News tagged with nature physics
Related topics: electrons , superconductors , quantum physics , graphene , quantum computing
Tying light in knots
(PhysOrg.com) -- The remarkable feat of tying light in knots has been achieved by a team of physicists working at the universities of Bristol, Glasgow and Southampton, UK, reports a paper in Nature Physics this w ...
Jan 17, 2010 |
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A see-through surprise: Scientists make solid material transparent to terahertz waves
Very often in science, the unexpected discovery turns out to be the most significant. Rice University Professor Junichiro Kono and his team weren't looking for a breakthrough in the transmission of terahertz signals, but ...
Dec 07, 2009 |
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Scientists Generate Black Hole Radiation in the Lab
(PhysOrg.com) -- Due to their violent nature and long distance from Earth, black holes and their surroundings are very difficult to study. Currently, the main method to observe a black hole is to use an X-ray ...
Dec 07, 2009 |
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Spinons -- confined like quarks
The concept of confinement is one of the central ideas in modern physics. The most famous example is that of quarks which bind together to form protons and neutrons. Now Prof. Bella Lake from Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (Germany) ...
Nov 29, 2009 |
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Scientists demonstrate 'universal' programmable quantum processor
Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have demonstrated the first "universal" programmable quantum information processor able to run any program allowed by quantum mechanics -- th ...
Nov 15, 2009 |
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New technology may cool the laptop, prof says (w/ Video)
Does your laptop sometimes get so hot that it can almost be used to fry eggs? New technology may help cool it and give information technology a unique twist, says Jairo Sinova, a Texas A&M University physics professor.
Oct 29, 2009 |
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Highlight: Capturing quasiparticles
(PhysOrg.com) -- A physics research team from the University of St Andrews and Cornell University in the USA has managed to 'photograph' the traces left by orbiting electrons in a special oxide material, and their observations ...
Oct 23, 2009 |
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Breakthrough with light could help viral research
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have developed a method using the force of light to gently trap, manipulate and study tiny, active objects as miniscule as viruses -- opening doors to expanded viral research.
Oct 20, 2009 |
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Quantum-limited Measurement Method for Nanosensors
(PhysOrg.com) -- (PhysOrg.com) -- A team of scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics and the Ludwig Maximilians University have succeeded in applying a novel optical method to nano-mechanical ...
Oct 14, 2009 |
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Graphite mimics iron's magnetism
Researchers of Eindhoven University of Technology and the Radboud University Nijmegen in The Netherlands show for the first time why ordinary graphite is a permanent magnet at room temperature. The results ...
Oct 04, 2009 |
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Nature Makes Us More Caring, Study Says (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Want to be a better person? Commune with nature. Paying attention to the natural world not only makes you feel better, it makes you behave better, finds a new study to be published October ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 30, 2009 |
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Stretching opens up possibilities for graphene
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers say they have found a simple way to improve the semiconducting properties of the world’s thinnest material - by giving it a good tug.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 28, 2009 |
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Physicists make discovery in quantum mechanics
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) -- Physicists at UC Santa Barbara have made an important advance in quantum mechanics using a superconducting electrical circuit. The finding is reported in this week's issue of the journal Nature.
Sep 23, 2009 |
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'Metamaterials' used to look at effects of black holes, other celestial objects
(PhysOrg.com) -- Dr. Dentcho Genov, an assistant professor of physics and electrical engineering at Louisiana Tech University and a Louisiana Optical Network Initiative (LONI) Institute fellow, is featured ...
Sep 10, 2009 |
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Researchers develop thin films showing promise for solar applications
Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have developed thin films that exhibit carrier multiplication (CM). This development is of great interest for future solar cells.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 08, 2009 |
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