The number of fingers does not determine typing speed, new study shows. People using self-taught typing strategies were found to be as fast as trained typists.
Social Sciences
Feb 10, 2016
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Scientists at Aalto University, Finland, have made a breakthrough in physics. They succeeded in transporting heat maximally effectively ten thousand times further than ever before. The discovery may lead to a giant leap in ...
Quantum Physics
Feb 1, 2016
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The very first experimental observations of knots in quantum matter have just been reported in Nature Physics.
Quantum Physics
Jan 20, 2016
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In 1867, Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell challenged the second law of thermodynamics according to which entropy in a closed system must always increase. In his thought experiment, Maxwell took a closed gas container, ...
Quantum Physics
Jan 12, 2016
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The manipulation of light has led to many applications that have revolutionized society through communications, medicine and entertainment. Devices consuming the energy of electromagnetic radiation, such as absorbers and ...
General Physics
Jul 20, 2015
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The researchers from Finland's Aalto University and Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya have obtained the record-breaking efficiency of 22.1% on nanostructured silicon solar cells as certified by Fraunhofer ISE CalLab. ...
Nanophysics
May 18, 2015
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Researchers at Aalto University (Finland) and Amherst College have observed a point-like monopole in a quantum field itself for the first time. This discovery connects to important characteristics of the elusive monopole ...
Quantum Physics
Apr 30, 2015
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Researchers at Aalto University have developed a new method to implement different types of nanowires side-by-side into a single array on a single substrate. The new technique makes it possible to use different semiconductor ...
Nanophysics
Feb 25, 2015
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Scientists at Aalto University and the University of Zurich have succeeded in directly imaging how electrons interact within a single molecule.
Nanophysics
Jan 26, 2015
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Aalto University researchers have found that music is perceived to have greater dynamic range in rectangular, shoebox shaped concert halls than in other types of halls.
General Physics
Mar 4, 2014
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