Like the surface motif of a bubble bath, the spatial distribution of a magnetic field penetrating a superconductor can exhibit an intricate, foam-like structure. Ruslan Prozorov at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory has observed these mystifying, two-dimensional equilibrium patterns in lead samples when the material is in its superconducting state, below 7.2 Kelvin, or minus 446.71 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Edmund Bertschinger, professor of physics and division head, astrophysics, has been appointed the Head of the Department of Physics, effective July 1.
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In the past several weeks three leading Armenian physicists have been receiving congratulations from their colleagues and friends after a transnational collaboration they are part of won a prestigious prize in the field of science.
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The Florida Museum of Natural History will host University of Florida physics professor Tarek Saab for a "Journey Through Time and Space" from 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Feb. 11. The presentation is free and open to the public.
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Increased bachelor's degrees, high PhD rates featured at physics education symposium
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A solar outburst, which can play havoc with global positioning systems and cell phone reception, bombarded Earth, Dec. 6, 2006, with a record amount of radio noise, said solar physicist Dale Gary. Gary, who confirmed the news today, is a professor and chair of the department of physics at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT).
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Subatomic particle appeared without its antimatter partner, says physicist Ann Heinson, co-leader of group of 50 scientists
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