 Sensing the Energy: Calibrating the LCLS October 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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The Linac Coherent Light Source will generate X-rays 10 billion times brighter than any source before it. Being the first of its kind, the LCLS has presented engineers with a number of unique technical hurdles. ... | |
 Melting ice under pressure September 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The deep interior of Neptune, Uranus and Earth may contain some solid ice.
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 Girders Get the Green Light September 18, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The temperature is now stabilized at a mild 68 °F (20 °C), support pedestals are in place and aligned, the paint is dry and physicists are moving in. That's the scene in the Linac Coherent ... | |
 CERN sticks to opening gala despite atom-smasher troubles September 26, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Europe's leading physicists will swap their lab coats for their best suits next month for the official inauguration of a multi-billion dollar machine designed to shed light on the "Big Bang". | |
Error message! How mobile phones distort measurements September 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Nowadays we don't only take measurements with simple measuring devices, but also with whole measuring systems. These are very complex and are completely set up from their component parts at the point of use. Vehicle scales ... | |
 Spallation Neutron Source sends first neutrons to 'Big Bang' beam line October 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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New analytical tools coming on line at the Spallation Neutron Source, the Department of Energy's state-of-the-art neutron science facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, include a beam line dedicated to ... | |
Researchers team up to probe iron-arsenic superconductors with new instrument October 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory are part of collaborative team that's used a brand new instrument at the DOE's Spallation Neutron Source to probe iron-arsenic compounds, the "hottest" new find ... | |
Italian should have shared Nobel physics prize: colleagues October 08, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Top Italian physicists say their colleague Nicola Cabibbo should have shared the Nobel Physics Prize with the American and two Japanese scientists who won the 2008 honour, Italian media said Wednesday. | |
Checking people at airports -- with terahertz radiation September 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Within the last few years the number of transport checks – above all at airports – has been increased considerably. A worthwhile effort as, after all, it concerns the protection of passengers. Possibilities for new and safe ... | |
Dark matter, new planets could bring physics Nobel October 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(AP) -- Scientists who have pursued dark matter, hunted for undiscovered planets and advanced nanotechnology were being touted Monday as candidates for the 2008 Nobel Prize in physics. | |
 Japan ready to host new 'Big-Bang' project October 08, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Boosted by its win of the 2008 Nobel Physics Prize, Japan said Wednesday it hoped to play host to a major international scientific organisation's new machine exposing the secrets of the cosmos. | |
 Scientists design bomb-proof thermometer to measure the heat of explosions October 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Scientists at the UK's National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in Teddington have designed a high-speed thermometer that can measure the temperature inside explosions without being damaged in the impact. | |
 Surface tension drives segregation within cell mixtures October 06, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
What does a mixture of two different kinds of cells have in common with a mixture of oil and water? The same basic force causes both mixtures to separate into two distinct regions. | |
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