Germany's radioactive boars a legacy of Chernobyl
(AP) -- For a look at just how long radioactivity can hang around, consider Germany's wild boars.
Environment
Apr 1, 2011
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A new method for measuring X-ray optics aberrations
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a new report, scientists from the University of Rochester, Cornell University, and the Brookhaven and Argonne national laboratories carrying out research at national laboratories including the U.S. Department ...
Optics & Photonics
Apr 1, 2011
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Electrons seem heavier in extremely thin silicon
For years now, transistors have been getting smaller and smaller. Research conducted by Jan-Laurens van der Steen of the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology at University of Twente, The Netherlands, has shown that electrons ...
Nanophysics
Apr 1, 2011
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SIM-Drive Corp announces new 'in-wheel' electric car
(PhysOrg.com) -- SIM-Drive Corporation, a Japanese consortium based in Kawasaki-shi and comprised of 34 companies and municipalities, has announced that it has developed a functioning electric car based on in-wheel electric ...
Spring is fireball season
What are the signs of spring? They are as familiar as a blooming Daffodil, a songbird at dawn, a surprising shaft of warmth from the afternoon sun. And, oh yes, don't forget the meteors.
Space Exploration
Apr 1, 2011
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EarthScope Seismic Sensors Head East of the Mississippi
Most seismic activity--and earthquakes--have been in the U.S. West. But the East is not out of the woods in terms of risk, geologists say.
Earth Sciences
Apr 1, 2011
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BaBar researchers announce first evidence of predicted particle subtype
(PhysOrg.com) -- Data collected by the BaBar experiment during its final months of operation in 2008 point to a new member of the "bottomonium" family of subatomic particles. BaBar collaboration member and SLAC physicist ...
General Physics
Apr 1, 2011
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Fruit fly antennae are tuned in
(PhysOrg.com) -- The antennal ears of different fruit fly species are actively tuned to high-frequency components of their respective mating songs, according to new research led by University College London scientists.
Plants & Animals
Apr 1, 2011
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Free-floating electrons on top of liquid helium yield insights into their transport behavior
The multibillion dollar computer industry hinges on the ability to efficiently pass an electric current through a material. However, in any electronic device such as a computer transistor, the influence of the materials atom’s ...
General Physics
Apr 1, 2011
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Power cables light the future path of superconductivity
One hundred years ago this month, superconductivity was discovered in the lab of Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes. Since then many more materials have shown to be superconducting, providing new applications and creating ...
Superconductivity
Apr 1, 2011
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