Physics and Matter News - July 2008 Archives
 | Innovation opens the door to a wide range of applications in photonics and communications ...> Full Article |
Dynamic frustration may lead to better understanding of glass in nature
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 | Watching a crystal of bismuth metal in a powerful magnetic field, researchers discover new states of electrons that behave like light ...> Full Article |
 | Scientists are pioneers of ultra-high-resolution electron microscopy ...> Full Article |
Quantum mechanical triplet of magnetic spin and electron pair may lead to superconductivity at higher temperatures
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 | Hand-held electronic devices called clickers are helping college students learn physics ...> Full Article |
Unveiling the buried secrets of the nanoworld
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New technology to help with climate change predictions
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 | A team of researchers has revealed how a growing crack interacts with the 3D crystal structure of stainless steel ...> Full Article |
 | System also can serve as "test kit" for evaluating new transporter molecules ...> Full Article |
The latest bright idea in energy-efficient lighting for homes and offices uses big science in nano-small packages to dim the future Edison's light bulb.
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 | Engineering researchers have narrowed the search for the source of X-rays emitted by lightning, a feat that could one day help predict where lightning will strike. ...> Full Article |
 | Cost effective devices expected on market soon ...> Full Article |
 | Researchers have found they can reduce the Casimir force by altering the surface of metal plates ...> Full Article |
Scientists demonstrate amorphous silica dissolves by pathway similar to crystals
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 | A newly developed nano-sized electronic device is an important step toward helping astronomers see invisible light dating from the creation of the universe. ...> Full Article |
One step closer to the Holy Grail of physics
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 | Team taking part in quest to find elusive Higgs boson ...> Full Article |
Researchers have found that quantum dot nanoparticles can penetrate the skin if there is an abrasion, providing insight into potential workplace concerns for healthcare workers or individuals involved in the manufacturing of quantum dots or doing research on potential biomedical applications of the tiny nanoparticles.
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coustic waves play many everyday roles - from communication between people to ultrasound imaging. Now the highest frequency acoustic waves in materials, with nearly atomic-scale wavelengths, promise to be useful probes of nanostructures such as LED lights. However, detecting them isn't so easy.
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Researchers determine what makes diamond films such slippery customers, settling a debate on the scientific origin of its properties and providing new knowledge that will help create the next generation of super low friction materials.
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New understanding of how energy can be transferred in collisions at the molecular scale
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A new paper by a team of researchers provides an overview of research into one of the few remaining unsolved problems of quantum mechanics.
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 | Researchers have developed a technique for generating atom clusters made from silver and other metals. Surprisingly enough, these so-called super atoms (clusters of 13 silver atoms, for example) behave in the same way as individual atoms and have opened up a whole new branch of chemistry ...> Full Article |
 | Experiment yields closest analog yet for classic atomic model ...> Full Article |
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