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New Phase of CERN Openlab to Tackle Exascale It Challenges for Science
The fourth phase of CERN openlab was officially launched during a meeting of its board of sponsors taking place at CERN* on 8 and 9 May. CERN openlab is a unique public-private partnership between ...
Thu 10 May 12 from Newswise
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Billard game in an atom: Physicists trace the double ionization of argon atoms on attosecond time scales
(Phys.org) -- When an intense laser pulse interacts with an atom it generates agitation on the micro scale. A rather likely outcome of this interaction is single ionization, where one electron ...
Tue 8 May 12 from Phys.org
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Physics duo describe a way to guarantee true randomness
(Phys.org) -- In the natural world, it seems randomness is all around. Walk through a forest for example and it appears completely random, despite the fact that natural patterns emerge at almost ...
Tue 8 May 12 from Phys.org
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It's official: Physics is hard
Scientists have conducted scientific research on the difficulty -- from a computational complexity theory perspective -- of addressing some of the challenges of physics.
Tue 8 May 12 from ScienceDaily
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Team makes progress on high-temperature superconductors
US researchers have confirmed some predictions about how iron-based high-temperature superconductors work in what is an important step for any future applications.
Wed 9 May 12 from The Engineer
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LaserSaber may not be a real lightsaber, but it sure looks like one
I doubt there are many Star wars fans out there who haven't, at one time or another, fantasized about owning a lightsaber. These are the weapons favored by Jedi and Sith, resembling a sword ...
Mon 7 May 12 from Gizmag
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Researchers demonstrate new way to control nonvolatile magnetic memory devices
(Phys.org) -- Cornell researchers have demonstrated a new strategy for making energy- efficient, reliable nonvolatile magnetic memory devices -- which retain information without electric power.
Mon 7 May 12 from Phys.org
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Researchers develop new way to generate superluminal pulses
(Phys.org) -- Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a novel way of producing light pulses that are "superluminal"—in some sense they travel ...
Thu 3 May 12 from Phys.org
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New ONR program aims to develop solid-state laser weapons for ships (w/ Video)
To help Sailors defeat small boat threats and aerial targets without using bullets, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) wants to develop a solid-state laser weapon prototype that will demonstrate ...
Tue 8 May 12 from Phys.org
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Beamed-up lemon shark shows research promise (w/ Video)
(Phys.org) -- Not everyone is game enough to fit a laser beam on to a shark’s head and live to tell the tale intact, but not everyone is a marine biologist, either. Last month, marine biologist ...
Sun 6 May 12 from Phys.org
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