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Physicists Demystify Utility of Power Factor Correction Devices
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(PhysOrg.com) -- If you've seen an Internet ad for capacitor-type power factor correction devices, you might be led to believe that using one can save you money on your residential electricity bill. However, ...
Among Apes, Teeth Are Made for the Toughest Times (w/ Video)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The teeth of some apes are formed primarily to handle the most stressful times when food is scarce, according to new research performed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The findings ...
Handheld Touch Screen Device May Lead to Mobile Fingerprint ID
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The Federal Bureau of Investigation Hostage Rescue Team had a problem -- they needed a small, portable tool to identify fingerprints and faces, but couldn't get anyone interested in building ...
New Automated Technique with Online Verification Eases Network Analyzer Calibration
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Verifying the accuracy of network analyzers—instruments that are used to measure key performance characteristics of electronic networks—was once an awkward process involving multiple steps and pieces of equipment.
Argonne scientists to control attractive force for nanoelectromechanical systems
Dec 10, 2009 |
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Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory are developing a way to control the Casimir force, a quantum mechanical force, which attracts objects when they are only hundred nanometers apart.
Magnetic field measurements of the human heart at room temperature
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A new optical sensor developed by the American National Institute of Standards and Technology was successfully tested by the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (Germany) in the "magnetically best shielded ...
