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General Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Jul 19, 2011

Scientists discover new water waves

(Âé¶¹ÒùÔºOrg.com) -- By precisely shaking a container of shallow water, researchers have observed wave behavior that has never been seen before. In a new study, Jean Rajchenbach, Alphonse Leroux, and Didier Clamond of the University ...

General Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics May 24, 2011

Rogue wave recreated in laboratory tank

(Âé¶¹ÒùÔºOrg.com) -- A team of researchers have used a mathematical equation to create a so called "rogue" wave; the giant kind that appear out of nowhere in the open ocean to topple ships and drown their crews. Using one solution ...

Optics & Photonics May 5, 2011

Proposal for optical transistor uses light to control light

(Âé¶¹ÒùÔºOrg.com) -- By using one light pulse to control another, researchers have proposed a design for an optical transistor that fulfills the most challenging criteria set forth in a study last year. An optical transistor ...

General Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Sep 15, 2010

New wave: Spin soliton could be a hit in cell phone communication (w/ Video)

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have found theoretical evidence* of a new way to generate the high-frequency waves used in modern communication devices such as cell phones. Their analysis, ...

General Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Aug 23, 2010

Peregrine's 'Soliton' observed at last

(Âé¶¹ÒùÔºOrg.com) -- An old mathematical solution proposed as a prototype of the infamous ocean rogue waves responsible for many maritime catastrophes has been observed in a continuous physical system for the first time.

General Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Apr 6, 2010

Einstein equations indicate possibility of black hole formation at the LHC

(Âé¶¹ÒùÔºOrg.com) -- One of the concerns that has been voiced about the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), is that it could result in the formation of black holes that could destroy the world. While most scientists dismiss claims that ...

Quantum Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Dec 16, 2009

Everlasting Quantum Wave: Âé¶¹ÒùÔºicists Predict New Form of Soliton in Ultracold Gases

(Âé¶¹ÒùÔºOrg.com) -- Solitary waves that run a long distance without losing their shape or dying out are a special class of waves called solitons. These everlasting waves are exotic enough, but theoreticians at the Joint Quantum ...

Condensed Matter Jul 14, 2009

By manipulating oxygen, scientists coax bacteria into a wave

(Âé¶¹ÒùÔºOrg.com) -- Bacteria know that they are too small to make an impact individually. So they wait, they multiply, and then they engage in behaviors that are only successful when all cells participate in unison. There are ...

General Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics May 20, 2009

Magnetic Cactus Experimentally Demonstrates Mathematical Plant Patterns

(Âé¶¹ÒùÔºOrg.com) -- One of humanity’s earliest mathematical inquiries might have involved the geometric patterns in plants. The arrangement of leaves on a branch, seeds in a sunflower, and spines on a cactus appear with an ...

Mathematics Apr 1, 2009

Mathematicians provide new insight into tsunamis

A new mathematical formula that could be used to give advance warning of where a tsunami is likely to hit and how destructive it will be has been worked out by scientists at Newcastle University.

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