Tomographic measurement of dielectric tensors
A research team reported the direct measurement of dielectric tensors of anisotropic structures including the spatial variations of principal refractive indices and directors. The group also demonstrated quantitative tomographic measurements of vario.....»»
Anesthesia doesn"t simply turn off the brain, it changes its rhythms
Simultaneous measurement of neural rhythms and spikes across five brain areas in animals reveals how propofol induces unconsciousness. Slow rhythm signature can guide anesthesiologists to improve patient care......»»
Webinar: Pulse Stability Measurement of Radar Signals
Pulse stability measurement of radar signals Real-life examples of how to do performance measurements with complex burst and pulse sequences with the market leading R&S®FSWP phase noise analyzers......»»
Black hole-neutron star collisions may help settle dispute over Universe"s expansion
Studying the violent collisions of black holes and neutron stars may soon provide a new measurement of the Universe's expansion rate, helping to resolve a long-standing dispute, suggests a new simulation study led by researchers at UCL (University Co.....»»
Physicists net neutron star gold from measurement of lead
Nuclear physicists have made a new, highly accurate measurement of the thickness of the neutron "skin" that encompasses the lead nucleus in experiments conducted at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility and ju.....»»
Smart dielectric elastomers for self-healing soft robots
Robots that resemble organs are known as soft robots, and in order for them to function they must be made of a flexible material, however a material that can also heal itself would be a bonus if wear and tear was to occur. Researchers from WMG, Unive.....»»
Research: Mobile phone signals could measure bushfire smoke levels
A breakthrough study led by Monash University has shown the great potential for mobile phone signals and data to be used in the detection and measurement of bushfire smoke concentrations......»»
Reliably measuring whether rivers or lakes run out of air
Wastewater carries large quantities of organic substances into the rivers and lakes, leading to heavy growth of bacteria and oxygen deficiency. Measurement methods have so far been incapable of measuring this organic pollution precisely. A new method.....»»
Dynamical machine learning accurately reconstructs volume interiors with limited-angle data
Tomographic reconstruction of an object's interior volume from limited angular views is a challenging problem with practical applications in biological imaging, failure analysis of integrated circuits, etc. A team at MIT presents a dynamical machine.....»»
First-ever in-situ measurement of mechanical properties of hardened cement mortar in deep sea
Ube Industries, Ltd., the Port and Airport Research Institute, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Tokyo Institute of Technology, and Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology today announced that a joint research.....»»
Long-Awaited Muon Measurement Boosts Evidence for New Physics
Initial data from the Muon g-2 experiment have excited particle physicists searching for undiscovered subatomic particles and forces -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Enhanced Measurement in Google Analytics 4 Simplifies Events Management
Enhanced measurement, one of several new features in Google Analytics GA4, makes tag updates even easier. Continue reading........»»
Finding high-Q resonant modes in a dielectric nanocavity
Optical resonators provide the foundation of modern photonics and optics. Thanks to its extreme energy confinement, the high-Q-factor optical resonator optimizes light-matter interaction and photonic device performance by enabling low-threshold laser.....»»
Dramatic winds on Jupiter are a ‘unique meteorological beast’
The first measurement of winds in Jupiter's stratosphere found winds of up to 900 mph near the poles which whipped around in narrow bands called jets......»»
Scientists take step towards quantum supremacy
A Russian-German research team has created a quantum sensor that grants access to measurement and manipulation of individual two-level defects in qubits. The study by NUST MISIS, Russian Quantum Center and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, publi.....»»
Measure the True Performance of Your Device
eBook: Millimeter-Wave Receiver Calibration Made Easier, Cheaper, And Faster Keysight’s new RCal easily calibrates out errors from your measurement setup, improving your test Rx system accuracy by 10X. .....»»
New technique brings the study of molecular configuration into the microscopic domain
Researchers have developed a spectroscopic microscope to enable optical measurements of molecular conformations and orientations in biological samples. The novel measurement technique allows researchers to image biological samples at the microscopic.....»»
Ultra-fast electron measurement provides important findings for the solar industry
Using a new method, physicists from TU Freiberg, in cooperation with researchers from Berkeley and Hamburg, are for the first time analyzing at the femtosecond scale the processes in a model system for organic solar cells. This can be used to develop.....»»
How the "noise" in our brain influences our behavior
The brain's neural activity is irregular, changing from one moment to the next. To date, this apparent 'noise' has been thought to be due to random natural variations or measurement error. However, researchers have shown that this neural variability.....»»
Yard Stick provides measurement technology to combat climate change
The solution to the world’s climate change problems could be under our feet. But you can’t manage something until you can measure it, and that’s where Yard Stick comes in. Jesse Klein Contributor Je.....»»
Experimental demonstration of measurement-dependent realities possible, researcher says
Shoe shops sell a variety of shoe sizes to accommodate a variety of foot sizes—but what if both the shoe and foot size depended on how it was measured? Recent developments in quantum theory suggest that the available values of a physical quantity,.....»»