It may only take scientists a few more years to solve one of the biggest puzzles in modern elementary particle physics, the so-called "muon puzzle." Russian scientists from the National Research Nuclear University (MEPhI) ...
General Physics
Aug 26, 2016
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Researchers from the National Research Nuclear University, working as part of an IAEA project, have created the most accurate method to date of obtaining the data needed to reliably operate a thermonuclear reactor. The results ...
Plasma Physics
Aug 22, 2016
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Oxidate layers on metal surfaces are a barrier for hydrogen penetration in and out of metal. In experiments conducted at the Plasma Physics Department at MEPhI , it has been shown that hydrogen penetration through oxidate ...
Materials Science
Aug 16, 2016
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Researchers of MEPhI (Russia), the University of Rostock (Germany) and the University of Pisa (Italy) suggest a new method for generating extremely strong magnetic fields of several giga-Gauss in the lab. Currently available ...
General Physics
Aug 10, 2016
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Employees of MEPhI Plasma Physics Department have made a discovery that will protect elements of thermonuclear reactors from destruction via plasma impact, and guarantee their reliable operation.
Plasma Physics
Aug 8, 2016
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Devices created by MEPhI scientists based on the principles of drift ion mobility spectrometry and mass spectrometry allow the quick analysis of the contents of complex multicomponent samples, which has multiple applications ...
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 5, 2016
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MEPhI researchers have shown that CL-20 molecules can covalently bind with the help of "molecular bridges," making dimers and tetramers (Fig.2) stable at liquid nitrogen boiling temperature.
Materials Science
Aug 3, 2016
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The main aim of current experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is to study fundamental properties of matter. With the help of proton-proton collisions, a precise study of the Standard Model and properties of the recently ...
General Physics
Aug 1, 2016
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Currently, the main method of obtaining smooth surfaces in industry is chemical-mechanical or "wet" polishing. However, this has two disadvantages: Most methods leave a residual pattern at the scale of about 1 nm, as well ...
Nanophysics
Jul 28, 2016
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The Joint Institute for Nuclear Research has successfully launched a new linear deuteron and light ion accelerator developed in MEPhI for the NICA collider. The injector successfully accelerated a beam at the design energy ...
General Physics
Jul 25, 2016
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