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New Results from T2K Conclusively Show Muon Neutrinos Transform to Electron Neutrinos
July 19, 2013 Scientists have announced the definitive observation of muon neutrino to electron neutrino transformation. In 2011, the collaboration announced the first indication of this process, a new type of ... > full storyMore: -
All-Male Physics Departments Are Not Proof of Bias Against Hiring Women, Analysis Finds
July 19, 2013 Many U.S. universities have no women among their physics faculty; when people talk about gender equity in physics, this is often cited as evidence of a hiring bias. A new analysis challenges this, ... > full story -
Scientists Break Record for Thinnest Light-Absorber: May Lead to More Efficient, Cheaper Solar Cells
July 18, 2013 Scientists have built the thinnest, most efficient absorber of visible light on record, a nanosize structure that could lead to less-costly, more efficient, solar ... > full story -
Evaporation: Tiny Temperature Differences Are Primary Driving Force in Droplet Evaporation
July 18, 2013 Evaporation is so common that everybody thinks it's a well understood phenomenon. Appearances can be, however, deceptive. Recently, a new, earlier not predicted mechanism of evaporation was ... > full story -
Electronics: Graphene Makes a Magnetic Switch
July 18, 2013 Tiny nanoribbons of carbon could be used to make a magnetic field sensor for novel electronic ... > full story -
Ghost Particles: New Limits on Extremely Rare Decay
July 17, 2013 Neutrinos are the most elusive particles having extremely weak interactions with all other particles. They have rather unusual properties and are even expected to be identical with their own ... > full story -
The Key to Ion Beams' Polarizability
July 17, 2013 Polarizability determines the force with which an inhomogeneous external electric field acts on the ions of an ion beam. However, it can be quite tricky to obtain accurate values for this force. Now ... > full story -
Broadband Photodetector for Polarized Light
July 16, 2013 Using carpets of aligned carbon nanotubes, researchers have created a solid-state electronic device that is hardwired to detect polarized light across a broad swath of the visible and infrared ... > full story -
Educators Explore Innovative Theater as a Way to Learn Physics
July 15, 2013 By role-playing how energy flows and changes, learners achieve rich insights about this central, globally relevant ... > full story -
Physicists Offer Novel Insight Into Experimental Cancer Treatment
July 15, 2013 Physicists have carried out new research into how the heating effect of an experimental cancer treatment ... > full story
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