New approach for range prediction improves accuracy of proton therapy
Tumor therapy: Today, a new method for more accurate prediction of proton range is introduced into clinical routine for the ...
Tag: Atomic/Molecular/Particle Physics
Atomic beams shoot straighter via cascading silicon peashooters
Credit: Georgia Tech / Ella Maru studios work for hire / media handout To a non-physicist, an "atomic beam collimator" ...
Semiconductor scientists discover effect that was thought impossible
Credit: @tsarcyanide/MIPT Press Office A physical effect known as superinjection underlies modern light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and lasers. For decades this ...
Repelling charges prevent Cooper pairs from ‘island hopping’ in insulating state
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Superconductors are able to conduct electricity with zero resistance thanks to Cooper pairs, electron duos that team ...
Electric skyrmions charge ahead for next-generation data storage
Berkeley Lab-led research team makes a chiral skyrmion crystal with electric properties; puts new spin on future information storage applicationsCredit: ...
From nata de coco to computer screens: Cellulose gets a chance to shine
Researchers at Osaka University meticulously measured the optical birefringence of highly aligned cellulose nanofibers, paving the way for sharper television, ...
Engineering researcher uses network science to understand how materials work
Credit: Courtesy of Florida State University TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Network science is how mathematicians and software designers construct complicated social ...
Artificial intelligence speeds efforts to develop clean, virtually limitless fusion energy
Credit: Eliot Feibush/PPPL and Julian Kates-Harbeck/Harvard University Artificial intelligence (AI), a branch of computer science that is transforming scientific inquiry ...
University of Barcelona researchers develop new variant of Maxwell’s demon at nanoscale
Credit: M. Ribezzi-Crivellari et al. Maxwell's demon is a machine proposed by James Clerk Maxwell in 1897. The hypothetical machine ...
RIT researcher collaborates with UR to develop new form of laser for sound
The new phonon laser could lead to breakthroughs in sensing and information processing The optical laser has grown to a ...
New discovery makes fast-charging, better performing lithium-ion batteries possible
Materials could boost battery performance in consumer electronics, electric vehicles, and moreCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y. -- Creating a ...
Physicists improve understanding of heat and particle flow in the edge of a fusion device
Credit: Elle Starkman Physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have discovered valuable information ...
New method inverts the self-assembly of liquid crystals
Credit: University of Luxembourg In liquid crystals, molecules automatically arrange themselves in an ordered fashion. Researchers from the University of ...
New microscopy method provides more details about nanocomposites
Credit: US Department of Energy, Ames Laboratory Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory have developed a new ...
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