News tagged with surface motion

Neutron scattering provides window into surface interactions

To better understand the fundamental behavior of molecules at surfaces, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are combining the powers of neutron scattering with chemical analysis.

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A study of strong ground motion may show need to modify building codes

New testing conducted in a steep, mountainous region of Utah, using mining induced events, is providing a new set of data necessary for better predictions.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new look below the surface of nanomaterials

Scientists can now look deeper into new materials to study their structure and behavior, thanks to work by an international group of researchers led by UC Davis and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and published ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Aug 16, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

What a ride! Researchers take molecules for a spin (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Kolomeisky and Rice graduate student Alexey Akimov have taken a large step toward defining the behavior of these molecular whirligigs with a new paper in the American Chemical Society's Journal of Physical ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Feb 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New study closes in on geologic history of Earth's deep interior

By using a super-computer to virtually squeeze and heat iron-bearing minerals under conditions that would have existed when the Earth crystallized from an ocean of magma to its solid form 4.5 billion years ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jun 15, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 0