Posts Tagged ‘physics’
Science & Technology - Oct 25, 2012 12:31 - 0 Comments
Video reveals molecule ‘gridlock’ in glass
EMORY/ NYU (US) — Physicists have made a movie of particle motion as a super-cooled liquid approaches the glass state—a first look at the molecular level of this mysterious process. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 24, 2012 16:32 - 0 Comments
‘Power cable’ bacteria electrify the seafloor
USC (US) — Scientists have discovered tiny, filamentous bacteria that link up like living power cables to transmit electrons thousands of cell lengths away. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 1, 2012 10:33 - 1 Comment
Electron ring images confirm Landau Levels
U. WARWICK (UK) — Physicists have directly imaged Landau Levels for the first time since Nobel Prize-winner Lev Landau conceived of them in 1930. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 25, 2012 12:06 - 0 Comments
New Einstein papers: He feared for his safety
CALTECH (US) — A newly released volume of Einstein’s papers covers a turbulent 15 months in his life and includes previously unpublished letters, some expressing desire for “a normal life.” (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 19, 2012 12:34 - 0 Comments
Rise in temperature may clarify convection
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — Physicists are working to learn more about the fundamental physical laws at work in convection, which occurs in a boiling pot of water as well as in the liquid outer core of the Earth. (more…)
Top Stories - Sep 12, 2012 9:42 - 4 Comments
Scotch tape trick achieves ‘a physics first’
U. TORONTO (CAN) — A simple technique using Scotch poster tape has induced high-temperature superconductivity in a semiconductor for the first time. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 10, 2012 13:01 - 5 Comments
Uncertainty principle: Was Heisenberg too pessimistic?
U. TORONTO (CAN) — Physicists have cast doubt on the uncertainty principle, a cornerstone of quantum mechanics. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 23, 2012 13:51 - 2 Comments
Flaws may drive superconductor’s power
PURDUE (US) — Physicists studying superconductivity strive to create a clean, pure, perfect sample, but a new study shows that some flaws might hold the key to a material’s unique abilities. (more…)
Top Stories - Aug 17, 2012 15:08 - 3 Comments
Wet dogs can shake dry in milliseconds
GEORGIA TECH (US) — Furry mammals can shake themselves 70 percent dry in just a fraction of a second. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 27, 2012 11:50 - 0 Comments
Tiny electronics take big hits from radiation
VANDERBILT (US) — The amount of damage that radiation causes in electronic materials may be at least 10 times greater than previously thought. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 13, 2012 11:11 - 3 Comments
Mystery solved: Why impact turns liquid solid
U. CHICAGO (US) — Scientists are using cornstarch to solve the mystery of a liquid that can instantaneously turn solid under the force of sudden impact—called a non-Newtonian liquid. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 5, 2012 15:35 - 0 Comments
80,000-to-1 odds say it’s probably Higgs
U. VIRGINIA (US) — Scientists working at the Large Hadron Collider in Europe announced Wednesday that they have found the strongest evidence to date of the likely existence of the Higgs particle. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 5, 2012 11:12 - 1 Comment
Unknown particle ‘near match’ for Higgs
RICE (US) — Physicists have announced the observation of a never-before-seen particle, which may turn out to be the Higgs boson or something new and equally important. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 6, 2012 14:46 - 0 Comments
Physicists make new form of quantum matter
STANFORD (US) — Within the exotic world of macroscopic quantum effects, where fluids flow uphill and magnets levitate, there is an even stranger family of “unconventional” phenomena. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 20, 2012 13:55 - 0 Comments
Sliced thin, ceramic material gets twisty
CORNELL (US) — By letting them twist, it may be possible to create ferrocelectricity in ceramic materials called perovskites. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 19, 2012 14:31 - 0 Comments
To control a network, find the pattern
NORTHWESTERN (US) — A new article discusses how networks governing processes in nature and society are becoming increasingly amenable to modeling, forecast, and control. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 2, 2012 14:47 - 0 Comments
A rarity for fermions: Collective behavior
U. BUFFALO (US) — Particles called fermions exhibit collective behavior in unexpected situations, according to new research. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 2, 2012 10:16 - 1 Comment
Mount graphene to put brake on electrons
U. ARIZONA (US) — Graphite, more commonly known as pencil lead, could become the next big thing in the quest for smaller and less power-hungry electronics. (more…)
