Elucidating energy shifts in optical tweezers
A small piece of paper sticks to an electrically charged plastic ruler. The principle of this simple classroom physics experiment is applied at the ...
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WW2 soldiers radicalised by their diaries, finds study
A historian studying World War Two soldiers responsible for violent atrocities in the Far East, says they were partly radicalised by their own ...
Metallic glass: How nanoscale islands react under strain
Quick-cooling molten atoms give metal alloys a glassy, or random, atomic structure that generates higher elasticity and better wear- and ...
Cyber attack targets Dutch government websites
Dutch government websites were paralysed for several hours overnight after a mass cyber attack which targeted several ministerial sites, a spokesman ...
Terahertz technology: Seeing more with less
Terahertz technology is an emerging field that promises to improve a host of useful applications, ranging from passenger scanning at airports to huge ...
Bacteria adapt and evade nanosilver's sting
(Phys.org) —Researchers from UNSW have cautioned that more work is needed to understand how micro-organisms respond to the disinfecting properties of ...
Batteries that bend and flex will transform electronics, transportation
Imagine a TV screen that hangs on the wall like a poster and rolls up like a window shade—or a smartphone that can fold up and fit into a pocket.
Improved material for 'laser welding' of tissue in intestinal surgery
A new "solder" for laser welding of tissue during surgical operations has the potential to produce stronger seals and expand use of this alternative ...
Scaling up gyroscopes: From navigation to measuring Earth's rotation
Researchers discuss “large ring laser gyroscopes” that are six orders of magnitude more sensitive than gyroscopes commercially ...