Rubber-like stretchable energy storage device fabricated with laser precision
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Scientists use laser ablation technology to develop a deformable micro-supercapacitor.
Researchers find oldest undisputed evidence of Earth's magnetic field
Updated: 2024-04-24 15:15:41A new study has recovered a 3.7-billion-year-old record of Earth's magnetic field, and found that it appears remarkably similar to the field surrounding Earth today.Researchers show it's possible to teach old magnetic cilia new tricks
Updated: 2024-04-24 15:15:33Magnetic cilia -- artificial hairs whose movement is powered by embedded magnetic particles -- have been around for a while, and are of interest for applications in soft robotics, transporting objects and mixing liquids. However, existing magnetic cilia move in a fixed way. Researchers have now demonstrated a technique for creating magnetic cilia that can be 'reprogrammed,' changing their magnetic properties at room temperature to change the motion of the cilia as needed.Violation of Bell’s inequality in Josephson phase qubits
Updated: 2024-04-22 05:30:26Very cool…another step towards demonstrating that Josephson phase/flux systems can be treated as macroscopic coherent quantum objects. Violation of Bell’s inequality in Josephson phase qubits I was wondering if you could demonstrate this the other day! From Science Daily: The measurement of a Bell violation in a superconducting circuit was recently stated to be the […]CSQ2010
Updated: 2024-04-22 05:30:26Via The Quantum Pontiff: What an AWESOME idea for a conference! Coherence in Superconducting Qubits 2010 …I shouldn’t get so excited about these things, but, but… just look at the topic list! 😀 This conference will foster discussion and collaboration among investigators stimulating: * A fuller, more accurate understanding of the types of defects limiting […]Funding and grant writing in Research
Updated: 2024-04-22 05:30:25Via Swans on Tea: “Real Lives and White Lies in the Funding of Scientific Research” An excellent article explaining the problems faced by research groups, especially small ones, when a large portion of allocated researcher time is dedicated to writing grant proposals.CMMP 2009
Updated: 2024-04-22 05:30:24It’s that time again! The UK’s hottest low temperature conference…Condensed Matter and Materials Physics 2009. Venue: Warwick University. Why not join me for some unmissable Physics action – just click on the link above to sign up. I’ll hopefully by then have some form of poster with results from measurements on Ferromagnetic Josephson Junctions. By […]General Fusion Video
Updated: 2024-04-22 05:30:23Via Next Big Future: A great video about the progress being made by General Fusion on their hydraulic-based fusion reactor.Experimental insights: Steampunk fridge!
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We were having problems lowering the Heliox insert into the storage dewar, the vacuum can would touch the top of the liquid Helium before the seal could be made, resulting in a rapid and somewhat violent boil-off of Liquid Helium. Frozen fingers ensued, as did cursing at the wastage of gas. Unfortunately I don’t have […]Presentation on Quantum Computing to UKTA
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I’m giving a talk in London on the 12th September to the UKTA (UK Transhumanist Association) for a regular event known as UKH+. There will be discussion sessions before and after the talk in a lovely nearby pub (The Marlborough Arms). The talk will be about quantum computing: What quantum computers can do, and more […]Sir Brian Pippard
Updated: 2024-04-22 05:30:21I am saddened to hear about the death of Brian Pippard. Pippard made pioneering studies into the field of superconductivity at the University of Cambridge, including foundations for the BCS theory, and the introduction of the coherence length and the non-local model. He demonstrated real insight in both experiment and theory. See here for an […]A fridge is born
Updated: 2024-04-22 05:30:19New arrival in the lab! Our new dilution refrigerator from ICEOxford. We’re currently installing extra thermometry to prepare for the first run. It should reach base of ~12mK. So I thought, as usual, artsey pictures were necessary.