Physics & Astronomy

Physics & Astronomy

New MRI Technique Advances Research on Computer Memory Magnets

Quite a lot, say physicists who've invented a new kind of MRI technique to do just that.The technique may eventually enable the development of extremely small…

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Diverse Wet Environments Discovered on Ancient Mars

“The big surprise from these new results is how pervasive and long-lasting Mars' water was, and how diverse the wet environments were,” says Scott Murchie,…

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New Method Measures Mass of Giant Black Holes in NGC 4649

By measuring a peak in the temperature of hot gas in the center of the giant elliptical galaxy NGC 4649, scientists have determined the mass of the galaxy’s…

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NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander Extending Trench

The trench was about 20 by 30 centimeters (8 by 12 inches) after work by the arm on Saturday. The team sent commands yesterday to extend the longer dimension…

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NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander To Begin Rasping Frozen Layer

The lander has used its arm in recent days to clear away loose soil from a subsurface layer of hard-frozen material and create a large enough area to use the…

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Shimmering Ferroelectric Domains: Key to Advanced Data Storage

The main difference: these materials are not magnetic, but permanently electrically polarized. They have great importance for data storage technology and novel…

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IMEC Cuts Costs in Double Patterning Lithography Techniques

32nm lines and spaces were printed with a double exposure/single etch process, effectively freezing the resist after the first exposure. This simplified…

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Nano-Sized Circuit Offers Insights into Early Universe

The tiny, new circuit, developed by physicsts at Rutgers University, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., and the State University of New York…

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Detecting Tiny Contaminations on Semiconductors with Synchrotron

Smaller, more accurate, higher performance and lower priced – that is the formula for success for micro- and nanoelectronics. Miniaturisation plays a crucial…

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What's My Age? Mystery Star Cluster has 3 Different Birthdays

Imagine having three clocks in your house, each chiming at a different time.Astronomers have found the equivalent of three out-of-sync “clocks” in the ancient…

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Phoenix Mars Lander Validates Soil Probe Insertion Technique

Phoenix's robotic arm pushed the fork-like probe's four spikes into undisturbed soil Tuesday as a validation test of the insertion procedure. The prongs of…

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Phoenix Lander’s Sample-Collection Tests on Martian Surface

Ray Arvidson of Washington University in St. Louis, Phoenix's “dig czar,” said the hard Martian surface that Phoenix has reached proved to be a difficult…

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Study Puts Solar Spin on Asteroids, their Moons & Earth Impacts

Derek Richardson, of the University of Maryland, his former student Kevin Walsh, now Poincaré Fellow in the Planetology Group in the Cassiopée Laboratory of…

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New Insights into the Source of Common Meteorites

Most of the meteorites that we collect on Earth come from the main belt of asteroids located between Mars and Jupiter [1]. They were ejected from their…

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Measuring Nano Landscapes: Advancements in Semiconductor Production

This phenomenon was previously only known from inorganic materials and is crucially important for future production of a new generation of semi-conductor…

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Visualizing Atomic-Scale Acoustic Waves in Nanostructures

However, detecting them isn't so easy.Enter Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists, who discovered a new physical phenomenon that enables them to…

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