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Highly Fragile, Volatile Body Observed With New Quantum-Mechanical Measurement Technique
May 5, 2013 Scientists have observed a highly fragile and volatile body through a new quantum-mechanical measurement ... > full story -
Tiny Magnets as a Model System
May 5, 2013 In the microscopic world, everything is in motion: atoms and molecules vibrate, proteins fold, even glass is a slow flowing liquid. And during each movement there are interactions between the ... > full story -
New Kind of Cosmic Flash May Reveal Birth of a Black Hole
May 3, 2013 According to an astrophysicist, a new kind of cosmic flash may reveal something never seen before: the birth of a black ... > full story -
Hubble Sees the Remains of a Star Gone Supernova
May 3, 2013 These delicate wisps of gas make up an object known as SNR B0519-69.0, or SNR 0519 for short. The thin, blood-red shells are actually the remnants from when an unstable progenitor star exploded ... > full story -
'Shockingly Bright' Burst of Gamma Rays from Dying Star in Distant Galaxy
May 3, 2013 A record-setting blast of gamma rays from a dying star in a distant galaxy has wowed astronomers around the world. The eruption, which is classified as a gamma-ray burst, or GRB, and designated GRB ... > full story -
'Going Negative' Pays for Nanotubes
May 3, 2013 Researchers turn carbon nanotubes into negatively charged liquid crystals that could enhance the creation of fibers and ... > full story -
How to Frustrate a Quantum Magnet: 16 Atomic Ions Simulate a Quantum Antiferromagnet
May 3, 2013 Frustration crops up throughout nature when conflicting constraints on a physical system compete with one another. The way nature resolves these conflicts often leads to exotic phases of matter that ... > full story -
Telling Time on Saturn: Undergraduate Student Shows How Planet's Magnetosphere Changes With the Seasons
May 3, 2013 An undergraduate student has discovered that a process occurring in Saturn's magnetosphere is linked to the planet's seasons and changes with them, a finding that helps clarify the length of a Saturn ... > full story -
Researchers Estimate a Cost for Universal Access to Energy
May 2, 2013 Universal access to modern energy could be achieved with an investment of between 65 and 86 billion US dollars a year up until 2030, new research has shown. The proposed investments are higher than ... > full story -
Dual-Color Lasers Could Lead to Cheap and Efficient LED Lighting
May 2, 2013 A new semiconductor device capable of emitting two distinct colors has been created by a group of researchers in the US, potentially opening up the possibility of using light emitting diodes (LEDs) ... > full story
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