In the first demonstration of its kind, researchers at the University of British Columbia have controlled the spin of electrons using a ballistic technique--bouncing electrons through a microscopic channel of precisely constructed, ...
General Physics
Apr 15, 2009
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University of British Columbia researchers are offering the first compelling evidence to explain regular tremors under Vancouver Island.
Earth Sciences
Dec 31, 2008
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Earth's location in the Universe is utterly unremarkable, despite recent theories that propose toppling a foundation of modern cosmology, according to a team of University of British Columbia researchers.
General Physics
Dec 19, 2008
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Thanks to an accidental discovery, researchers at the University of British Columbia have created a new super-black material that absorbs almost all light, opening potential applications in fine jewelry, solar cells and precision ...
Materials Science
Jul 30, 2024
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A new UBC study published recently in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science has unveiled insights into how microscopic organisms such as marine plankton move through water with different density layers.
Ecology
Jul 15, 2024
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A new study has confirmed the long-held assumption that orcas take just one breath between dives.
Plants & Animals
May 15, 2024
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Quantum theorists at the University of British Columbia have proposed a new approach to studying stacking ferroelectricity—spontaneous electric polarization—in layered, two-dimensional lab-grown materials.
Condensed Matter
May 15, 2024
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As the climate changes, animals are doing what they can to adapt. Researchers from UBC Okanagan—which includes partners from Biodiversity Pathways' Wildlife Science Center, the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute, ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 25, 2024
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Thanks to drastic and evidence-based solutions, more southern mountain caribou roam Western Canada today than in previous decades; however, herd numbers are too fragile to sustain themselves without continued intervention.
Ecology
Apr 20, 2024
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Parasites thought only to infect tropical coral reefs have been discovered in a large variety of creatures in cold marine ecosystems along the Northeast Pacific, according to new research from University of British Columbia ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 11, 2024
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