Researchers make sand that flows uphill
Engineering researchers at Lehigh University have discovered that sand can actually flow uphill.
Condensed Matter
Sep 20, 2023
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News tagged with magnetic attraction
Researchers measure the binding state of light and matter for the first time
A special bonding state between atoms has been created in the laboratory for the first time: With a laser beam, atoms can be polarized so that they are positively charged on one side and negatively charged on the other. This ...
Optics & Photonics
Aug 1, 2022
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Magnetic space tug could target dead satellites
Derelict satellites could in future be grappled and removed from key orbits around Earth with a space tug using magnetic forces.
Space Exploration
Jun 20, 2017
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New ways to construct contactless magnetic gears
The new milk frother you are using to prepare your cappuccino is likely using magnetic gears. Magnetic gears transmit rotary motion like mechanical gears but instead of teeth they use magnetic attraction and repulsion between ...
General Physics
Feb 17, 2016
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The future of rail travel, and why it doesn't look like Hyperloop
As the world's population becomes increasingly urbanised, it is estimated that the number of journeys measured in passenger-kilometres will triple by 2050. Roads simply can't absorb this increase.
Engineering
Aug 5, 2015
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Structurally reinforced hydrogel material developed using electrostatic repulsive force between nanosheets
A joint research group successfully developed a material that expresses a unique mechanical property by arranging oxide nanosheets, that electrostatically repel each other, in the direction perpendicular to a magnetic field, ...
General Physics
Feb 5, 2015
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'Mix and match': Mixing nanoparticles to make multifunctional materials
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a general approach for combining different types of nanoparticles to produce large-scale composite materials. The technique, described ...
Nanomaterials
Oct 20, 2013
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Loopholes discovered in Sun's magnetic belt
(Phys.org)—The mystery surrounding how an electrically charged solar wind can be unleashed from around the Sun's equator – an area where strong magnetic fields should strap it to the surface – has been solved by an ...
Space Exploration
Oct 10, 2012
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