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Credit: ILL / Artechnique Anton Oed, a passionate inventor and a source of inspiration for many of us today, passed away on 30 September 2018. His introduction of micro-strip gas chambers (MSGCs) at the ... the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) in 1988 was a decisive breakthrough in the field of radiation detectors. It demonstrated a significant gain in ...

Twice each year the UK honours its citizens who held high office or rendered extraordinary service. In the New Year’s Honours list just published, we are delighted to learn that Bill Stirling , former

simulations, a team led by Anton Tamtögl, from Graz University of Technology, unveiled the unique movement of triphenylphosphine (PPh 3 ) molecules on graphite surfaces, a behaviour akin to a nanoscopic ... reveals Anton Tamtögl, adding: “Measurements and simulation unveiled a sophisticated motion and ‘dance’ of the molecules, providing us with a ...

theoretical ideas. A long-standing idea is the so-called “hidden sectors” in physics. In such a scenario, all known particles and interactions of the Standard Model would have twin copies in a kind of “parallel ... flux is of crucial importance. A drop in the incoming flux could mimic a false positive effect. The collaboration did not opt for the ...

in this case). A remarkable aspect of this discovery is the direct transition between the two hybrid skyrmion phases, triggered by the variation of a magnetic field, and coinciding with a hexagonal-to-square ... vortex-like magnetic spin configurations, have emerged as a fascinating subject of study, capturing the attention of researchers ...

Illustration of polarization for (a) a ferromagnet, (b) an antiferromagnet, and (c) two magnon modes in a ferrimagnet. The “positive” polarization acoustic mode is a coherent right-handed circular precession ... memory storage density. Neutrons are a uniquely powerful probe for the advancement of these technologies due to the intrinsic spin of ...

transition from a linear to a circular economy is an integral aspect of transforming the EU into a sustainable, climate-neutral society. Through the circular concept of reduce-recover-recycle-reuse, a number of ... With exceptional porosity and a chemical versatility that enables their properties to be tuned to meet the requirements of a wide range ...

known as a spin liquid – by analogy with a liquid such as water in which the molecules move around randomly yet interact with near neighbours in a way that affects water’s overall properties. In a spin liquid ... quantum computing, tends to be rather fragile. However, a spin liquid could provide a form of entanglement robust to external ...

in surface pressure at a given area on the trough is generally assumed to be caused by the presence of a small amount of the drug at the surface,” explains Dr Richard Campbell, a Senior Lecturer in the ... technique. However, a simpler model than real cells is required for such studies. Lipids are the primary component of cell membranes, and lipid ...

topology – where the usual linear chain of monomer units forms instead a circular structure with the chain ends joined – is responsible for a range of unique physical and chemical properties: lower viscosities ... explains Matsarskaia. “This high efficiency means that a number of different experiments can be performed during the allocated beamtime, ...