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Magnetic field measurements of the human heart at room temperature

Magnetic field measurements of the human heart at room temperature

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

A new optical sensor developed by the American National Institute of Standards and Technology was successfully tested by the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (Germany) in the "magnetically best shielded ...





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Google Collaborates with D-Wave on Possible Quantum Image Search

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (21) | comments 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- Always on the cutting edge of new computing technologies, Google has recently announced that it is investigating the use of quantum computing schemes to achieve faster image recognition rates. ...


Researchers Design Triple Quantum Dot for Quantum Information Applications

Researchers Design Triple Quantum Dot for Quantum Information Applications

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (18) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- While quantum dots have existed since the 1980s, only in the past decade have physicists successfully created lateral few-electron single quantum dots. These quantum dots enable physicists ...


Proposed Spacetime Structure Could Provide Hints for Quantum Gravity Theory

Proposed Spacetime Structure Could Provide Hints for Quantum Gravity Theory

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (55) | comments 16

(PhysOrg.com) -- Spacetime, which consists of three dimensions of space and one time dimension, is such a large, abstract concept that scientists have a very difficult time understanding and defining it. Moreover, ...


Researcher studies the universe through quantum electrodynamics

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (9) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Fundamental constants, such as the standards for length and mass, are a given in our society. However, research has shown that these constants might be changing slightly with the expansion of the universe.


Physicists lay the groundwork for cooler, faster computing

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (25) | comments 5

University of Toronto quantum optics researchers Sajeev John and Xun Ma have discovered new behaviours of light within photonic crystals that could lead to faster optical information processing and compact computers that ...


An Advance in Superconducting Magnet Technology Opens the Door for More Powerful Colliders

An Advance in Superconducting Magnet Technology Opens the Door for More Powerful Colliders

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (11) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Preparing for as much as a 10-fold increase in the Large Hadron Collider's luminosity within the next decade, U.S. scientists and engineers have demonstrated a powerful magnet based on an ...


Physicists propose quantum entanglement for motion of microscopic objects

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (18) | comments 13

Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have proposed a new paradigm that should allow scientists to observe quantum behavior in small mechanical systems.


Superconductor magnet heat shield being developed

Superconductor magnet spacecraft heat shield being developed

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created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (44) | comments 28

(PhysOrg.com) -- European space agencies and an aerospace giant are developing a new re-entry heat shield that will use superconductor magnets to generate a magnetic field strong enough to deflect the superhot ...


Single-atom transistor discovered

Scientists build 'single-atom transistor'

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Dec 06, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (35) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Helsinki University of Technology (Finland), University of New South Wales (Australia), and University of Melbourne (Australia) have succeeded in building a working transistor, ...


Researchers demonstrate 100-watt-level mid-infrared lasers

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (12) | comments 0

Northwestern University researchers have achieved a breakthrough in quantum cascade laser output power, delivering 120 watts from a single device at room temperature.



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