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Magnetism observed in gas for the first time

Physics / General Physics

created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (14) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, MIT scientists have observed ferromagnetism in an atomic gas, addressing the decades-old question of whether gases could show properties similar to a magnet made of iron or nickel. Specifically, ...


Researchers develop drug delivery system using nanoparticles and lasers

Researchers develop drug delivery system using nanoparticles and lasers

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have developed a new way to deliver drugs into cancer cells by exposing them briefly to a non-harmful laser. Their results are published in a recent article in ACS Nano, a jour ...


Formation of the smallest droplet of acid

Formation of the smallest droplet of acid

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Jun 19, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Exactly four water molecules and one hydrogen chloride molecule are necessary to form the smallest droplet of acid. This was the result of work by the groups of Prof. Dr. Martina Havenith (physical chemistry) ...


Study on free-space optical communication shows experimental evidence of a unique atmospheric effect

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Mar 17, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 2

Three members of the faculty at Stevens Institute of Technology recently collaborated on a paper focusing on free-space optical communication, which appears in the latest issue of Optics Express.


Polarizers may enhance remote chemical detection

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Chemists can analyze the composition of a suspected bomb -- without actually touching and possibly detonating it -- using a technique called laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, or LIBS. The tool is also commonly used for ...


'Silver nanoparticle' microscope may shed new light on cancer, bone diseases

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Feb 26, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

In a finding that could help speed the understanding of diseases ranging from cancer to osteoporosis, researchers in Utah are reporting development of a new microscope technique that uses “silver nanoparticle” mirrors to ...