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Shielding for ambitious neutron experiment

Physics / General Physics

created Jul 24, 2008 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (16) | comments 0

In science fiction stories it is either the inexhaustible energy source of the future or a superweapon of galactic magnitude: antimaterial. In fact, antimaterial can neither be found on Earth nor in space, is extremely complex ...





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Tailoring the optical dipole force for use on molecules

Physics / General Physics

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (6) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- "Scientists have been working with dipole fields for quite some time," Peter Barker tells PhysOrg.com. "However, most of the work is focused on very small particles, like atoms, or on larger particles, such a ...


Casting for molecules

Casting for molecules

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 15, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (13) | comments 0

Many of the larger molecules have something in common with dolls - movable limbs. Physicists at the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society in Berlin can now sort molecules according to the direction ...


Researchers Resolve 40-Year Dispute Over Disappearing Physical Property

Physics / General Physics

created Oct 21, 2008 | popularity 2.9 / 5 (21) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- A property that can be used for memory in electronic devices disappears at high temperatures, and University of Arkansas scientists and colleagues in the Czech Academy of Sciences have used both theory and ...


A new family of molecules for self-assembly: The carboranes

A New Family of Molecules for Self-Assembly: The Carboranes

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- To be useful in real-world applications, a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) of molecules on a surface must have a stable and controllable geometry. Researchers at Penn State and the Sigma-Aldrich ...


Contracts Awarded for Production of NSLS-II Storage Ring Magnets

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- All seven contracts for the production of the NSLS-II storage ring magnets have now been awarded -- a significant milestone for the project. The magnets -- 750 in total -- will be made by vendors in the United ...


Rice scientists unveil 'nanoegg'

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jul 20, 2006 | popularity 2.9 / 5 (16) | comments 0

Researchers at Rice University's Laboratory for Nanophotonics (LANP) have unveiled the "nanoegg," the latest addition to their family ultrasmall, light-focusing particles. A cousin of the versatile nanoshell, nanoeggs are ...


New NIST Detector Can 'See' Single Neutrons Over Broad Range

New detector can 'see' single neutrons over broad range

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 10, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland have developed a new optical method that can detect individual neutrons and record them over a range ...


No pain, no gain: Mastering a skill makes us stressed in the moment, happy long term

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1

No pain, no gain applies to happiness, too, according to new research published online this week in the Journal of Happiness Studies. People who work hard at improving a skill or ability, such as mastering a math problem or lea ...


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Spallation Neutron Source sends first neutrons to 'Big Bang' beam line

Physics / General Physics

created Oct 09, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (15) | comments 0

New analytical tools coming on line at the Spallation Neutron Source, the Department of Energy's state-of-the-art neutron science facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, include a beam line dedicated to ...


Smallest nanoantennas for high-speed data networks

Smallest nanoantennas for high-speed data networks

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

More than 120 years after the discovery of the electromagnetic character of radio waves by Heinrich Hertz, wireless data transmission dominates information technology. Higher and higher radio frequencies are ...



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