News tagged with string
A line on string theory
Nov 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A Harvard theoretical physicist has discussed with scientists at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland the possibility that they may discover a theorized "stau" particle, with a lifetime ...
Herschel views deep-space pearls on a cosmic string
Oct 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Herschel has delivered spectacular vistas of cold gas clouds lying near the plane of the Milky Way, revealing intense, unexpected activity. The dark, cool region is dotted with stellar factories, ...
In brief: A tiny, tunable well of light, and a string theorist's toolbox
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Promising photonic devices, and theorists attempt to determine whether particle physics and string theory can be reconciled.
Vanquishing infinity: Old methods lead to a new approach to finding a quantum theory of gravity
Aug 17, 2009 |
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Quantum mechanics and Einstein's theory of general relativity are both extremely accurate theories of how the universe works, but all attempts to combine the two into a unified theory have ended in failure. ...
'Nano violin string' made of vibrating carbon nanotube (w/ Video)
Jul 24, 2009 |
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Researchers at TU Delft, The Netherlands, have succeeded in measuring the influence of a single electron on a vibrating carbon nanotube. This research can be important for work such as the development of ultra-small ...
Physical reality of string theory demonstrated
Jul 06, 2009 |
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String theory has come under fire in recent years. Promises have been made that have not been lived up to. Leiden (The Netherlands) theoretical physicists have now for the first time used string theory to describe a physical ...
Scientists' Drill Hits Magma: Only Third Time on Record
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists drilling a borehole deep into Iceland’s rocky crust to explore new methods of using geothermal energy hit a major roadblock on Thursday: Their drill ran into molten rock at a depth ...
Equivalence principle in space test
May 11, 2009 |
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Since Galileo Galilei and Newton, the assumption is valid that inert and heavy mass are equivalent. This is, however, questioned by new physical theories such as the String theory. Now, the equivalence principle ...
Ultracold gas mimics ultrahot plasma
Feb 15, 2009 |
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Several years after Duke University researchers announced spectacular behavior of a low density ultracold gas cloud, researchers at Brookhaven National Laboratory have observed strikingly similar properties in a very hot ...
The Day the World Didn't End
Oct 14, 2008 |
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Here's what didn't happen on Sept. 10th: The world did not end. Switching on the world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator near Geneva, Switzerland, did not trigger the creation of a microscopic bla ...
Redundant System Keeps Embryo in Stitches
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Jul 30, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A universal system in animal cells that plays a key role in wound-closure and embryonic development can be quickly replicated by other cells if the original system is damaged, Duke University researchers ...
String probes for devastating childhood digestive disease
Jul 30, 2008 |
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A swallowed string may someday replace the invasive, uncomfortable endoscope now used to diagnose eosinophilic esophagitis, a devastating childhood disease of the esophagus.
Qubits and Branes Share Surprising Features
Jul 03, 2008 |
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What do black holes and entangled particles have in common? Until about a year ago, physicists thought that the two entities existed in completely separate worlds. Then, in 2007, physicist Michael Duff from ...
