On particle accelerators and timber-houses. How network dependencies condition the transfer of technological knowledgedoi:10.7433/71Anna BengtsonSusanne berg
A new toolkit helps monitor and improve the efficiency of superconducting radiofrequency cavities in particle accelerators by ensuring smoother inner surfaces and analyzing impurities in niobium cavities. Superconducting radiofrequency (SRF) cavities are essential to the function of advancedparticle accelerators...
Particle accelerators are powerful devices that use electromagnetic fields to propel charged particles like electrons or protons at speeds close to the speed of light, then smash them head-on. What happens in a blink of an eye during these high-speed collisions can tell us about some of the f...
Particle accelerators are powerful devices that use electromagnetic fields to propel charged particles like electrons or protons at speeds close to the speed of light, then smash them head-on. What happens in a blink of an eye during these high-speed collisions can tell us about some of the f...
However, to explain what exactly these important devices do, we’ll need to take a deeper dive into the world of particle physics. Soon enough, you’ll know exactly how these accelerators work, and even spot them in your home — just don’t touch anything!
For the better part of the last century, the most accepted explanation for why the same quantum particle may behave in different ways was the Copenhagen interpretation. Although it's getting a run for its money from the Many-Worlds interpretation lately, many quantum physicists still assume the ...
Many other radium girls died over the years, but a link was never proven and the company never took responsibility [source: Irvine]. Ionizing Radiation X-ray of a young boy's torso. Sami Sarkis/Getty Images Similar to non-ionizing radiation, ionizing radiation is energy in the form of...
It's a lot clearer in the books that this is the main goal of the Sophons that have arrived on Earth: They hang around in particle accelerators so humans can't get clear results from atom-smashing experiments. But they can also intercept and control our communications, such as the w...
Neutron radiation is also made from nuclear reactors in power plants and nuclear-powered ships and in particle accelerators, devices used to study subatomic physics. In many cases, a nucleus that has undergone alpha decay, beta decay or spontaneous fission will be highly energetic and therefore ...
Hong Kong – The University of Hong Kong offers many paid MPhil projects in astronomy and astrophysics with a stipend available.I haven’t included the USA as they often combine Masters and PhDs together. But for example you can take a look at the Knight-Hennessy Scholars program at Stanford...