What are the high-energy processes in the Universe that occur in the immediate vicinity of a black hole? To study a question like this one cannot simply utilize a high-resolution telescope. Even with the best available telescopes, ...
Astronomy
Jan 28, 2015
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New discoveries are being made on an annual basis by researchers flying their instruments on a high-altitude balloon platform. Ease of access to ballooning, relatively low cost and the potential for quick turn-around response ...
Space Exploration
Jan 28, 2015
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Lorentz invariance (LI) is a cornerstone of modern physics, and strongly supported by observations.
General Physics
Jan 23, 2015
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Sweden called off the hunt for a submarine after a week-long underwater search in the Stockholm archipelago. Triggered by a reported sighting of a Russian submarine, the alleged 'invasion' had been widely anticipated by military ...
Engineering
Nov 26, 2014
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Renowned innovation expert, Dr. Teng-Kee Tan, has published his latest book, "The Tao of Innovation: Nine Questions Every Innovator Must Answer" with Imperial College Press.
Economics & Business
Nov 25, 2014
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Narrowband or hyperspectral imaging is a valuable technique used in planetary science for characterizing surfaces and surrounding environments. For example, it can be used to spatially map molecular species of interest on ...
Space Exploration
Oct 23, 2014
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Microfluidic tools for precision measurements of cell migration speed reveal that migratory speed of individual cells changes stochastically from parent cells to their descendants, while the average speed of the cell population ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 3, 2014
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A team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, MA have demonstrated a novel automated fabrication process consisting of a three-step sol-gel extrusion, structure freezing and drying, ...
Polymers
Oct 3, 2014
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Switching the polarity of a magnet using an electric field (magnetoelectric memory [MEM] effect), can be a working principle of the next-generation technology for information processing and storage. Multiferroic materials ...
General Physics
Sep 12, 2014
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This paper makes a connection between the quantum group SLq(2), which described knots, and the elementary particles of the standard model. The elements of the fundamental (j = 1/2) representation of SLq(2) are interpreted ...
General Physics
Sep 12, 2014
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