
Harnessing Waste Heat from Laptop Computers, Cell Phones May Double Battery Time
New research points the way
to a technology that might
make it possible to harvest
much of the wasted heat
produced by everything from
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Engineering Functional Structures With Single Atoms and Molecules
The performance of modern
electronics increases
steadily on a fast pace
thanks to the ongoing
miniaturization of the
utilized components.
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Exotic Electric Properties of Graphene Confirmed
First, it was the
soccer-ball-shaped molecules
dubbed buckyballs. Then it
was the cylindrically shaped
nanotubes. Now, the hottest
new material in physics and
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Small Nanoparticles Bring Big Improvement to Medical Imaging
Scientists have discovered a
method of using
nanoparticles to illuminate
the cellular interior to
reveal the slow, complex
processes taking place in a
... > full story
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Entangled Photons Created from Quantum Dots
November 18, 2009 To exploit the quantum world to the fullest, a key commodity is entanglement -- the spooky, distance-defying link that can form between objects such as atoms even when they are completely shielded ... > full story -
US Physics Lab Ties in Race for Atomic-Scale Breakthrough
November 18, 2009 Everybody loves a race to the wire, even when the result is a tie. The great irony is the ultraprecise clocks that could result from this competition could probably break any tie. A second lab of ... > full story -
'Universal' Programmable Two-Qubit Quantum Processor Created
November 16, 2009 Physicists have demonstrated the first "universal" programmable quantum information processor able to run any program allowed by quantum mechanics -- the rules governing the submicroscopic world -- ... > full story -
New Experiment Could Reveal Make-Up of the Universe
November 13, 2009 Scientists in England are constructing highly sensitive detectors as part of an international project to understand the elements that make up the ... > full story -
New Nanowires May Contribute to Highly Efficient Solar Cells
November 13, 2009 Nanophysicists have developed a new method for manufacturing the cornerstone of nanotechnology research -- nanowires. The discovery has great potential for the development of nanoelectronics and ... > full story -
Quantum Gas Microscope Offers Glimpse Of Quirky Ultracold Atoms
November 12, 2009 Physicists have created a quantum gas microscope that can be used to observe single atoms at temperatures so low the particles follow the rules of quantum mechanics, behaving in bizarre ways. The ... > full story -
High-Performance Plasmas May Make Reliable, Efficient Fusion Power A Reality
November 12, 2009 In the quest to produce nuclear fusion energy, researchers from the DIII-D National Fusion Facility have recently confirmed long-standing theoretical predictions that performance, efficiency and ... > full story -
Unexpected Properties Of Nanostructures: When Holes Obscure The View
November 12, 2009 Metals are opaque: they reflect light almost completely. For that reason they are utilized as mirrors; as films deposited onto a glass -- you find them in any bathroom. If the metal film is very ... > full story -
Working Together To Design Robust Silicon Chips
November 12, 2009 A new project has resulted in much improved design methods for high performance silicon chips. Leading semiconductor chipmakers, electronic circuit developers and design automation equipment ... > full story -
Laser-Plasma Accelerators Ride On Einstein's Shoulders
November 11, 2009 Using Einstein's theory of special relativity to speedup computer simulations, scientists have designed laser-plasma accelerators with energies of 10 billion electron volts (GeV) and beyond. These ... > full story
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