News tagged with phase inhomogeneity
Putting a Strain on Nanowires Could Yield Colossal Results
(PhysOrg.com) -- In finally answering an elusive scientific question, researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have shown that the selective placement ...
Sep 17, 2009 |
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The hidden nanoworld of ice crystals: Revealing the dynamic behavior of quasi-liquid layers
(PhysOrg.com) -- A wide range of phenomena depend on ice – specifically, phase transitions during ice crystal surface melting. In this transition, which occurs near the melting point, the ice surface ...
Jan 30, 2012 |
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How atoms behave: Characteristics of microstructural avalanches
(PhysOrg.com) -- Investigating how atoms move and rearrange themselves is fundamental to our understanding of the behavior of materials, in particular efforts aimed at engineering materials with enhanced functionality. ...
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Origin of magnetic fields may lie in special relativity's spacetime distortions
(PhysOrg.com) -- Magnetic fields play an important role on scales ranging from the sub-atomic to the cosmic, from particle spins to galaxy clusters. Although scientists know how to create and manipulate magnetic ...
Sep 09, 2010 |
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Supercomputer application solves superconductor puzzle
Superconducting materials, which transmit power resistance-free, are found to perform optimally when high- and low-charge density varies on the nanoscale level, according to research performed at the Department of Energy's ...
Aug 09, 2010 |
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Single photon solid-state memory for telecommunications
(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the issues associated with quantum information schemes revolves around the ability to develop quantum memories that allow for the retrieval of information on demand. Overcoming this ...
Mar 08, 2010 |
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A New Method of Estimating Stellar Distances
(PhysOrg.com) -- The star Chi Cygni is located about 550 light-years away, in the direction of the constellation of Cygnus the Swan. It is a notable star because, unlike the sun which still burns hydrogen ...
Dec 21, 2009 |
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Collaboration yields 'the right glasses' for observing mystery behavior in electrons
In collaboration with the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies at Los Alamos, an international team of researchers has, for the first time, viewed on a nanoscale the formation of mysterious metallic puddles ...
Dec 13, 2007 |
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Charting New Nanomemory
University of Arkansas physicists seeking to better understand the properties of ferroelectric materials at the nanoscale have discovered previously unknown properties.
Nov 14, 2006 |
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