Researchers have developed a new device that can measure and control a nanoparticle trapped in a laser beam with unprecedented sensitivity. The new technology could help scientists study a macroscopic particle's motion with ...
Optics & Photonics
Dec 13, 2018
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Last week, millions of Americans unwrapped a shrink-wrapped turkey for Thanksgiving. If so, they owe thanks to electron beams, which made the shrink-wrapping possible. But the electron beam can do a lot more: It can sterilize ...
General Physics
Nov 28, 2018
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When professional divers jump from a springboard, their hands are perpendicular to the water, with wrists pointed upward, as they continue toward their plunge at 30 mph.
Condensed Matter
Nov 20, 2018
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Telecommunications is becoming ever more important for vehicles. At TU Wien, a new antenna concept has now been developed for cars.
Telecom
Nov 6, 2018
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A fragment of a single strand of DNA, built of the nucleobases cytosine and guanine, can be imprinted in a polymer—this has been shown by chemists from Warsaw, Denton and Milan. The resulting artificial negative, with a ...
Materials Science
Nov 1, 2018
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Particle accelerators are made of structures called cavities, which impart energy to the particle beam, kicking it forward. One type of cavity is the superconducting radio-frequency, or SRF, cavity. Usually made of niobium, ...
General Physics
Oct 18, 2018
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Optical frequency combs can enable ultrafast processes in physics, biology, and chemistry, as well as improve communication and navigation, medical testing, and security. The Nobel Prize in Physics 2005 was awarded to the ...
Optics & Photonics
Oct 8, 2018
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Careful analysis of data collected after the 3 September 2017 North Korean declared nuclear test explosion has allowed seismologists to distinguish the separate seismic signatures of the explosion, a collapse of the explosion ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 26, 2018
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Time to rake up the yard, deadhead the perennials and till the vegetable garden? Not so fast.
Ecology
Sep 18, 2018
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A research team affiliated with UNIST has examined the rates of liquid penetration on rough or patterned surfaces, especially those with pores or cavities. Their findings provide important insights into the development of ...
Materials Science
Sep 18, 2018
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