New Techniques used by Cross-pollining Physicists for Harvest of Energy from Fusion
Scientists have transferred a technique from one field of plasma physics to another to enable the more efficient design of powerful magnets for tokamaks, which…
Physics
Difference between Atom and Molecule
Atom is defined as the smallest unit of an element that may or may not exists independently. Molecule implies the set of atoms held together…
A New Method for Imaging Vibrations and Atomic Movements in Catalysts
A novel method for imaging atom vibrations and movements in catalysts has been developed by researchers. The new method identifies and locates individual atoms in…
Free Electron Lasers Generate Short-wavelength Radiation
Accelerator-based light sources, such as storage rings and free-electron lasers, generate intense radiation over a broad spectral range for fundamental research in physics, chemistry, materials…
Researchers Find New Limits on Nanoscale Capturing Light
Metallic nanostructures’ ability to confine light at the sub-wavelength scale opens up new avenues and opportunities in the field of nanotechnology. Taking advantage of this…
LEDs Shed Light on Whether Food is going Bad
If you’ve ever carefully sniffed the food behind your fridge, wondering if it’s still safe to eat, help may come along the way. If you…
Gold Ions Used to Create Antimatter from Pure Energy
It sounds a bit like alchemy, but researchers have created a pair of matter/antimatter particles using light and gold – but instead of a philosopher’s…
Even Physics Agrees you should Wash your Hands for 20 Seconds
Washing your hands for 20 seconds with soap is a tried and tested method to limit the spread of an illness infection and others. A…
A 150-Year-Old Mathematical Theory has Now been Tested and it Seems it was Wrong
Suck, Lord Kelvin. You may be right about thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, electronics, countless breakthroughs in engineering, the evolution and life cycle of stars, asymptomatic analysis…
Researchers Suggest a Method for Artificial Intelligence that Combines Photonic Components with Superconducting Electronics
Researchers are focusing on understanding how the brain achieves cognition in order to create artificial systems with general intelligence equal to humans’ intellect since artificial…
A Crystal with Unusual Spiral Magnetism has been Discovered by Scientists
According to scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology who examined a new crystal in which they appear, an exotic form of magnetism…
A High-temperature Thermoelectric System made of Silicon Nanowire is Efficient
Berkeley Lab has developed a cost-effective thermoelectric waste-heat recovery system with a $2 million grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC) to reduce electricity-related carbon…
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