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Neutrons identify key ingredients of the quantum spin liquid recipe


Neutrons identify key ingredients of the quantum spin liquid recipe

12/16/2016 06:40 PM EST

electron spin orientations in a portion of the YbMgGaO4 crystal structure

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology, the University of Tennessee and the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory used neutrons to examine the origins of unusual magnetic behavior in a rare earth-based metal oxide, ytterbium-magnesium-gallium-tetraoxide (YbMgGaO4). The material, discovered in 2015, is known to have strange magnetic properties, putting it in a unique category of materials classified as quantum spin liquids.


Full story at https://www.ornl.gov/news/neutrons-identify-key-ingredients-quantum-spin-liquid-recipe

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DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory


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Flexible device captures energy from human motion



Flexible device captures energy from human motion

12/16/2016 06:43 PM EST

flexible device captures energy from human motion

The day of charging cellphones with finger swipes and powering Bluetooth headsets simply by walking is now much closer.


Full story at http://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2016/flexible-device-captures-energy-from-human-motion/?utm_campaign=media-pitch&utm_medium=email

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Michigan State University


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How hearing loss can change the way nerve cells are wired


How hearing loss can change the way nerve cells are wired

12/16/2016 06:44 PM EST

a microscope image shows nerve cells that relay information from the ear to the brain in mice

Even short-term blockages in hearing can lead to remarkable changes in the auditory system, altering the behavior and structure of nerve cells that relay information from the ear to the brain, according to a new University at Buffalo study.


Full story at http://www.buffalo.edu/news/releases/2016/12/012.html

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University at Buffalo


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Fossilized evidence of a tumor in a 255-million-year-old mammal forerunner


Fossilized evidence of a tumor in a 255-million-year-old mammal forerunner

12/16/2016 06:43 PM EST

a histological thin section of the gorgonopsid lower jaw

Paleontologists at the University of Washington report that an extinct mammal relative harbored a benign tumor in its jaw made up of miniature, tooth-like structures. The tumor, a compound odontoma, is common to mammals today. But this animal lived 255 million years ago, before mammals even existed.


Full story at http://www.washington.edu/news/2016/12/08/fossilized-evidence-of-a-tumor-in-a-255-million-year-old-mammal-forerunner/

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University of Washington


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