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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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Sun's corona is both hot and kinky
Mar 06, 2008 |
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Astrophysicists are having a heated debate over the wave structure of the Sun’s Corona - a debate which may one day influence solar weather forecasting and the theory behind fusion reactors.
Illuminating a Second 'Kink' in High-Tc Superconductors
Jul 06, 2007 |
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There’s another kink in the mystery of high-temperature (Tc) superconductors – literally. Using photoemission studies at the NSLS, a group of researchers has revealed a new anomaly, or “kink,” in the energy ...
New Wrinkle in the Mystery of High-Tc Superconductors
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Mar 16, 2006 |
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In the twenty years since the discovery of high-temperature (Tc) superconductors, scientists have been trying to understand the mechanism by which electrons pair up and move coherently to carry electrical current ...
Census of modern organisms reveals echo of ancient mass extinction
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 05, 2009 |
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Paleontologists can still hear the echo of the death knell that drove the dinosaurs and many other organisms to extinction following an asteroid collision at the end of the Cretaceous Period 65 million years ...
Swimming Bacteria Could Become Model for Micromachines
Dec 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- UConn researchers say Spiroplasma's propulsion style is optimal for converting energy into motion.
Learning the magnetic ropes
Nov 17, 2006 |
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At the Sun's edge, in a region called the heliosphere, magnetic fields and electrical currents align and twist themselves in massive three-dimensional structures called "magnetic flux ropes." As these ropes kink, they become ...
Building a better qubit: Combining 6 photons together results in highly robust qubits
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Exploiting quantum mechanics for transmitting information is a tantalizing possibility because it promises secure, high speed communications. Unfortunately, the fragility of methods for storing and sending ...
Researchers identify new region of the magnetosphere
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 12, 2008 |
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A detailed analysis of the measurements of five different satellites has revealed the existence of the warm plasma cloak, a new region of the magnetosphere, which is the invisible shield of magnetic fields ...
Catheter helps get oxygen to blood when lungs aren't working
Apr 07, 2009 |
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When Kelli Justice walked into her baby's room at Kentucky Children's Hospital, it was terrifying.
Low-Temperature Growth and Properties of ZnO Nanowires
Jun 01, 2004 |
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Xuan Wang et al. from Peking University, China report in the last issue of Applied Physics Letters about ZnO nanowires grown through evaporation of zinc powders under a low temperature of 400 C. Being about 10 ...
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