Mathematical butterflies provide insight into how insects fly
Researchers have developed sophisticated numerical simulations of a butterfly's forward flight.
Mathematics
Mar 25, 2013
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Ultra-precision positioning
A novel rotary actuator provides greater torque, accuracy, and speed.
Engineering
Mar 25, 2013
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Team develops AFM-IR for nanometer scale chemical identification
(Phys.org) —For more than 20 years, researchers have been using atomic force microscopy (AFM) to measure and characterize materials at the nanometer scale. However AFM-based measurements of chemistry and chemical properties ...
Nanophysics
Mar 8, 2013
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Astronomer creates computer models that help explain how galaxies formed and evolved
(Phys.org)—When most people think of astronomers, they envision scientists who spend time peering at stars and galaxies through telescopes on high mountain tops. Rutgers astronomer Rachel Somerville depends on those who ...
Astronomy
Jan 24, 2013
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New thesaurus created for the astronomy community
The American Institute of Physics (AIP) and IOP Publishing (IOP) have jointly announced the gift of a new astronomy thesaurus called the Unified Astronomy Thesaurus (UAT) to the American Astronomical Society (AAS) that will ...
Astronomy
Jan 24, 2013
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Photon amplification, emission observed in plastic scintillation materials
A research team has observed, in polystyrene-based scintillation materials, photon amplification and emission that cannot be explained with the established scintillation mechanism. Photon yield from the polystyrene-based ...
General Physics
Jan 8, 2013
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Sorting stem cells
When an embryonic stem cell is in the first stage of its development it has the potential to grow into any type of cell in the body, a state scientists call undifferentiated.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 3, 2013
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Liquid jets and bouncing balls combine for surprising results
A new study published in the American Institute of Physics' (AIP) journal Physics of Fluids reveals that the normal rebounding of a ball changes when it is partially filled with a liquid. Unlike an empty sphere or a solid ...
Soft Matter
Jan 3, 2013
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Power spintronics: Producing AC voltages by manipulating magnetic fields
Scientists are putting a new spin on their approach to generating electrical current by harnessing a recently identified electromotive force known as spinmotive force, which is related to the field of spintronics that addresses ...
General Physics
Jan 3, 2013
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Chaos theory helps to predict the outcome at the roulette table
At first glance, a roulette table looks like a jumble of numbers and a randomly hopping little white ball. But with a better understanding of physics and some general knowledge of the starting conditions, it may be possible ...
General Physics
Oct 21, 2012
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