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One Step Closer to a New Kilogram
February 20, 2012 Researchers have produced technology capable of accurate measurements of Planck's constant, which is a significant step towards changing the international definition of the kilogram -- currently ... > full story -
Single-Atom Transistor Is End of Moore's Law; May Be Beginning of Quantum Computing
February 19, 2012 The smallest transistor ever built -- in fact, the smallest transistor that can be built -- has been created using a single phosphorus atom by an international team of ... > full storyMore: -
Atomtronics: Exotic New Matter Expected in Ultracold Atoms
February 19, 2012 A new theoretical study of ultracold atoms, held in an optical trap, finds exotic new phases of matter. A simple “joystick” consisting of an adjustable magnetic field can create several ... > full story -
Virtual Ghost Imaging: New Technique Enables Imaging Even Through Highly Adverse Conditions
February 15, 2012 By using some of light's "spooky" quantum properties, researchers have created images of objects that might otherwise be hidden from ... > full story -
NASA Landsat's Thermal Infrared Sensor Arrives at Orbital
February 15, 2012 A new NASA satellite instrument that makes a quantum leap forward in detector technology has arrived at Orbital Sciences Corp. in Gilbert, Ariz. There it will be integrated into the next Landsat ... > full story -
Large Hadron Collider to Run at 4 TeV Per Beam in 2012
February 13, 2012 CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, has announced that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will run with a beam energy of 4 TeV this year, 0.5 TeV higher than in 2010 and ... > full story -
Accounting for Missing Meson Particles
February 10, 2012 Measurements from high-energy collision experiments lead to a better understanding of why meson particles ... > full story -
Flipping a Light Switch in the Cell: Quantum Dots Used for Targeted Neural Activation
February 8, 2012 By harnessing quantum dots, researchers have developed a new and vastly more targeted way to stimulate neurons in the brain. Being able to switch neurons on and off and monitor how they communicate ... > full story -
Scientists Make Iron Transparent: For First Time, Experiment Shows That Atomic Nuclei Can Become Transparent
February 8, 2012 At the high-brilliance synchrotron light source PETRA III, scientists have succeeded in making atomic nuclei transparent with the help of X-ray light. At the same time they have also discovered a new ... > full story -
Breakthrough in Understanding Ultrafast Magnetism
February 1, 2012 Scientists from The Netherlands, Sweden and Ukraine claim a breakthrough in the theory of ultrafast magnetic ... > full story
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