Physics & Astronomy

Physics & Astronomy

Predicting a chain of order

The properties of a material are greatly affected by the electrical and magnetic structure of its constituent ions and electrons. In a ferromagnet, for…

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Japanese Scientists Discover Superconductivity in Alcoholic Drinks

Scientists from the National Institute for Materials Science, Japan, found that immersing pellets of an iron-based compound in heated alcoholic beverages for…

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Voltage Breaks Down Plastic: New Insights on Polymer Deformation

Researchers have known for decades that polymers, such those insulating wires, may break down due to deformation of the polymers. But the process had never…

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Laser physics: Getting silicon into order

The importance of silicon for almost every element in modern-day electronic devices and computers is due largely to its crystalline atomic structure….

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Researchers Discover Superfluid at the Core of a Neutron Star

The findings, entitled, Rapid Cooling of the Neutron Star in Cassiopeia A Triggered by Neutron Superfluidity in Dense Matter, are reported in Physical Review…

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Oldest objects in solar system indicate a turbulent beginning

The findings may lead to a greater understanding of how our solar system and possibly other solar systems formed and evolved. CAIs, roughly millimeter- to…

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High-Resolution Breakthroughs in Fluorescence Microscopy

Physical limits in high-resolution light microscopy can be overcome with the aid of chemical reactions. Scientists at Heidelberg University’s Institute of…

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Could Black Holes Inspire New Superconductor Models?

“The context of this problem is high-temperature superconductivity,” said Phillips. “One of the great unsolved problems in physics is the origin of…

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New Nanofabrication Tools Boost Access to Silicon Optical Chips

Silicon optical chips are critical to the Air Force because of their size, weight, power, rapid cycle time, program risk reduction and the improvements they…

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New MIT Breakthroughs in Quantum Computing Innovation

Quantum computers are computers that exploit the weird properties of matter at extremely small scales. Many experts believe that a full-blown quantum computer…

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Understanding the Sun’s Long Silence: Astronomers Find Answers

Its recent turmoil is particularly newsworthy because the Sun was very quiet for an unusually long time. Astronomers had a tough time explaining the extended…

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NASA's Glory Satellite scheduled for launch March 4

The March 4 liftoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., is targeted for 5:09:43 a.m. EST, in the middle of a 48-second launch window. Spacecraft separation…

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OFC/NFOEC 2011: Key Innovations in Wireless and Cloud Computing

The Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC) is the premier telecom meeting where experts…

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One Terabit Per Second: Breakthrough in Integrated Photonic Chip

With worldwide Internet data traffic increasing by 50 percent each year, telecommunications companies that handle this digital torrent must be able to…

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Silicon Chips Replace Rare Earths: New Research Insights

However, their use for this purpose can be optimised and thereby reduced. This has been demonstrated in computer simulations by a Special Research Program…

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Direct electronic readout of 'artificial atoms'

Through his participation, the research team from Bochum, Duisburg-Essen, and Hamburg now has succeeded in an energy-state occupancy readout of those…

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