(Phys.org)—A team of researchers at Sandia Labs in the U.S. has developed a type of atom interferometer that does not require super-cooled temperatures. In their paper published the journal Physical Review Letters, the ...
Next-generation sensors to be used in fields as diverse as mineral exploration and climate change will be turbo boosted thanks to University of Queensland and University of Sussex research.
General Physics
Apr 12, 2017
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It's not the size of the interferometer that matters; it's how you use it. So claim a team of researchers from RMIT University, the University of Sydney and University of Technology Sydney, who have devised an entirely new ...
Quantum Physics
Apr 3, 2017
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To find the detailed building blocks of life in the cosmos, a new, third-generation instrument will be placed on NASA's SOFIA – the airliner-based Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy. Professor Gordon Stacey ...
Space Exploration
Sep 22, 2016
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As they approach the ends of their lives many stars develop stable discs of gas and dust around them. This material was ejected by stellar winds, whilst the star was passing through the red giant stage of its evolution. These ...
Astronomy
Mar 9, 2016
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Imagine a hand-held environmental sensor that can instantly test water for lead, E. coli, and pesticides all at the same time, or a biosensor that can perform a complete blood workup from just a single drop. That's the promise ...
Nanophysics
Feb 16, 2016
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For the first time, scientists have observed ripples in the fabric of spacetime called gravitational waves, arriving at Earth from a cataclysmic event in the distant universe. This confirms a major prediction of Albert Einstein's ...
General Physics
Feb 11, 2016
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Reliable and large-scale production of high-quality stem cells will be vital if they are to achieve what many believe is their full potential in a wide range of medical therapies. A University of Huddersfield scientist is ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 8, 2015
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A new class of fascinating technologies—including optics in computing, telecommunications links and switches, and virtually any other optical component—could be created simply by configuring a mesh of light-controlling ...
Optics & Photonics
Aug 18, 2015
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Transmitting large amounts of data, such as those needed to keep the internet running, requires high-performance modulators that turn electric signals into light signals. Researchers at ETH Zurich have now developed a modulator ...
Optics & Photonics
Jul 27, 2015
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