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 ... | |
 New spintronics effect could lead to magnetic batteries October 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 74 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists have recently discovered that heating one side of a magnetized nickel-iron rod causes electrons to rearrange themselves according to their spins. This so-called "spin Seebeck effect" ... | |
 Ripple effect: Water snails offer new propulsion possibilities October 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A UC San Diego engineer has revealed a new mode of propulsion based on how water snails create ripples of slime to crawl upside down beneath the surface. | |
 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 ... | |
Cosmic strings might emit cosmic sparks, answer cosmological questions October 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 50 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For astronomers, understanding what happened in the early moments of the universe could answer many questions in physics and astronomy. One possible player in the early universe is cosmic strings, which arise ... | |
 Scientists create superconducting thin films October 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 45 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- One major goal on the path toward making useful superconducting devices has been engineering materials that act as superconductors at the nanoscale -- the realm of billionths of a meter. Such ... | |
 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. | |
 World first for sending data using quantum cryptography October 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 52 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time the transmission of data secured by quantum cryptography is demonstrated within a commercial telecommunications network. 41 partners from 12 European countries, including ... | |
 Long-Lasting Quantum Memory Leads to Long-Distance Quantum Communication October 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 46 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists have taken a step closer to realizing long-distance quantum communication, in which a quantum state is transferred from one location to another by becoming entangled with a traveling ... | |
 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. | |
 Fuzziness on the road to physics' grand unification theory October 06, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 61 vote(s)
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Leave it to hypothesized gravity to weigh down what physicists have thought for 30 years. If theoretical physicists, led by the University of Oregon's Stephen Hsu, are right, the idea that nature's forces ... | |
 In quantum channels, zero plus zero can equal non-zero October 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 58 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists have discovered a strange characteristic of quantum communication channels. If two quantum channels each have a transmission capacity of zero, they may still have a nonzero capacity ... | |
 Brilliantly bright light source is one step closer to reality, says scientist October 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A brilliantly bright light source that can examine the detail of atoms at a microscopic level is one step closer, thanks to the adoption of a Europe-wide convention, says a leading scientist ... | |
Coastlines could be protected by 'invisibility cloak' October 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 32 vote(s)
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Scientists at the University of Liverpool have tested an 'invisibility cloak' that could reduce the risk of large water waves overtopping coastal defences. | |
 Counterintuitive physics may help everyone drive home quicker October 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 73 vote(s)
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If you're trying to drive to a destination as quickly as possible, you might think that knowing the traffic conditions would help you choose the quickest route for yourself. Traffic reports and new GPS technologies ... | |
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