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Existence of new element confirmed 27 Aug 2013 | 06:16 pm
An international team of researchers has confirmed the existence of what is considered a new element with atomic number 115. The experiment was conducted at the GSI research facility in Germany. The r...
Researchers figure out how to 'grow' carbon nanotubes with specific atomic structures 26 Aug 2013 | 11:38 pm
Move over, silicon. In a breakthrough in the quest for the next generation of computers and materials, researchers have solved a longstanding challenge with carbon nanotubes: how to actually build the...
Physicist disentangles 'Schrodinger's cat' debate 26 Aug 2013 | 09:30 pm
A physicist that the answer to the long-running debate of quantum measurement lies in the phenomenon of nonlocality.
First report of real-time manipulation and control of nuclear spin noise 26 Aug 2013 | 06:58 pm
Physicists have demonstrated a new method for polarizing nuclear spins in extremely small samples. By monitoring and controlling spin fluctuations, the method may provide a route for enhancing the res...
Explanation for strange magnetic behavior at semiconductor interfaces 26 Aug 2013 | 02:15 am
Researchers report the first-ever theoretical explanation for some strange semiconductor behavior that was discovered in 2004.
Computer simulations indicate calcium carbonate has a dense liquid phase 23 Aug 2013 | 12:22 am
Computer simulations could help scientists make sense of a recently observed and puzzling wrinkle in one of nature's most important chemical processes. It turns out that calcium carbonate -- the ubiqu...
Ytterbium atomic clocks set record for stability 22 Aug 2013 | 11:22 pm
A pair of experimental atomic clocks based on ytterbium atoms at the National Institute of Standards and Technology has set a new record for stability. The clocks act like 21st-century pendulums or me...
High-precision measurement of subatomic shape shifting and new result on differences among neutrino masses 22 Aug 2013 | 12:21 am
New results about the oscillation of neutrinos -- elusive, ghostlike particles that carry invaluable clues about the makeup of the early universe -- have been announced by the Daya Bay Collaboration, ...
Researchers open a door for solid state physics: Laser processes observed with X-rays on a solid 21 Aug 2013 | 10:27 pm
Researchers report a new way to use X-rays to probe the properties of solid materials. They were able to show that solids lend themselves to X-ray analysis based on nonlinear physical effects. Until n...
Quantum algorithm could improve stealth fighter design 21 Aug 2013 | 01:12 am
Researchers have devised a quantum algorithm for solving big linear systems of equations. Furthermore, they say the algorithm could be used to calculate complex measurements such as radar cross sectio...
