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Physicists Put the Quantum Into Mechanics

Sunday, June 7th, 2009 - 12:05:45 - Ehud Rattner

A group from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Boulder, Colorado, has taken a step in that direction by forging a...

MIT Finger The Cause of 'Gravity Fingers'

Saturday, December 13th, 2008 - 18:23:05 - Anuradha Menon

MIT researchers have found an elegant solution to a sticky scientific problem in basic fluid mechanics: Why water doesn't soak into soil at an even...

Dancing Droplets

Thursday, November 20th, 2008 - 10:41:25 - Anuradha Menon

Our blood, sweat and tears are three precious fluids that can answer lots of questions about the state of our health but testing small amounts of...

Superconducting Microwave Pumps Photons

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008 - 16:30:21 - Anuradha Menon

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have recently reached what they are calling a milestone in experimental quantum mechanics. In a paper published in...

Quantum Mechanics and 'Blinking' Phenomenon

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008 - 22:03:38 - Anuradha Menon

A new paper by a team of researchers led by University of Notre Dame physicist Bolizsaar Janko provides an overview of research into one of the few...

Why Quantum Mechanics Might Be Wrong

Friday, May 16th, 2008 - 18:48:56 - Ehud Rattner

The question of whether quantum mechanics is correct could soon be settled by observing the sky — and there are already tantalizing hints that the...

Festo's Bionic Arm
Friday, October 12th, 2007 - Sarah Gingichashvili
Festo, a German-based company, has developed a novel mechanical arm, using advanced techniques in automated movement. Their...