News articles tagged with 'frequency' (Page 2)
Squid studies provide valuable insights into hearing mechanisms
— 16 Oct 2010 10:45 | BiologyThe ordinary squid, Loligo pealii - best known until now as a kind of floating buffet for just about any fish in the sea - may be on the verge of becoming a scientific superstar, providing…
JILA unveils improved 'molecular fingerprinting' for trace gas detection
— 15 Oct 2010 12:20 | TechnologyScientists at JILA and collaborators have demonstrated an improved laser-based 'molecular fingerprinting' technique that picks out traces of key hydrogen-containing and other molecules…
Physicists break colour barrier for sending, receiving photons
— 1 Oct 2010 10:48 | PhysicsUniversity of Oregon scientists have invented a method to change the colour of single photons in a fibre optic cable. The laser-tweaked feat could be a quantum step forward for transferring…
The first microwave image of the complete Moon
— 21 Sep 2010 12:40 | AstronomyThe first microwave image of the complete Moon was obtained thanks to the Chinese lunar satellite Chang'E-1. Global brightness temperature maps reveal radiation from the surface and…
New wave: Spin soliton could be a hit in cell phone communication
— 16 Sep 2010 05:19 | TechnologyResearchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have found theoretical evidence of a new way to generate the high-frequency waves used in modern communication…
Implantable silk metamaterials could advance biomedicine, biosensing
— 13 Aug 2010 08:24 | HealthResearchers at the Tufts University School of Engineering and Boston University have fabricated and characterised the first large area metamaterial structures patterned on implantable,…
JILA frequency comb system detects gas impurities to aid semiconductor manufacturing
— 5 Aug 2010 10:28 | TechnologyPurity of ingredients is a constant concern for the semiconductor industry, because a mere trace of contaminants can damage or ruin tiny devices. In a step toward solving a long-standing…
Rainbow trapping in light pulses
— 15 Jul 2010 14:43 | PhysicsOver the past decade, scientists have succeeded in slowing pulses of light down to zero speed by letting separate frequency components of the pulse conspire in such a way that a receptive…
Putting muscle into birdsong
— 30 Jun 2010 12:33 | BiologyFemale zebra finches don't sing but make one-note, low-pitch calls. Males sing over a wide range of frequencies. University of Utah scientists discovered how: The males' stronger vocal…
Sandia Labs reports first monolithic terahertz solid-state transceiver
— 30 Jun 2010 12:12 | TechnologySandia National Laboratories researchers have taken the first steps toward reducing the size and enhancing the functionality of devices in the terahertz (THz) frequency spectrum…