News tagged with electronic measurements
Watching an electron being born
Atomic processes take place on extremely short time scales. Measurements at the Vienna University of Technology (TU Vienna) can now visualize these processes.
May 15, 2012 |
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Analyzing energy potential
Sensors, radio transmitters and GPS modules all feature low power consumption. All it takes is a few milliwatts to run them. Energy from the environment - from sources such as light or vibrations - may be enough to meet these ...
May 04, 2012 |
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Cassini plasma spectrometer resumes operations
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Cassini plasma spectrometer instrument (CAPS) aboard NASA's Cassini spacecraft at Saturn has resumed operations. Mission managers received confirmation on Friday, March 16, that it was ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 19, 2012 |
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Nano discs pose potential health risk
(PhysOrg.com) -- A revolutionary material that is used in computer technology could pose health risks to those involved in its manufacture.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 21, 2012 |
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A new way to measure Earth's magnetosphere
US researchers have demonstrated the potential use of a new way to measure properties of Earth's magnetosphere, the magnetic bubble that surrounds the planet.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 04, 2012 |
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Researchers measure nanometer scale temperature
Illinois researchers have developed a new kind of electro-thermal nanoprobe that can independently control voltage and temperature at a nanometer-scale point contact. It can also measure the temperature-dependent ...
Dec 19, 2011 |
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Quantum computing has applications in magnetic imaging
Quantum computing -- considered the powerhouse of computational tasks -- may have applications in areas outside of pure electronics, according to a University of Pittsburgh researcher and his collaborators.
Dec 19, 2011 |
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Adding up photons with a transition edge sensor
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have demonstrated that a superconducting detector called a transition edge sensor (TES) is capable of counting the number of as many as 1,000 photons in a single pulse of light ...
Nov 14, 2011 |
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Is graphene the best quantum resistance standard?
New research from NPL's Quantum Detection Group presents the most precise measurements of the quantum Hall effect ever made, using the two-dimensional material graphene.
Sep 19, 2011 |
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Team calculates the role of buried layers in few-layer epitaxial graphene
A CNST-led collaboration with the University of Maryland and the University of Texas has computed how electrostatic interactions between electrons in different layers of few-layer graphene affect the properties ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 08, 2011 |
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NIST 'noise thermometry' system measures Boltzmann constant
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have for the first time used an apparatus that relies on the "noise" of jiggling electrons to make highly accurate ...
Mar 31, 2011 |
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First step toward electronic DNA sequencing: Translocation through graphene nanopores
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a new, carbon-based nanoscale platform to electrically detect single DNA molecules.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 26, 2010 |
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New Automated Technique with Online Verification Eases Network Analyzer Calibration
Verifying the accuracy of network analyzers—instruments that are used to measure key performance characteristics of electronic networks—was once an awkward process involving multiple steps and pieces of equipment.
Dec 16, 2009 |
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Measuring distances in microseconds
(PhysOrg.com) -- Standard laser devices are fast enough for measuring the size of a room, but they need to be faster for outdoor mobile applications. Researchers have brought these scanners up to speed -- ...
Nov 05, 2009 |
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