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The long and strange lives of Enrico Fermi’s accelerator building at UChicago
The legend goes that after scientist Enrico Fermi helped bring an end to World War II through his crucial work on the Manhattan Project, he was asked what he’d like as a reward. The soft-spoken ...
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US tests new materials for neutrino targets that can withstand proton bombardment
Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory are trying to address the immense ...
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The first nuclear reactor, explained
On Dec. 2, 1942, a group of 49 scientists gathered to conduct the criticality test. According to those who were there, it was a slow and quiet process: Fermi directed the operators to slowly move the ...
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Omics Data Analysis: A Range of Options
Data analysis experts share their views on open source software, commercial software, cloud-based platforms, and outsourcing ...
Scientists gain insight into the material defects that cause errors in quantum computing
A team of researchers, led by scientist Lin Zhou of Ames National Laboratory, has made important progress towards ...
Explore the Cosmos: 7 Jaw-dropping images of galaxies captured by NASA
The spiral arms of nearby galaxy Messier 81 is captured by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. This galaxy is easily visible ...
NASA tracking a “Zombie Star” that may soon appear in the night sky
As Americans celebrate everything spooky today, NASA is keeping a close eye on a star that may soon rise from the dead!
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A method to switch between optical pulling and pushing forces by altering the shape of Fermi arcs in Weyl systems
By adjusting the thickness of the air layer to achieve continuous changes in the Fermi arc shape, this technology opens up broad application prospects. In the future, scientists may use this ...