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Secrets behind high temperature superconductors revealed

Physics / Superconductivity

created Feb 22, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (23) | comments 29

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London and the University of Fribourg (Switzerland) have found evidence that magnetism is involved in the mechanism behind high temperature superconductivity.


Briefs: Copper-wire thefts vex Telecom Namibia

Technology /

created Jan 13, 2006 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Telecom Namibia will be accelerating development of fiber-optics and satellite technology to thwart the chronic theft of copper wire.


Antimicrobials: Silver (and copper) bullets to kill bacteria

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Dana Filoti of the University of New Hampshire will present thin films of silver and copper she has developed that can kill bacteria and may one day help to cut down on hospital infections. The antimicrobial properties of ...


Carbon nanotubes outperform copper nanowires as interconnects

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Mar 13, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have created a road map that brings academia and the semiconductor industry one step closer to realizing carbon nanotube interconnects, and alleviating the current bottleneck ...


Will copper keep us safe from the superbugs?

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Three papers scheduled for publication in the January issue of the Journal of Hospital Infection, published by Elsevier, suggest that copper might have a role in the fight against healthcare-associated infections.


Additive copper-zinc interaction affects toxic response in soybean

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Agricultural soils accumulate trace metals, particularly copper and zinc, as a result of their presence in wastes (sewage biosolids and manures) and fungicides that are applied over long periods of time. Regulations and guidelines ...


Controlling most atoms now possible

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 06, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (25) | comments 0

Stopping and cooling most of the atoms of the periodic table is now possible using a pair of techniques developed by physicist Mark Raizen at The University of Texas at Austin.


The perfect cut

The perfect cut

Technology / Semiconductors

created Aug 07, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

You need the right tool to slice silicon blocks into paper-thin wafers: a several-kilometer-long wire wetted with a type of grinding paste. And all the parameters must be optimally adjusted -- only then can ...


PhD student solves decade-long mystery of magnetism

PhD student solves decade-long mystery of magnetism

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (32) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- A PhD student from the London Centre for Nanotechnology has won a prize for solving a decade-long mystery central to understanding modern magnetic systems.


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Spinning carbon nanotubes spawns new wireless applications

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (10) | comments 2

The University of Cincinnati has long been known for its world-record-breaking carbon nanotubes. Now researchers at the University of Cincinnati have discovered new uses by spinning carbon nanotubes (CNTs) ...



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