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Towards a new test of general relativity?
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Scientists funded by the European Space Agency have measured the gravitational equivalent of a magnetic field for the first time in a laboratory. Under certain special conditions the effect is much larger than ...
Researchers Create New Form of Matter
May 17, 2007 |
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Physicists at the University of Pittsburgh have demonstrated a new form of matter that melds the characteristics of lasers with those of the world's best electrical conductors - superconductors.
Room temperature superconductivity: One step closer to the Holy Grail of physics
Jul 09, 2008 |
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Scientists at the University of Cambridge have for the first time identified a key component to unravelling the mystery of room temperature superconductivity, according to a paper published in today's edition of the scientific ...
Scientists design Maglev car with greater stability
Jun 02, 2006 |
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Since the late ‘60s, scientists have been designing, building and operating “flying trains,” or magnetically levitated (“Maglev”) systems. However, the sci-fi-like technology still faces challenges for increased ...
Maglev launch assist technology may enable commercial space travel
Feb 21, 2007 |
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The same technology used in magnetically levitated ("maglev") trains may give spaceships a low-cost, stable boost for the future of space travel—possibly even for joy rides. A research group from two universities ...
A Truly 'Super' Fluid
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Mar 23, 2006 |
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In the world of quantum mechanics, surprising discoveries are often made. For instance, what happens when you take a fermionic superfluid and convert it into a bosonic superfluid? The answer: a new superfluid that has surprising ...
Magnetic transistor could 'dial in' quantum effects
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A team of theoretical and experimental physicists from Rice University is preparing a unique probe in hopes of "dialing in" elusive quantum states called "quantum criticalities." The team is using nanotechnology to create ...
New 'metal sandwich' may break superconductor record
May 08, 2006 |
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After an exhaustive data search for new compounds, researchers at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering have discovered a theoretical "metal sandwich" that is expected to be a good superconductor. Superconductive ...
Superconducting motor to increase power density
May 24, 2007 |
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The field of electric motors has recently entered a new era. The electric motors that you see today in everything from washing machines, toys, and fans use the same basic principles as motors from 50 years ...
Superconducting Turbojet
Jun 18, 2007 |
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An all-electric aircraft could soon appear over the horizon thanks to high-flying scientific research published today in the Institute of Physics' journal, Superconductor Science and Technology. The new type of aircraft, curren ...
Breakthrough experiment on high-temperature superconductors
Dec 12, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New information about the metallic state from which high temperature superconductivity emerges, has been revealed in an innovative experiment performed at the University of Bristol.
First direct observations of spinons and holons
Jul 13, 2006 |
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The theory has been around for more than 40 years, but only now has it been confirmed through direct and unambiguous experimental results. Working at the Advanced Light Source (ALS) of the U.S. Department of ...
Researchers prove existence of new type of electron wave
Jul 04, 2007 |
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New research led by University of New Hampshire physicists has proved the existence of a new type of electron wave on metal surfaces: the acoustic surface plasmon, which will have implications for developments in nano-optics, ...
UA physicist discovers exotic superconductivity
Aug 16, 2006 |
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University of Arizona Associate Professor of Physics Andrei Lebed has discovered that strong magnetism changes the basic, intrinsic properties of electrons flowing through superconductors, establishing an "exotic" ...
Researchers find the ties that bind electrons in high-temperature superconductivity
Apr 10, 2008 |
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For more than 20 years since the discovery of high-temperature superconductivity, scientists have been debating the underlying physical mechanism for this exotic phenomenon, which has the potential to revolutionize ...
