Researchers at MIT have observed ferromagnetic behavior in a gas by cooling a gas of lithium atoms to 150 billionth of 1 Kelvin above absolute zero, or -273 degrees.
Month: September 2009
Ball Aerospace completes shipment review for WISE
NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or "WISE" satellite, recently underwent a comprehensive pre-shipment review.
Researchers observe magnetic monopoles
Researchers have for the first time discovered magnetic monopoles - hypothetical particles proposed by physicists that carry a single magnetic pole.
KEK hosts Open House
KEK sponsored an Open House in early September that was attended by roughly 4000 people from Tsukuba and surrounding areas.
Worthington acquires Structural Composite Industries
Worthington Cylinders recently announced the company's acquisition of Structural Composite Industries (SCI).
American Superconductor forms AMSC Korea
American Superconductor Corporation has announced that it has formed ASMC Korea to better address the expanding wind energy and power grid demands of Korea.
Zhu receives Cryogenic Society of Japan Award
Shaowei Zhu of Aisin Seiki Co, Ltd., has been given the "Industry Technology Achievement Award" by the Cryogenic Society of Japan.
Turkey to build its first accelerator facility
From symmetry breaking, September 3, 2009: Over the last ten years, Turkish physicists have been working diligently to build a national accelerator center, which would serve as a core science facility and offer increased opportunities for Turkish students.
AMSC India to serve India’s wind energy & power grid markets
American Superconductor Corporation announced today that it has formed AMSC India to serve India's ever-expanding wind energy and power grid markets.
Recovery Act to fund testing and development of SRF cavities
From Fermilab Today, September 4, 2009: In August, the Department of Energy announced that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will provide Fermilab with $52.7 million to test and develop superconducting radio frequency cavities, a key technology for next-generation accelerators and the future of particle physics.
Fermilab participates in final Science Chicago Labfest
On Friday, August 21, Fermilab volunteers, docents and Education Office staffers collaborated to make physics fun and accessible at Labfest, a series of outdoor summer science fairs taking place throughout the Chicagoland area.
Particle Physics: High Energy Physics
Cryogenics and High-Energy Physics 1. From symmetry magazine: http://www.symmetrymagazine.org/cms/?pid=1000627: Cryogenics is the study of how materials behave at temperatures near absolute zero. In high-energy particle accelerators, such frigid temperatures reduce the electrical resistance of wires in superconducting magnets, increasing the magnet strength and allowing faster particle acceleration. The same holds true for superconducting cavities, cryomodules, … Continue reading Particle Physics: High Energy Physics
Recovery Act funds go to test bismuth-based material
The Very High Field Superconducting Magnet Collaboration will soon be using $2 million in Recovery Act funds to test BCCO2212, a bismuth-based material that may allow scientists to create high-field superconducting magnets able to acheive twice the strength of existing magnets.
Chart Energy & Chemicals signs agreement for LNG opportunities
Chart Energy and Chemicals, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chart Industries, has signed a joint agreement with Toyo Engineering Corporation (TOYO) of Japan to jointly pursue certain mid-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) opportunities.
Boeing 777 and problems with ice in fuel
In January 2008 British Airways flight BA038, a Boeing 777 that departed from Beijing, crashed while on final approach to London Heathrow airport after both its jet engines lost power, a condition known as roll-back. Dr. Ralph G.Scurlock explains how the UK and US Air Accident Investigation authorities, together with Boeing and Rolls-Royce, carried out simulation tests and decided that the uncontrolled roll-back appeared to arise from water freezing to ice in the jet fuel and creating unexpected blockages in the fuel supply systems on the aircraft.
FEI’s installs Titan Krios TEM at Tsinghua University
FEI, a provider of 3D molecular, cellular and atomic-scale imaging systems, has announced the completed installation of its Titan Krios™ cryo transmission electron microscope (TEM) at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
CSA Archive 