News tagged with heavy electrons
Rice's 'quantum critical' theory gets experimental boost
New evidence this week supports a theory developed five years ago at Rice University to explain the electrical properties of several classes of materials -- including unconventional superconductors -- that ...
Jan 11, 2012 |
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Japanese defense industry body target of cyberattack
A cyberattack was launched on an organization of Japanese defense contractors in an attempt to steal confidential information on the nation's defense industry, according to sources.
Oct 18, 2011 |
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Astronomers reach for the stars to discover new cancer therapy
Astronomers’ research on celestial bodies may have an impact on the human body. Ohio State University astronomers are working with medical physicists and radiation oncologists to develop a potential new radiation treatment ...
Jun 24, 2011 |
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Electrons get confused: Researchers may have observed the fastest melting of all time
Scientists from Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) observed exotic behaviour from beryllium oxide (BeO) when they bombarded it with high-speed heavy ions: After being shot in this way, the electrons in the BeO ...
Nov 03, 2010 |
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Electron switch between molecules points way to new high-powered organic batteries
The development of new organic batteries -- lightweight energy storage devices that work without the need for toxic heavy metals -- has a brighter future now that chemists have discovered a new way to pass ...
Sep 15, 2010 |
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First images of heavy electrons in action (w/ Video)
Using a microscope designed to image the arrangement and interactions of electrons in crystals, scientists have captured the first images of electrons that appear to take on extraordinary mass under certain ...
Jun 02, 2010 |
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Radiation-Hardened Microelectronics Could Reduce Spacecraft Weight
(PhysOrg.com) -- Space environments can deliver a beating to spacecraft electronics. For decades, satellites and other spacecraft have used bulky and expensive shielding to protect vital microelectronics -- ...
Sep 28, 2009 |
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Physicists observe kink in the dispersion of f-electrons
(PhysOrg.com) -- Los Alamos researchers in collaboration with colleagues in US and Europe report on the observation of a kink in the dispersion of f-electrons in USb2.
Feb 02, 2009 |
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