Articles Tagged “field”
-
Optical transistor: Rotate light with magnetic field
Physicists have managed to control the rotation of light by means of a ultra thin semiconductor. The advance could potentially be used to create a transistor that works with light instead of electrical current. Light…
-
Solar Experts Detect Waves in Giant Magnetic Holes the Size of the UK
Massive waves in giant magnetic holes on the surface of the Sun have been discovered for the first time by solar scientists from the University of Sheffield and Queen´s University Belfast, something that will bring…
-
New Tool for Managing Ultracold Gases: Electric Fields
Physicists at JILA have demonstrated a new tool with regard to controlling ultracold gas as well as ultracold chemistry: electric fields. As described in the April 29 issue of Nature,* JILA scientists discovered that applying…
-
New Formula Helps Gauge the Winds of Change
The Greek philosopher Heraclitus said that change is the only constant. People change, organizations change, the way people and institutions interact changes over time. Change affects social interactions and the natural world, and it even…
-
Quantum Information: Disentangling a Billion-Dollar Opportunity
The field of quantum information processing has come a long way in the past five years, partly thanks to a £10 million grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) which has helped…
-
Magnetic Tremors Pinpoint The Impact Epicenter Of Earthbound Space Storms
Using data from NASA’s THEMIS mission, a team of University of Alberta researchers has pinpointed the impact epicenter of an earthbound space storm as it crashes into the atmosphere, and given an advance warning of…
-
New Magnet Design Sheds Light On Nanotechnology And Semiconductor Research
Engineers at Florida State University’s National High Magnetic Field Laboratory have successfully tested a groundbreaking new magnet design that could literally shed new light on nanoscience and semiconductor research. When the magnet — called the…
