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Contracts Awarded for Production of NSLS-II Storage Ring Magnets

(PhysOrg.com) -- All seven contracts for the production of the NSLS-II storage ring magnets have now been awarded -- a significant milestone for the project. The magnets -- 750 in total -- will be made by vendors in the United ...

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Scientists score one more victory over uncertainty in quantum physics measurements

(PhysOrg.com) -- Most people attempt to reduce the little uncertainties of life by carrying umbrellas on cloudy days, purchasing automobile insurance or hiring inspectors to evaluate homes they might consider ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Feb 26, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (15) | comments 18 | with audio podcast

Time reversal: A simple particle could reveal new physics

(PhysOrg.com) -- A simple atomic nucleus could reveal properties associated with the mysterious phenomenon known as time reversal and lead to an explanation for one of the greatest mysteries of physics: the ...

Physics / General Physics

created Oct 11, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (40) | comments 128 | with audio podcast

Vacuum-like device makes cellular exploration easier

It's a bit of a challenge. But, imagine a microscopic jet vacuum cleaner, the size of a pen nib that hovers over cell surfaces without ever touching them. Then imagine that the soap in the cleaning solution ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Sep 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Microwave guiding of electrons

For the first time scientists at Max Planck Institute in Germany have achieved guiding of electrons by purely electric fields.

Physics / General Physics

created May 10, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Superconductors face the future

Futuristic ideas for the use of superconductors, materials that allow electric current to flow without resistance, are myriad: long-distance, low-voltage electric grids with no transmission loss; fast, magnetically ...

Physics / Superconductivity

created Sep 10, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (12) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

An Advance in Superconducting Magnet Technology Opens the Door for More Powerful Colliders

(PhysOrg.com) -- Preparing for as much as a 10-fold increase in the Large Hadron Collider's luminosity within the next decade, U.S. scientists and engineers have demonstrated a powerful magnet based on an ...

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (12) | comments 0

Reversals of Earth's Magnetic Field Explained by Small Core Fluctuations

(PhysOrg.com) -- Based on studies of old volcanic basalt, scientists know that the Earth’s magnetic field reverses at irregular intervals, ranging from tens of thousands to millions of years. Volcanic basalt ...

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (53) | comments 24 feature

A Flight Simulator for the World's Smallest Beam

(PhysOrg.com) -- Commissioning has begun at the Japan-based Accelerator Test Facility 2, a major technology test bed for future accelerators, including the proposed International Linear Collider, or ILC. During ...

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created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Girders Get the Green Light

(PhysOrg.com) -- The temperature is now stabilized at a mild 68 °F (20 °C), support pedestals are in place and aligned, the paint is dry and physicists are moving in. That's the scene in the Linac Coherent ...

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created Sep 18, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

New Life for Linac

After years of planning and hard work involving teams from every corner of the lab, SLAC's venerable linac has undergone the most radical set of alterations in its 40+ year career. Although a handful of minor ...

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created Nov 26, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0


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