Physicists working on the National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX) at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory are now one step closer to solving one of the grand challenges of magnetic fusion research -- how to reduce the ...
Plasma Physics
Nov 8, 2010
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The Lennart Nilsson Award for 2010 is to be awarded to the US physicist Kenneth Libbrecht. He is awarded the prize, which is worth SEK 100,000, for his images of snowflakes – images that open our eyes to the beauty of ...
Other
Oct 25, 2010
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There is more to the snowflake than its ability to delight schoolchildren and snarl traffic.
Analytical Chemistry
Dec 7, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In an effort to make graphene more useful in electronics applications, Kansas State University engineers made a golden discovery -- gold "snowflakes" on graphene.
Nanomaterials
Oct 12, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- By dissolving polystyrene packing peanuts in biodiesel, scientists have found that they can boost the power output of the fuel while getting rid of garbage at the same time.
The next time an overnight snow begins to fall, take two bricks and place them side by side a few inches apart in your yard.
Optics & Photonics
Mar 15, 2009
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This week's Nature Materials (09 March 2009) reveals how an international team of scientists led by researchers at the London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN) at UCL have discovered a novel one dimensional ice chain structure ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 8, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Exquisitely detailed and beautifully symmetrical, the snowflakes that David Griffeath makes are icy jewels of art.
Mathematics
Feb 24, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It’s something of an understatement to say Shekhar Garde has an eye for detail. A global leader in his field, Garde works to shed new light on the hidden world of atoms and molecules. Equipped with state-of-the-art ...
Nanomaterials
Feb 23, 2009
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