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How to Measure Nothing Better

Cold atoms could also potentially measure much lower vacuum pressures than ion gauges can. The current lowest pressure they’ve reliably measured is around 10 -9 Pa, and NIST scientists are working on ...
Cold atom experiments are among the most powerful and precise ways of investigating and measuring the universe and exploring ...
Unraveling the cosmic symphony of gravitational waves, from the 'Music of the Spheres' to moon-based detectors.
NASA proves laser communication works in space, sending HD video across millions of miles and paving the way for faster data from Mars.
With the help of magnetic coils and carefully aligned beams, they managed to trap over a million atoms and cool them down to ...
A fresh black hole merger detection has offered the clearest evidence yet for Einstein’s relativity and Hawking’s predictions ...
Accessories for OKW’s SOFT-CASE wide-format handheld enclosures now include intermediate rings that create extra space for ...
In this context, one of the earliest mechanical solutions was speed traps. These comprised sensors laid on the road at certain intervals and a timing device to record how long it took for a vehicle to ...
How do plants breathe? When do they open and close the tiny pores on their leaves, and what does this mean for their water ...
EOS unveiled its new Atlas Space Control system at IAC 2025 in Sydney to protect satellites in contested space.
A research team led by Professor Cheol Song at the Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk ...