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UQ researchers break the law -- of physics

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1hour ago | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two UQ Science researchers have proved two famous physical laws that have been widely used for the past 25 years do not always work.

How to Spot an Influential Paper Based on its Citations

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Jul 04, 2009 | 4 / 5 (9) | 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- At first it may seem that the number of citations received by a published scientific paper is directly related to that paper's quality of content. The higher the quality, the more people read ...

Physicists Demonstrate Quantum Memory with Matter Qubits

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Jul 03, 2009 | 4.4 / 5 (17) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, scientists have successfully operated a quantum gate between two remote particles of matter, marking an important step toward the development of a quantum computer. In ...

NuTeV Anomaly Helps Shed Light on Physics of the Nucleus

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Jun 29, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (6) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new calculation clarifies the complicated relationship between protons and neutrons in the atomic nucleus and offers a fascinating resolution of the famous NuTeV Anomaly.

Straighten up and fly right: Moths benefit more from flexible wings than rigid (w/ Videos)

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Jun 29, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 2

Most scientists who create models trying to understand the mechanics and aerodynamics of insect flight have assumed that insect wings are relatively rigid as they flap.

Laser-created temporal lens could lead to movies of molecular processes

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Jun 29, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Finding a way to observe and record the behavior of matter at the molecular level has long been a holy grail among physicists. That ability could open the door to a wide range of applications ...

Scientists create first electronic quantum processor

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Jun 28, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (54) | 41

A team led by Yale University researchers has created the first rudimentary solid-state quantum processor, taking another step toward the ultimate dream of building a quantum computer.

Could Maxwell's Demon Exist in Nanoscale Systems?

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Jun 24, 2009 | 4.4 / 5 (18) | 29

(PhysOrg.com) -- Maxwell’s demon may be making a comeback. Physicists know that the demon, an imaginary creature that decreases the entropy of a system, cannot exist in macroscopic systems due to the energy ...

First acoustic metamaterial 'superlens' created

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Jun 24, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (12) | 6

A team of researchers at the University of Illinois has created the world's first acoustic "superlens," an innovation that could have practical implications for high-resolution ultrasound imaging, non-destructive ...

Lasers can lengthen quantum bit memory by 1,000 times

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Jun 24, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (10) | 1

Physicists have found a way to drastically prolong the shelf life of quantum bits, the 0s and 1s of quantum computers.

Streaming sand grains help define essence of a liquid (w/ Video)

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Jun 24, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

University of Chicago researchers recently showed that dry granular materials such as sands, seeds and grains have properties similar to liquid, forming water-like droplets when poured from a given source. ...

Backtracking on DNA

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Jun 23, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (8) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Accuracy is essential for life, so in converting the information stored in DNA into a form in which it can be used, a high level of precision is required. Dr Tanniemola Liverpool from the ...

New method to detect quantum mechanical effects in ordinary objects

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Jun 22, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (20) | 4

At the quantum level, the atoms that make up matter and the photons that make up light behave in a number of seemingly bizarre ways. Particles can exist in "superposition," in more than one state at the same ...

Work begins on world's deepest underground lab

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Jun 22, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (13) | 10

(AP) -- Far below the Black Hills of South Dakota, crews are building the world's deepest underground science lab at a depth equivalent to more than six Empire State buildings - a place uniquely suited to ...

CERN reports on progress toward LHC restart

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Jun 22, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (4) | 1

At the 151st session of the CERN Council today, CERN Director General Rolf Heuer confirmed that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) remains on schedule for a restart this autumn, albeit about 2-3 weeks later than originally ...

Large Hadron Collider restart delayed till October

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Jun 20, 2009 | 4.1 / 5 (15) | 37

(AP) -- The world's largest atom smasher will likely be fired up again in October after scientists have carried out tests and put in place further safety measures to prevent a repeat of the faults that sidelined ...

Scientists reach milestone in study of emergent magnetism

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Jun 18, 2009 | 4.4 / 5 (7) | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago have reached a milestone in the study of emergent magnetism.

Researchers putting a freeze on oscillator vibrations

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Jun 17, 2009 | 4.4 / 5 (5) | 3

University of Oregon physicists have successfully landed a one-two punch on a tiny glass sphere, refrigerating it in liquid helium and then dosing its perimeter with a laser beam, to bring its naturally occurring mechanical ...