Physics and Matter News - August 2008 Archives
Epitaxy facility of the PTB produces semiconductor layers of highest purity
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The LHCb VELO has recorded the first hits from tracks of particles injected into the new 27km Large Hadron Collider
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Findings may point to new materials to get the current flowing at higher temperatures
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An international effort to understand the most basic structure of matter has yielded a particle that is critical to the eventual understanding of the universe and its evolution.
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Researchers demonstrate the fastest quantum computer bit that exploits the main advantage of the qubit over the conventional bit
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 | Researchers have reported a new way to fine-tune the light coming from quantum dots by manipulating them with pairs of lasers ...> Full Article |
 | International team discovers quantum halfway house between magnet and semiconductor ...> Full Article |
Scientists are spreading their expertise from the mines of Canada to the mountains of China
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 | The field of particle physics is poised to enter unknown territory with the startup of a massive new accelerator--the Large Hadron Collider ...> Full Article |
 | Study hints efficient organic LEDS will be tough to make ...> Full Article |
Physicists explain, predict properties of iron compounds
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 | Researchers create prototype vibration dampening system ...> Full Article |
 | A new simulation method has made it possible to predict in record time when and where heavily stressed engine components are likely to fail. ...> Full Article |
 | Researchers have recently reached what they are calling a milestone in experimental quantum mechanics. ...> Full Article |
The particle accelerator known as the Energy Recovery Linac (ERL) - now in planning stages - would open doors to new research in fields from materials science to biochemistry
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 | Newly developed synchrotron technique helped find that the interaction of oxygen orbitals increases with increasing pressure, changing the location of the orbitals, and bringing the four oxygen molecules together ...> Full Article |
 | Researchers are exploring the patterns of atoms as the freeze. ...> Full Article |
 | New study is shedding light on an important, unsolved physics problem: the relationship between chaos theory - which is based on 300-year-old Newtonian physics - and the modern theory of quantum mechanics. ...> Full Article |
 | Physicists have demonstrated a powerful new technique that reveals hidden properties of ultracold atomic gases. ...> Full Article |
 | First attempt to circulate a beam in the Large Hadron Collider will be made on 10 September ...> Full Article |
Quantum quirk independently verified
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 | Researchers have drawn the first detailed picture of the way a superfluid influences the behavior of a superconductor. In addition to describing previously unknown superconductor behavior, these calculations could change scientists' understanding of the motion of neutron stars. ...> Full Article |
First neutrons created at the ISIS Second Target Station
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 | An old technique helps Bob correctly decode Alice's entangled message qubits ...> Full Article |
 | A new material could open a pathway toward more efficient fuel cells. ...> Full Article |
Many of us have been fascinated by the concept of absolute zero, the temperature at which everything comes to a complete stop. But physics tells us otherwise: absolute zero cannot be reached but only approached, and the closer you get, the more interesting phenomena you find!
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Scientists have devised a way to squeeze light into tighter spaces than ever thought possible, potentially opening doors to new technology in the fields of optical communications, miniature lasers and optical computers.
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The wild early lives of today's most massive galaxies
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Bilayer graphene works as an insulator
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Enhancing cognition in older adults also changes personality
Magnetic actuation enables nanoscale thermal analysis
A new artificial intelligence technique to speed the planning of tasks when resources are limited
'Tiger mothers' should tame parenting approach
Film coatings made from whey
Growing US violent extremism by the numbers
If a fat tax is coming, here's how to make it efficient, effective
Bobsled runs -- fast and yet safe
Fruit fly intestine may hold secret to the fountain of youth
Bright lights of purity
How seawater could corrode nuclear fuel
Does antimatter weigh more, less or the same as matter?
Scientists create first atomic X-ray laser
Jupiter's 'Trojans' on an atomic scale
World's longest superconductor cable