Physics and Matter News

Freeing light shines promise on energy-efficient lighting

Friday, July 18, 2008 00:00 MST

The latest bright idea in energy-efficient lighting for homes and offices uses big science in nano-small packages to dim the future Edison's light bulb.

Scientists close in on source of X-rays in lightning

Thursday, July 17, 2008 00:00 MST

Engineering researchers have narrowed the search for the source of X-rays emitted by lightning, a feat that could one day help predict where lightning will strike.

Research opens new 'window' on solar energy

Wednesday, July 16, 2008 00:00 MST

Cost effective devices expected on market soon

Physicists tweak quantum force, reducing barrier to tiny devices

Tuesday, July 15, 2008 00:00 MST

Researchers have found they can reduce the Casimir force by altering the surface of metal plates

New insight to demineralization

Sunday, July 13, 2008 00:00 MST

Scientists demonstrate amorphous silica dissolves by pathway similar to crystals

Nano-sized Electronic Circuit Promises Bright View of Early Universe

Friday, July 11, 2008 00:00 MST

A newly developed nano-sized electronic device is an important step toward helping astronomers see invisible light dating from the creation of the universe.

Room temperature superconductivity

Thursday, July 10, 2008 00:00 MST

One step closer to the Holy Grail of physics

A front-row seat at this summer's physics extravaganza

Wednesday, July 09, 2008 00:00 MST

Team taking part in quest to find elusive Higgs boson

Study Shows Quantum Dots Can Penetrate Skin Through Minor Abrasions

Tuesday, July 08, 2008 00:00 MST

Researchers have found that quantum dot nanoparticles can penetrate the skin if there is an abrasion, providing insight into potential workplace concerns for healthcare workers or individuals involved in the manufacturing of quantum dots or doing research on potential biomedical applications of the tiny nanoparticles.

Visualizing atomic-scale acoustic waves in nanostructures

Sunday, July 06, 2008 00:00 MST

coustic waves play many everyday roles - from communication between people to ultrasound imaging. Now the highest frequency acoustic waves in materials, with nearly atomic-scale wavelengths, promise to be useful probes of nanostructures such as LED lights. However, detecting them isn't so easy.

Engineers Reveal What Makes Diamonds Slippery at the Nanoscale

Saturday, July 05, 2008 00:00 MST

Researchers determine what makes diamond films such slippery customers, settling a debate on the scientific origin of its properties and providing new knowledge that will help create the next generation of super low friction materials.

Some fundamental interactions of matter turn out to be fundamentally different than thought

Friday, July 04, 2008 00:00 MST

New understanding of how energy can be transferred in collisions at the molecular scale

New paper offers insights into 'blinking' phenomena

Thursday, July 03, 2008 00:00 MST

A new paper by a team of researchers provides an overview of research into one of the few remaining unsolved problems of quantum mechanics.

Super atoms turn the periodic table upside down

Wednesday, July 02, 2008 00:00 MST

Researchers have developed a technique for generating atom clusters made from silver and other metals. Surprisingly enough, these so-called super atoms (clusters of 13 silver atoms, for example) behave in the same way as individual atoms and have opened up a whole new branch of chemistry

Physicists create millimeter-sized 'Bohr atom'

Tuesday, July 01, 2008 00:00 MST

Experiment yields closest analog yet for classic atomic model