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.....»»
Test and measurement solutions & how to control test equipment remotely, while respecting social-distancing.
Introducing Social-Distanced Testing to Space Industry The impact of COVID-19 has disrupted the global satellite production in an unprecedented way. Many of the satellite industry manufacturing processes came to a halt, when staff lockd.....»»
Optimized LIBS technique improves analysis of nuclear reactor materials
In a new study, investigators report an optimized approach to using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) for analyzing hydrogen isotopes. Their new findings could enable improved rapid identification and measurement of hydrogen and other light.....»»
Prosperity Dielectrics to transfer stake in China subsidiary to one under Inpaq
Prosperity Dielectrics (PDC), a maker of ceramic dielectric powder, multilayer ceramic capacitor, chip resistors and inductors, will sell all the stake in its wholly owned manufacturing subsidiary in China to Inpaq Technology's subsidiary in eastern.....»»
Healthy lifespan analysis using nematodes
A research group from Kumamoto University (Japan) has developed an automated measurement system to assess healthy lifespans using nematodes (C. elegans). Based on qualitative differences in lifespans, this system can classify populations of nematodes.....»»
How long does your laptop last on a charge? Here’s how to find out
Finding exact values for laptop battery life is tricky. Here's what to know about precise battery measurement......»»
Quixotic Californian Crusade To Officially Recognize the Hellabyte
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Register: In 2010, Austin Sendek, then a physics student at UC Davis, created a petition seeking recognition for prefix "hella-" as an official International System of Units (SI) measurement representing 1.....»»
iSpot expands its ad measurement platform by acquiring Ace Metrix
iSpot.tv announced today that it has acquired Ace Metrix, a deal that brings two TV and video ad measurement companies together. iSpot founder and CEO Sean Muller said that the companies have complementary solutions. After all, he said, “In si.....»»
What 2020 Analytic Trends Will Remain Trendy in 2021?
For analytics practitioners the disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic means two things: stop following the measurement playbook, and adjust the playbook text. Continue reading........»»
Breaking through the resolution barrier with quantum-limited precision
Researchers at Paderborn University have developed a new method of distance measurement for systems such as GPS, which achieves more precise results than ever before. Using quantum physics, the team led by Leibniz Prize winner Professor Christine Sil.....»»
Metasurface enabled quantum edge detection
Metasurfaces provide unique platforms to realize exotic phenomena including negative refraction, achromatic focusing, and electromagnetic cloaking due to the engineered dielectric or metallic architectures. The intersection of metasurfaces and quantu.....»»
Physicists Achieve Best Ever Measurement of Fine-Structure Constant
Three times more precise than the previous record-holding determination, the result closely agrees with theoretical predictions but could still reveal pathways to new physics -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
First measurement of single-proton interactions with the MicroBooNE detector
Neutrinos are as mysterious as they are ubiquitous. One of the most abundant particles in the universe, they pass through most matter unnoticed. Their masses are so tiny that so far no experiment has succeeded in measuring them, while they travel at.....»»
The Gollum snakehead gets its own fish family
As part of an international team, Senckenberg scientist Ralf Britz described a new bony fish family. These fishes, which live in subterranean, water-bearing rock formations, were only recently discovered in Southern India. Using computer-tomographic,.....»»
Physicists Achieve Best-Ever Measurement of Fine-Structure Constant
Three times more precise than the previous record-holding determination, the result closely agrees with theoretical predictions but could still reveal pathways to new physics -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Taiwan ICT companies urged to seize quantum opportunities
Even with the birth of quantum computers, instruments for data collection and measurement will still need semiconductor components and Taiwan's ICT industry should see how they can play a major role in the quantum computing era, according to James Li.....»»
Scaled-Down Carbon Nanotube Transistors Inch Closer to Silicon Abilities
Solution to gate dielectric problem makes devices easier to turn off Carbon nanotube devices are getting closer to silicon’s abilities thanks to a series of developments, the latest of which was revealed today at the IEEE Electron Devices Mee.....»»
Physicists Are Closer to Knowing the Size of a Proton … Sort of
A new and potentially improved measurement of a proton’s charge radius brings scientists closer to an answer. But the issue is still unresolved......»»