Physics : Science World Report

May 30, 2013 02:35 PM EDT

Rare-Earth Europium Nanocrystals Never Seen Before Could Revolutionize Huge LED Market

Minuscule crystals that glow different colors may be the missing ingredient for white LED lighting that illuminates homes and offices as effectively as natural sunlight.

May 30, 2013 02:10 PM EDT

Deep Underground Germanium Detectors Deployed to Solve Antimatter Imbalance Mystery

Oak Ridge National Laboratory has begun delivery of germanium-76 detectors to an underground laboratory in South Dakota in a team research effort that might explain the puzzling imbalance between matter and antimatter generated by the Big Bang.

May 29, 2013 06:34 PM EDT

Is Heisenberg's Uncertainty Relation Wrong? Physicists Measure Multiple Quantum Properties at Once

An important advance in the quantitative understanding and experimental verification of complementarity; arguably the most important foundational principle of quantum mechanics.

May 29, 2013 04:11 PM EDT

Extremely Powerful 1000 Tons Electromagnet For Fusion Reactor Built by US Engineers

US ITER is building one of the world's largest and most powerful electromagnets to energize the ITER Tokamak; the 13-metre-tall central solenoid will be located in the heart of the machine. In order to maintain structural integrity in the face of thousands of tons of force, the solenoid requires a s...

May 29, 2013 03:49 PM EDT

Scientists Discuss Material Options to Confine Super-Hot Fusion Fire

During the 14th International Conference on Plasma Facing Materials and Components in Jülich, Germany, the focus was directed towards solving the issues related to wall materials and components in a future fusion reactor. Basic material and physics issues were linked with engineering activities rel...

May 28, 2013 04:25 PM EDT

European Commission And CERN Support Major Research Facility in The Middle East

The European Commission and CERN have today agreed to support the construction of SESAME (Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East), one of the most ambitious research facilities in the Middle East.

May 28, 2013 01:37 PM EDT

High-Octane Fuel Refining Could Become Cheaper With New Material

A newly synthesized material might provide a dramatically improved method for separating the highest-octane components of gasoline. Measurements at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have clarified why. The research team, which included scientists from NIST and several other u...

May 27, 2013 04:27 PM EDT

Turning Liquid Cement Into Metal Yields Interesting New Material

In a move that would make the Alchemists of King Arthur's time green with envy, scientists have unraveled the formula for turning liquid cement into liquid metal. This makes cement a semi-conductor and opens up its use in the profitable consumer electronics marketplace for thin films, protective coa...

May 27, 2013 03:16 PM EDT

Scientists Refine Warp-Drive Concept Using Space-Time Distortion

In December 2012, researchers submitted a paper that describes a Natario warp drive that could reach Gliese 581 c, the first Earth-like planet found in a habitable zone .

May 22, 2013 10:19 PM EDT

Complex and Hidden 3D Structures of Proteins Deciphered by New Technique

The intricate 3D structures of biological molecules like proteins are directly affect the way they behave in our bodies, and just small changes can turn useful molecules into malicious ones. More research in this still opaque field is required, and a big step forward is a new infrared-UV laser metho...

May 20, 2013 04:08 PM EDT

New Waterproof Fabric Drains Sweat, Could Benefit Exercise

Scientists may have stumbled onto a secret that could make working out a lot less of a mess.

May 20, 2013 03:34 PM EDT

Unique Quantum Simulation Device Enables New Experiments

Quantum physicists in Innsbruck conducted experiments using a new device, which is currently considered to be one of the most promising developments in quantum physics: a quantum simulator.