Physics and Matter News - June 2008 Archives
Researchers work at nanoscale to facilitate the integration of optical structures with electrical devices
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 | The odd behavior of a molecule in an experimental silicon computer chip has led to a discovery that opens the door to quantum computing in semiconductors ...> Full Article |
Using a laser and a device that converts reflected light into sound, researchers can detect explosives at distances exceeding 20 yards.
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Possibility to understand the interaction between just two electrons placed next to each other in a carbon nanotube
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Now you see it, soon you might not
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Researchers have developed a technique that controls the number of electrons on the surface of high-temperature superconductors, a procedure considered impossible for the past two decades.
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 | Major breakthrough in understanding the nature of glass ...> Full Article |
Oscillator projected to increase current brightness by millions of times
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 | engineers have invented an affordable technique that uses lasers and plastic beads to create the ultrasmall features that are needed for new generations of microchips. ...> Full Article |
 | Particles called excitons that emit a flash of light as they decay could be used for a new form of computing better suited to fast communication ...> Full Article |
 | Fast-moving protons are much more likely to pair up with fast-moving neutrons than with other protons in the nuclei of atoms ...> Full Article |
 | Convenient, Versatile Technique Could Provide New Tool for Quantum Information, Better Optical Measurements ...> Full Article |
 | Materials researchers have developed a simplified, low-cost process for producing high-quality, water-soluble "quantum dots" for biological research ...> Full Article |
A team of researchers has shown for the first time that the entire class of non-magnetic materials, such as those used in some computer components, could have considerably more uses than scientists had thought
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Quantum computing has been hailed as the next leap forward for computers, promising to catapult memory capacity and processing speeds well beyond current limits. Several challenging problems need to be cracked, however, before the dream can be fully realized.
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Flying saucers may soon be more fact than mere science fiction
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 | Using one of the world's most powerful sources of man-made radiation, physicists have uncovered new secrets about the properties of graphene-a form of pure carbon that may one day replace the silicon in computers, televisions, mobile phones and other common electronic devices. ...> Full Article |
 | Honing in on graphene electronics with infrared synchrotron radiation ...> Full Article |
The long cherished goal of applying the strange properties of quantum mechanics to the macroscopic world we inhabit has been brought closer by a series of recent developments
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To see the latest science of type-I superconductors, look no further than the froth on a morning cup of cappuccino. A team of U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory physicists and collaborating students have found that the bubble-like arrangement of magnetic domains in superconducting lead exhibits patterns that are very similar to everyday froths like soap foam or frothed milk on a fancy coffee.
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 | After seven years of work, researchers have built a system that relies on the "noise" of jiggling electrons as a basis for measuring temperatures with extreme precision. The system is nearly precise enough now to help update some of the crucial underpinnings of science, including the 54-year-old definition of the Kelvin, the international unit of temperature. ...> Full Article |
Researchers have unlocked some of the secrets of newly discovered iron-based high-temperature superconductors, research that could result in the design of better superconductors for use in industry, medicine, transportation and energy generation.
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Workshop tackles the mathematics of singularities
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Physicists have demonstrated, for the first time, the existence of 'quasiparticles' with one quarter the charge of an electron
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Scientists have made a startling prediction: Simply 'taking the temperature' of certain quantum systems at frequent intervals might cause them to disobey a hard and fast rule of thermodynamics.
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 | Scientists using thermal cracking to 'cut' glass ...> Full Article |
Resonators couple individually to electric and magnetic fields to absorb all incident radiation
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 | Researchers have discovered unusual properties in a novel superconducting material that point to an entirely new kind of superconductor ...> Full Article |
 | Researchers have demonstrated a simpler and potentially lower-cost method for distributing strings of digits, or "keys," for use in quantum cryptography, the most secure method of transmitting data ...> Full Article |
 | technology could be used to detect skin cancer or image dental flaws beneath the enamel. It could also be a valuable tool for airport security, to detect objects hidden under clothing. ...> Full Article |
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