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Ancient rock's magnetic field shows that moon once had a dynamo in its core

(PhysOrg.com) -- The collection of rocks that the Apollo astronauts brought back from the moon carried with it a riddle that has puzzled scientists since the early 1970s: What produced the magnetization found ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 15, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (11) | comments 9




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New type of biosensor is fast, super-sensitive

(Phys.org) -- A whole new class of biosensor that can detect exceptionally small traces of contaminants in liquids in just 40 minutes has been developed by a UNSW-led team of researchers.

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created May 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Getting in tune: Researchers solve tuning problem for wireless power transfer systems

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new way to fine-tune wireless power transfer (WPT) receivers, making the systems more efficient and functional. WPT systems hold promise for charging electric ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 15, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

The Sun's crowning glory

(Phys.org) -- Those who experience a total solar eclipse are overwhelmed as they look at the circle of light that surrounds our Sun. Laypeople may find it enchanting, but researchers have been racking their ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 11, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Electrons doing the splits

Observations of a 'single' electron apparently splitting into two independent entities -- so-called quasi-particles -- are reported in this week’s Nature.

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (33) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Oceans apart: New research suggests that ocean-crust formation is a dynamic process

Three-fifths of Earth’s crust lies underwater, spread out along the seafloor. More than four cubic miles of ocean crust forms each year, constantly regenerating like new skin across the globe. This ocean ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Power without the cord

Cell phones and flashlights operate by battery without trouble. Yet because of the limited lifespan, battery power is not a feasible option for many applications in the fi elds of medicine or test engineering, ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Fingerprints tell all: Progress in fingerprint analysis

(PhysOrg.com) -- It has long been well established that fingerprints can be used to identify people or help convict them of crimes. Things have gone a lot further now: fingerprints can be used to show that ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Mar 30, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (11) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

APEX: At the forefront of what's needed for the next generation of light sources

(PhysOrg.com) -- The focus of Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Photon Injector Experiment, APEX, is an extraordinary electron gun specially designed for the front end of superconducting accelerators. When it’s ...

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Planck mission steps closer to the cosmic blueprint

(PhysOrg.com) -- ESA's Planck mission has revealed that our Galaxy contains previously undiscovered islands of cold gas and a mysterious haze of microwaves. These results give scientists new treasure to mine ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Feb 13, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (18) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Two new records: The world's strongest and purest neutron beam

The world's strongest neutron beam is produced by a scientific instrument at the research neutron source FRM II (Forschungs-Neutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz) at the Technischen Universitaet Muenchen (TUM). ...

Physics / General Physics

created Feb 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast


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