Posts Tagged ‘antimony’
Faster circuits with superhero electrons?
PRINCETON (US)—On a quest to discover new states of matter, a team of scientists has found that electrons on the surface of specific materials act like miniature superheroes. Continue…
Tuesday, July 20, 2010 11:58 - 0 Comments
Earth & Environment - Apr 12, 2010 12:21 - 0 Comments
In China, a mining town amid toxic heaps
INDIANA U. (US)—Waters around the Xikuangshan mine in southwest China contain levels of antimony that are two to four orders of magnitude higher than normal, making it a unique laboratory to study the contaminant’s environmental impact. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 11, 2009 13:12 - 0 Comments
Quantum ‘dance’ could revolutionize computing
PRINCETON (US)—For years scientists have suspected that atoms placed in certain configurations would trigger electrons to perform a quantum dance of sorts. Now an international team of scientists has observed swarms of electrons spinning in a synchronized quantum dance within a new material. They are hopeful the discovery could be harnessed to transform computing and electronics. (more…)
