General Physics
Light-controlled Higgs modes found in superconductors; potential sensor, computing uses
Even if you weren't a physics major, you've probably heard something about the Higgs boson.
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Washington University in St. Louis
The Washington University in St. Louis (WUST) was founded in 1853 in St. Louis, Missouri. WUST is a private non-sectarian university with undergraduate and graduate schools, a medical school and institutes. WUST has 22 Nobel Laureates affiliated with the university throughout its history. The student body is approximately 13,000 students. WUST has a $4 to $5 billion endowment and has a very high rating for research. The medical school is ranked 3rd in the nation and overall the entire university is ranked in the top 50 of all private universities world-wide. The Graduate School of Design and Architecture is rated in the top five in comparable schools world-wide.
- Address
- Campus Box 1089, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130.
- Website
- http://www.wustl.edu/
- Wikipedia
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_University_in_St._Louis
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Astronomy
NASA explores solar wind with new view of small sun structures
Scientists have combined NASA data and cutting-edge image processing to gain new insight into the solar structures that create the Sun's flow of high-speed solar wind, detailed in new research published today in The Astrophysical ...
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Electronics & Semiconductors
A strategy to improve the efficiency and long-term stability of perovskite solar cells
Over the past few years, researchers have been trying to develop new designs for perovskite solar cells that could improve their performance, efficiency and stability over time. One possible way of achieving this is to combine ...
General Physics
A realistic model of the ITER tokamak magnetic fusion device
Tokamaks, devices that use magnetic fields to confine plasma into torus-shaped chamber, could play a crucial role in the development of highly performing nuclear fusion reactors. The ITER tokamak, which is set to be the largest ...
Robotics
WSR: A new Wi-Fi-based system for collaborative robotics
Researchers at Harvard University have recently devised a system based on Wi-Fi sensing that could enhance the collaboration between robots operating in unmapped environments. This system, presented in a paper pre-published ...
Plants & Animals
Monarch butterfly population moves closer to extinction
The number of western monarch butterflies wintering along the California coast has plummeted precipitously to a record low, putting the orange-and-black insects closer to extinction, researchers announced Tuesday.
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Biochemistry
Unlocking 'the shape of water' in mechanisms of antibiotic resistance
New high-resolution structures of the bacterial ribosome determined by researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago show that a single water molecule may be the cause—and possible solution—of antibiotic resistance.
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Environment
Land deals meant to improve food security may have hurt
Large-scale land acquisitions by foreign investors, intended to improve global food security, had little to no benefit, increasing crop production in some areas while simultaneously threatening local food security in others, ...
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Astronomy
Astronomers dissect the anatomy of planetary nebulae using Hubble Space Telescope images
Images of two iconic planetary nebulae taken by the Hubble Space Telescope are revealing new information about how they develop their dramatic features. Researchers from Rochester Institute of Technology and Green Bank Observatory ...
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General Physics
Fastener with microscopic mushroom design holds promise
A Velcro-like fastener with a microscopic design that looks like tiny mushrooms could mean advances for everyday consumers and scientific fields like robotics.
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