New device to be tested off Outer Banks could help save sharks from commercial fishing all over the world
An Outer Banks fisherman next summer will test a device about the size of a spark plug that could save rare sharks.
An Outer Banks fisherman next summer will test a device about the size of a spark plug that could save rare sharks.
Ecology
Oct 18, 2019
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For the first time researchers successfully used laser pulses to excite an iron-based compound into a superconducting state. This means it conducted electricity without resistance. The iron compound is a known superconductor ...
Superconductivity
Sep 25, 2019
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When much of Venezuela was plunged into darkness after a massive blackout this week, President Nicolás Maduro blamed the power outage on an "electromagnetic attack" carried out by the U.S.
Other
Jul 28, 2019
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Internet searches, decade-old emails and on-demand video offerings help contribute to electricity consumption by America's server farms and data centers amounting to more than 2 percent of the country's annual total.
General Physics
Jul 11, 2019
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A new type of light-emitting diode has been developed at TU Wien. Light is produced from the radiative decay of exciton complexes in layers of just a few atoms thickness.
Nanophysics
Apr 15, 2019
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In quantum physics, a vacuum is not empty, but rather steeped in tiny fluctuations of the electromagnetic field. Until recently it was impossible to study those vacuum fluctuations directly. Researchers at ETH Zurich have ...
Quantum Physics
Apr 11, 2019
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In the future, ultrahigh-speed spintronics will require ultrafast coherent magnetization reversal within a picosecond—one-trillionth of a second. Spintronics centers on an electron's spin and magnetic moment in solid-state ...
Optics & Photonics
Mar 28, 2019
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Last week, on 13 February 2019, the EU approved the ban on pulse trawling. This followed the vote for a ban by the European Parliament on 16 January 2018. Half of the 84 Dutch pulse trawling vessels must stop immediately; ...
Ecology
Feb 19, 2019
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An electromagnetic pulse, or EMP, emitted by a nuclear weapon exploded high above the United States could disable the electronic circuits of many devices vital to military defense and modern living.
Optics & Photonics
Dec 6, 2018
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Helmet-heads of the freshwater fish world, African mormyrid fishes are known for having a brain-to-body size ratio that is similar to humans.
Plants & Animals
Nov 15, 2018
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