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Optics & Photonics
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News tagged with distortions
'Quasiparticles' reveal incredibly minute distortions in light waves
Optics researchers have discovered a new way to measure incredibly small distortions in light waves by indirectly studying the behavior of curious 'quasiparticles' - ripples in the electric field that emerge when light and ...
Optics & Photonics
Dec 8, 2015
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Researchers glimpse distortions in atomic structure of materials
Researchers from North Carolina State University are using a technique they developed to observe minute distortions in the atomic structure of complex materials, shedding light on what causes these distortions and opening ...
Condensed Matter
Feb 13, 2015
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Eye implant could lead to better glaucoma treatment
For the 2.2 million Americans battling glaucoma, the main course of action for staving off blindness involves weekly visits to eye specialists, who monitor—and control—increasing pressure within the eye.
Engineering
Aug 26, 2014
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Solution to two long-standing mysteries of cuprate superconductivity found
Scientists seeking to understand the intricacies of high-temperature superconductivity—the ability of certain materials to carry electrical current with no energy loss—have been particularly puzzled by a mysterious phase ...
Superconductivity
May 8, 2014
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Team creates techniques for high quality, high resolution stereo panoramas
Stereoscopic panoramas promise an inviting, immersive experience for viewers but, at high resolutions, distortions can develop that make viewing unpleasant or even intolerable. A team at Disney Research Zurich has found methods ...
Computer Sciences
Jun 21, 2013
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Researchers discover a way to dramatically reduce distortion in long distance fiber cable
(Phys.org) —A team of researchers working at Bell Labs in New Jersey has found a way to dramatically reduce the amount of distortion in long distance fiber cables. Their method results, the team reports in their paper published ...
EU raids oil majors in probe over possible price fixing
The European Commission has carried out surprise inspections at several major oil companies over possible price fixing in breach of EU anti-trust rules.
Business
May 15, 2013
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New experiments set to detect gravitational waves
(Phys.org) —Over the next five years, Mansi Kasliwal writes in an astrophysics perspective in the journal Science, researchers will begin setting up experiments designed to detect gravitational waves. Kasliwal, an astronomer ...
High pressure gold nanocrystal structure revealed
A major breakthrough in measuring the structure of nanomaterials under extremely high pressure has been made by researchers at the London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN).
Nanophysics
Apr 9, 2013
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