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Physicists observe kink in the dispersion of f-electrons
Feb 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Los Alamos researchers in collaboration with colleagues in US and Europe report on the observation of a kink in the dispersion of f-electrons in USb2.
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Achieving optimal efficiencies for nanoengines
Apr 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- "There's a lot of recent interest in understanding the functioning and optimal performance of small systems," Katja Lindenberg tells PhysOrg.com. Lindenberg is a scientist in the Department of Chemistry and Bi ...
Measurement precision beats standard quantum limit
Apr 21, 2008 |
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For physicists, measuring the precise magnitude of a physical quantity is a key to understanding quantum mechanics. However, there is a limit to how precise a measurement can be made, which is governed by quantum mechanical ...
Researchers Develop Tool to Assess Supernetwork Efficiency and Vulnerability
Jul 25, 2007 |
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Natural disasters, accidents and the failure of aging equipment can have serious consequences for transportation networks, electrical power supply chains and telecommunications networks. University of Massachusetts Amherst ...
Physicists Build a Quantum Gambling Machine
Apr 30, 2008 |
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Quantum gambling machines may not be popping up at futuristic casinos any time soon, but the devices could have other uses – such as enabling physicists to study game theory in situations where cheating is ...
New theory explains enhanced superconductivity in nanowires
Oct 18, 2006 |
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Superconducting wires are used in magnetic resonance imaging machines, high-speed magnetic-levitation trains, and in sensitive devices that detect variations in the magnetic field of a brain. Eventually, ultra-narrow superconducting ...
New way found to cool atoms and molecules
Aug 09, 2005 |
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Physicists at The University of Texas say they've found a new technique for cooling atoms and molecules, allowing more effective quantum physics studies.
Physicists model how we form opinions
Apr 14, 2008 |
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In large part, a society’s image stems from its overall opinions – its political, religious, and ethical beliefs – and how much diversity it tolerates. For example, how do some areas develop images of being ...
Future nanoelectronics may face obstacles
Sep 09, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Combining ordinary electronics with light has been a potential way to create minimal computer circuits with super fast information transfer. Researchers at Umeå University in Sweden and the University of ...
'Cross fire' from the brain makes patients tremble
Jul 11, 2008 |
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A typical symptom of Parkinson's disease is tremor in patients. A group of scientists, including Professor Peter Tass from Forschungszentrum Jülich have succeeded in demonstrating the mechanisms which cause the so-called ...
Researchers Find Innate Correlations Among Different Power Law Phenomena
Nov 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Studying the patterns that emerge in natural and social phenomena is a popular area of research, although usually individual phenomena are studied separately from each other. In a recent study, ...
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