus poet says -

vlhe lEHkoukvksa dkstUe nsrh yM+fd;k¡vusdksa ckj pwe pqdh gSalQyrkvksa ds f’k[kj bfrgkl ds lhus ijin&fpUgNksM+rh vk jgh gSamiyfC/k;ksa ds u, vk;ketksM+rh tk jgh gSaA (P-107-108)

The girl posses such a quality that she can give birth to theunlimited possibilities. Girls have already achieved the height ofseveral achievements. On the pages of the history, they leavethe marks of their unprecedented deeds. And, they do not stophere, and thus they still go ahead to achieve some thing new.

In his spectrum, his tremendous art of creating poetry withsymbols, imagery, tender tenor, metaphor, similes and piercingsatire etc seem to be throbbing with sorrow, sadness and painsbut sometimes also with affectionate emotions. In short, all thegenres of his poetry seem to be touching the height of imagina-tion tended with deep emotions, resulting in the sublimity of hispoetry carve a niche in the hearts of the readers.

Explaining girl’s God gifted beauty and fairness symbolicallyand metaphorically he says-

yM+fd;k¡ gksrh gSaf[kyh /kwinwf/k;k mtklnwc in Vidhavksl dh cwansaueZ&eqyk;edksey vglkl (P-92)

The girls are like the light of Sunshine. Their glowing facesflash out to any extend. They are also tender and soft like the

dew drops fallen glittering on the doorba grass. They give inex-pressible impression of grandeur.

;s cPps tks f[kyrs gSadhpM+ esa dey dh rjgiuirs gSe:LFky esa mxh>kfM;ksa dh rjgxVj ds cgrs ikuh lslqurs gSaftUnxh dk laxhrvUu ds vHkko esa [kkyhgk¡fM;ksa dh rky ijukprs gSa (P-20)

These poor children who blossom in the mud like louts flowerand take growth in the desert like the bushes growing there. Theyattend the music of life in flowing water through gutters. Whilewithout food they dance on the rhythm of the empty pot.Really,his such type of spendid descriptions in many other poems alsoincluded in this anthology give a thrilling effect to our hearts.

Thus, we see that the poet Sanjiv Bhasin has a deep obser-vation of whatever is happening around him in the society whichknocks at his inner emotions to produce such a poetry whichtouches the hearts of the readers.

A longing for a change in societyBOOK REVIEW

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A certificate program

provides comprehensive

theoretical and practical

training in the principles

of psychoanalysis and

focuses on preparation for

clinical practice rather

than academic research.