News tagged with thermal neutron
Neutron analysis explains dynamics behind best thermoelectric materials
Neutron analysis of the atomic dynamics behind thermal conductivity is helping scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory gain a deeper understanding of how thermoelectric materials ...
Jun 06, 2011 |
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Startling thermal energy behavior revealed by neutron scattering
(PhysOrg.com) -- A discovery by researchers working at the Spallation Neutron Source upends long held assumptions about the microscopic behavior of materials in an equilibrium condition. The findings could ...
Jun 22, 2011 |
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Turning the heat on organizing energy
(PhysOrg.com) -- Conventional wisdom suggests that when exposing a crystal to heat, the thermal energy within the crystal would spread uniformly across the lattice.
Jun 15, 2011 |
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Solving the mysteries of astrophysics: Ultracold neutrons
Scientists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU, Germany) have built what is currently the strongest source of ultracold neutrons. Ultracold neutrons (UCNs) were first generated here five years ago. ...
Jun 09, 2011 |
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Industry and neutron science: Working to make a match
Industrial users are starting to eye the potential of neutron science for solving problems that can't be solved in any other way. At the same time, the Spallation Neutron Source and High Flux Isotope Reactor ...
Sep 22, 2011 |
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New project manager for long-lived Mars odyssey
The new project manager for the longest-working spacecraft currently active at Mars, NASA's Mars Odyssey, has a long track record himself.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 18, 2010 |
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