Atomic nuclei are made of nucleons (like protons and neutrons), which themselves are made of quarks. When crushed at high densities, nuclei dissolve into a liquid of nucleons and, at even higher densities, the nucleons themselves ...
Condensed Matter
Dec 29, 2023
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When an ordinary electrical conductor—such as a metal wire—is connected to a battery, the electrons in the conductor are accelerated by the electric field created by the battery. While moving, electrons frequently collide ...
Nanophysics
May 13, 2024
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The observation in a ferroelectric material of "polar vortices" that appear to be the electrical cousins of magnetic skyrmions holds intriguing possibilities for advanced electronic devices. These polar vortices, which were ...
Condensed Matter
Jan 28, 2016
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Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory have discovered that skyrmions— a type of quasiparticle with properties that could lead to the next generation of data storage and transfer— reproduce by splitting ...
Nanophysics
Jun 11, 2020
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Hummingbirds rank among the world's largest and most accomplished hovering animals, but how do they manage it in gusty winds?
General Physics
Nov 21, 2010
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A team of engineers have created tiny acoustic vortices and used them to grip and spin microscopic particles suspended in water.
General Physics
May 28, 2015
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(Phys.org)—Magnetism may be one of the most fundamental concepts in physics, but under the surface, magnetism holds complex secrets that scientists are still trying to unravel. One of these areas involves the dynamics of ...
It's common to see line-shaped clouds in the sky, known as contrails, trailing behind the engines of a jet airplane.
Engineering
May 14, 2018
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Iron-based superconductors can conduct electricity without resistance at unusually high temperatures relative to those of conventional superconductors, which must be chilled to near absolute zero (minus 459 degrees Fahrenheit) ...
Superconductivity
Oct 6, 2016
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(Phys.org) —A trio of researchers, two from the Ocean University of China, and a third from the University of Hawaii, has found that mesoscale eddies—swirling masses of water that travel westward in the subtropics—appear ...
